Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Calis Beach Forum => Expat & Property Owners Q and A Forum => Topic started by: BernieTeyze on August 22, 2014, 11:40:16 AM
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Morning all,
Bit of a dilemma, parcel2go dont send parcels back to Uk. Do you know of any parcel companies that do parcels from fethiye to uk.
I know there is a lady who does take stuff back but its £7 a kilo. Might have to pay for a return flight with max luggage if I cant find anyone. :(
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Aras Kargo, Yurtici Kargo, DHL, and TNT in Fethiye all send parcels to the UK.
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The Turkish Post Office offer the best and cheapest service. You can send up to 30 kilos in one box. It will take 10-15 days to arrive. Go to the PTT in town as the people in the Otogar PTT are incompetent imbeciles.
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Do you know how I can contact them..can you book online. Do you reccomend any particular one ?
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The one by the Deniz bank over the road from mosque?
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Do I just arrive with the boxes..any idea what hapoens next or the costs nichola?
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Here are a few websites to look at
http://www.araskargo.com.tr/web_18712_1/index.aspx
http://www.yurticikargo.com/Sayfalar/default.aspx
http://www.kargosubesi.com/ptt-kargo-mugla-otogar-subesi.html
http://www.tnt.com/express/tr_tr/site/home.html
http://www.dhl.com.tr/en.html
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Thanks both much appreciated. Also found this onehttp://www.ptt.gov.tr/?wapp=homePage_en
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How many boxes and approximately the weight of each? Yes you just turn up with your boxes. You need to fill in a form for each box. It is very easy and much cheaper than any of the cargo companies.
Good luck working out prices from the PTT web site - let me know the boxes and weights and I will give you a rough idea.
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Will try box bout 66x50x44..well that was sizes we sent before then either 25kg or 30 in each box. Will send 3 boxes.
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Keep it to 28 kgs or below if possible then you won't get caught-out by the UK's Elfin Safety Gestapo. ;)
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Size of box doesn't matter when using the PTT Cargo - just the weight matters.
A 20 kilo box is about 275TL which at the current exchange rate works out at about £3 a kilo.
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Slikmrs, this is a useful link to an article from 2010 which was in the Fethiye times, hope it might help? :)
http://www.fethiyetimes.com/property/property-a-utilities/5557-a-moving-experience.html
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Thanks nichola, do you know if I have to list every single item on paperwork?
How much is the insurance bit, I put £65 tital on all my boxes before and just said,bedding,clothing,and household items x
Do yiu think I might be able to do that again.?
Thanks all for info x
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No need to list everything. Or put a value. No need to insure although you can if you want too although the PTT staff will probably look at you blankly. I have never insured a parcel and never had one go missing. You could put a list of the contents in the box for your own reference but it's unlikely anything will go missing.
Check the box that says other (diger) - I'll check with Dogan what you can write and let you know to make it clear it's used personal effects.
Choose and check the box that says surface (yüzeden) not airmail it's much cheaper.
You will need to do a form for each parcel, it is all quite straight forward - sender, recipient (person who will sign on receipt) contents as in personal effects, tick surface or air mail, sign and date. That's it.
The parcel will be issued with a tracking number and will arrive 10 to 15 days later, usually nearer ten days but can also be sooner and it will need to be signed for by the recipient. If they aren't in Parcel Force if that is what they are still called, will leave a card and it will have to be picked up from the nearest Post Office Depot or arrange to have it delivered at another time. Make sure it is collected in good time if this happens otherwise they will send it back to you and the return journey will take a lot longer.
In theory you are supposed to leave the box open so the staff can have a look inside and make sure it's not something it shouldn't be and then they will seal it for you. I don't do this and don't have any problems, they will ask what is inside though. Make sure boxes are strong and sturdy.
It is an excellent service and I can highly recommend it.
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And dont put your name on the parcel put the receivers name cos if no one is in you need ID to collect the parcel from Parcel Force.
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Brilliant,thanks ever so for info. Right, i,m off to find boxes!!
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I'm not thinking of sending anything abroad as yet, but would like to thank Nicola for all the excellent information about the PTT she has given. I'm sure it will be very useful to many who wish to send stuff to friends and relatives in the UK and elsewhere.
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The other thing I do is print off the recipients name and address in large letters three times on one piece of A4 and Sellotape to the top and two of the sides. The form you fill in is quite small and the PTT staff have to put all the details into their computer system and they are not familiar with foreign spellings.
Having it printed out and attached to the boxes helps ensure that no mistakes are made with the address.
I also Sellotape the whole of the bottom of the box, and any seams and all top flaps to ensure that no one can put their fingers inside and maybe inadvertently open the box when they are chucking it about and allowing items to fall out. Boxes will almost certainly be scanned at some point on their journey and possibly but not necessarily opened for checking. The stronger and more secure you make the box the better as occasionally they get really mashed up.
By the way the cost per kilo varies depending on the total weight of the box. So for example a box weighing just over 2 kilos is 87.30tl so about £12 a kilo. The heavier the box the cheaper it works out per kilo. However as KKOB says don't pack too close to the limit.
What you should write on the form is as follows
Kullanil miş kişisel eşyalar - used personal effects, and write it in both Turkish and English
I think that's it. Good luck and just to say I am really sorry that you are leaving before we got to spend time together.
By the way all this info is for parcels that weigh more than 2 kilos. There is a different and cheaper system for parcels that weigh less than 2 kilos that are going to the UK.
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Thanks nichola, we will be meeting up before my return. Called in last week, but you werent there x
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Probably at the Post Office.