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Wednesday 20 April 2011

Find the price of courier services easily using a quick quote system

Prices of UK courier services have become more transparent with the growth of the internet and rapid information access systems. With prices and pricing information no longer remaining privileged, open quoting, and quick-quoting system software has evolved for helping customers. Quick quote systems are used by most online courier websites to compare between offers from different UK couriers and for finding rough initial estimates for sending a parcel. Most UK couriers use quick-quote software, which in spite of claiming to provide only initial estimates, are surprisingly accurate and close to actual costs.

A quick quote system available on the internet from neutral sources, or intermediate courier services like parcel2ship.co.uk, provides a better overview than a quick-quote system dedicated to serving any particular courier company on its official website.

The standard quick-quote system

A standard quick-quote system on most online UK couriers would consist of a web form or a list of drop-down menus and radio buttons, where you need to mark or fill in the information about your intended parcel delivery.

Filling in the required data, including destination, weight etcetera of the parcel you intend to send would instantly provide you with a quote close to actual expenses. Providing quick quote systems is one of the greatest advantages that UK couriers have provided with adopting internet and online transactions. The other most important facility is, of course, the online parcel tracking system.

Using quick-quote to your advantage

While many online UK couriers provide a system where you need to fill in the data only once, and then you can find out the costs of sending the same parcel through different couriers and their facilities, there are still many websites, which do not use such an advanced system, and you may have to fill in the data multiple times. However, considering the time and labour that is saved by not having to visit so many courier companies in person, filling up the data a few times online is worth the trouble to find the right offer for sending your parcel and saving expenses.