AddressPal & Lockers - An Post's Parcel Service SEE MOD WARNING FIRST POST

BoatMad

woody84 wrote: »

So I signed up for Address Pal to get some items from Amazon UK but I'm having trouble putting in the address on Amazon. Say it needs a valid post code etc. The address is Hatfield so I assume I keep the setting on UK instead of R.O.I

yes , for all intends and purposes your delivery is a domestic Uk one, AP has a valid UK post code

ohnonotgmail

the address pal postcode is AL10 9WN. Did you include that postcode?

Cork Boy 53

woody84 wrote: »

So I signed up for Address Pal to get some items from Amazon UK but I'm having trouble putting in the address on Amazon. Say it needs a valid post code etc. The address is Hatfield so I assume I keep the setting on UK instead of R.O.I

This is the Amazon address format for AP that I have used since the new UK AP depot opened. I have had no issues with it.

xxxxxxxx
AP xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
AddressPal The Beacon Mosquito Way
Hatfield, AL10 9WN
United Kingdom

woody84

Got it sorted thanks. An Post sent me a template of an Amazon address example.

ohnonotgmail

woody84 wrote: »

Got it sorted thanks. An Post sent me a template of an Amazon address example.

Does it look like the one that Cork Boy 53 posted?

woody84

Yes fairly similar but they put Hertfordshire in the address

Cork Boy 53

woody84 wrote: »

Yes fairly similar but they put Hertfordshire in the address

Actually I left that out of my Amazon AP address and have had no issues but if you want to include it then do so.

ohnonotgmail

Cork Boy 53 wrote: »

Actually I left that out in my Amazon AP address and have had no issues but if you want to include it then do so.

It isn't required. An Post dont even include it on their website.

woody84

Yeah it's not on the original address they gave me either. But no harm in sticking it in I guess

site_owner

Dan Jaman wrote: »

Bloody Address Pal, shower of gits.
I have a fair-sized parcel being sent over, and a friend happens to work nearly next door to the AP depot, so he offered to drop it in and save me the postage at that end.
The utter swine wouldn't accept it from him because it's "not tracked". What a bunch of useless tossers.
Now I have to pay £18 for the parcel to travel less than ten miles in order for it to be delivered by a parcel monkey and a tracking number, which AP don't use anyway.

i wonder do they mean it has to be "posted" rather than just dropped off.
i've had things with no tracking number.

ask your mate to print a fake shipping label, bring a clipboard with him and pretend hes a courier

Dan Jaman

site_owner wrote: »

i wonder do they mean it has to be "posted" rather than just dropped off.
i've had things with no tracking number.

ask your mate to print a fake shipping label, bring a clipboard with him and pretend hes a courier

I jokingly suggested that to him, and it would have worked.
I suppose he was unlucky enough to run into some bellend at the depot.

El_Bee

is this the right way to enter your addresspal address on amazon?

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Cork Boy 53

El_Bee wrote: »

is this the right way to enter your addresspal address on amazon?

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This is the format I use and have had no issues with it.

xxxxxxxx
AP xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
AddressPal The Beacon Mosquito Way
Hatfield, AL10 9WN
United Kingdom

fifth

I see they have a limit of 20kg, trying to buy a TV that is 25kg..Addresspal will reject anything over 20kg and return to sender. anyone know of similar services that might allow this?

whiterebel

fifth wrote: »

I see they have a limit of 20kg, trying to buy a TV that is 25kg..Addresspal will reject anything over 20kg and return to sender. anyone know of similar services that might allow this?

Have a look at Parcel Wizards T&Cs. Remember to check the values that they insure to as well. AddressPal is only €40........

fifth

whiterebel wrote: »

Have a look at Parcel Wizards T&Cs. Remember to check the values that they insure to as well. AddressPal is only €40........

Thanks but parcel wizard don't supply a uk mainland address. Scuppered.

site_owner

the 55" i got delivered actually weighed in at 22KG so you may get lucky like me.
it was 12,99 delivered to the door too, so look at that registering for that option before you order?

Had issues with logging into my account as I was locked out and called the helpline number provided, which is the main An Post customer service number. Of course, this time of year they are rushed off their feet so it was 20 mins before the call was answered.

Your man couldn't help me so said he'd connect me to the AddressPal number. I asked him to call it out to me first, in case I was disconnected so here it is (in as elaborate a fashion as I can drum up for future searching purposes):

AddressPal / Address Pal Customer Support / Customer Care phone number: 01-7058866

When I rang it, the call was answered immediately and resolved in 30 seconds.

micks_address

Hi folks,
Item delivered from Amazon to addresspal UK Monday. No update from adresspal since. Used post office collection address. When can I expect movement? Hoped to have it by Friday as is one of those Advent calendars which run from December 1st

I've had stuff before in a couple of days to my home address via addresspal uk
Thanks,
Mick

dan786

micks_address wrote: »

Hi folks,
Item delivered from Amazon to addresspal UK Monday. No update from adresspal since. Used post office collection address. When can I expect movement? Hoped to have it by Friday as is one of those Advent calendars which run from December 1st

I've had stuff before in a couple of days to my home address via addresspal uk
Thanks,
Mick

Parcels delivered Thursday were ready for collection yesterday and Parcel delivered Friday was ready today. I am expecting mine that was delivered Monday to be here by tomorrow.

micks_address

dan786 wrote: »

Parcels delivered Thursday were ready for collection yesterday and Parcel delivered Friday was ready today. I am expecting mine that was delivered Monday to be here by tomorrow.

Do they not email you once they receive it in UK? They did when I got post via US

OldMrBrennan83

micks_address wrote: »

Do they not email you once they receive it in UK? They did when I got post via US

You get contact about tracking if getting home delivery from the UK but nothing if you use the post office collection option.

micks_address

Patww79 wrote: »

You get contact about tracking if getting home delivery from the UK but nothing if you use the post office collection option.

I assume you get some notice that it's at post office for collection?

OldMrBrennan83

micks_address wrote: »

I assume you get some notice that it's at post office for collection?

Yep, that's the first thing you'll hear from An Post. The original seller might have a delivery notification to their depot but that's the only way you'll know they have it.

micks_address

Apologies if asked already but do addresspal accept alcohol delivered to uk and then on to ireland?
Thanks,
Mick

MOD <SNIP> Seriously, lets not start down this road. Warnings and bans follow.

micks_address

So addresspal charged 0.01 cent's to my account today
.does that mean it's near delivered?

JamesBond2010

micks_address wrote: »

Apologies if asked already but do addresspal accept alcohol delivered to uk and then on to ireland?
Thanks,
Mick

why would you ask this did u not read the start of the forums?


MOD WARNING: Aircraft operators, and the couriers and Mail services that use those aircraft have prohibited article lists for items such as batteries, liquids, aerosols and gels, as well as other dangerous goods. They have every right to impose these to ensure the safety of passengers, crew and of the aircraft itself. There is no discussion on this forum about how to get around them, the chances of being stopped or of getting it through. Check the An Post and Address Pal websites for their T&Cs on the articles that they don't allow on their service. Any post contravening this will be deleted from here on, if a poster persists they will be taking a short holiday from the forum


From the AddressPal site:
10. Materials Not Accepted

An Post does not carry:

Dangerous, poisonous or infectious items, explosives, munitions of war, firearms, corrosives, acids, paint removers, oxidising substances, organic peroxides, compressed, liquidised or dissolved gases (including butane gas lighters or aerosols), flammable solids or liquids or materials liable to spontaneous combustion, paints, varnishes, dyes, radioactive materials), pornography or anything that would cause embarrassment in transit, living creatures, prescribed or dangerous drugs , mercury, materials deemed illegal or prohibited by any Government Authority, Perishable Goods, organic or biological materials likely to perish under normal transit conditions, IATA restricted articles - such as liquids, Items likely to cause injury to any other Item or person, unless An Post has agreed in writing to carry such Items subject to such conditions as determined by An Post.

LionelNashe

Used the US AddressPal for the 1st time. Worked out pretty well. The items arrived at the New Jersey address in about 3 days, and then 7 days later (today) they were delivered to me. I'm pretty sure there should have been a 25% tariff (because it's men's footwear) and, I think, VAT, but the seller hadn't made any customs declaration because they weren't exporting, and the AddressPal label only stated the value as €20. Having said that, I've bought shoes from the states several times in the past and never been asked to pay any VAT or duties of any kind on them.

JamesBond2010

LionelNashe wrote: »

Used the US AddressPal for the 1st time. Worked out pretty well. The items arrived at the New Jersey address in about 3 days, and then 7 days later (today) they were delivered to me. I'm pretty sure there should have been a 25% tariff (because it's men's footwear) and, I think, VAT, but the seller hadn't made any customs declaration because they weren't exporting, and the AddressPal label only stated the value as €20. Having said that, I've bought shoes from the states several times in the past and never been asked to pay any VAT or duties of any kind on them.

Safety Footwear Information


Safety Footwear VAT Rules
Safety boots are VAT rated 0% "Not Exempt of VAT" when purchased by an individual for industrial use. These must not be supplied to persons for use by their employees (buying for employees requires the purchaser to pay VAT by law), Purchases by VAT registered companies for safety boots must be paid & reclaimed in the usual way, Finally these rules do not apply to safety shoes or safety trainers, these products require a 20% VAT Payment no exceptions.
Simply put, if you're ordering safety boots for your own work use - you are exempt from paying VAT. If you are an employer purchasing safety boots for your employees, then this exemption does not apply and you should pay VAT at the prevailing rate.
If you are an individual purchasing safety boots for industrial use then you should enter the code 'SOLETRADER' at the checkout to change the VAT rate to 0%.
If you are buying safety boots for your employees you are required by law to pay 20% VAT and reclaim it in the usual way.