Who is DHL's UK partner?

[Pbassred]

I ordered something which is coming from Germany via DHL paket. I don't think that DHL actually deliver those themselves. Does it go through Parcelfarce or the regular postoffice parcels? I was hoping that I might get it tomorrow (dec 30) but (dec 31) is looking more likely.
If it all goes wrong, and its PF, they don't deliver on Saturdays and Monday is a work day - so I'm not home.
I hate G.A.S.

[backwater]

I had a parcel from Thomann last year that was sent DHL paket and it arrived via parcelforce.

Andy

[Pbassred]

thanks for that

[Hobbayne]

I ordered a gigbag from Thomann but Parcelfarce went and lost it.

[Kev]

Yup, Parcelforce.

[EssentialTension]

Parcelforce - and I never had a problem.

[Grangur]

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Me too, a few times. At least if you're our it will be easier for collection if it's at your local post office.

[Paul S]

A couple of times I have bought basses from Japan that were sent via DHL and it was a DHL van that delivered them. In one case I missed the delivery and the driver rang later in the day to see about re-delivering in the afternoon. Add to that 2 days door to door from Tokyo and I was very impressed.

[Fisheth]

Parcelforce from Thomann, Never had a problem with them myself.

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

In my job, I send/ receive dhl daily . They don't use a middleman / woman

[Huge Hands]

I have ordered quite a few things from Thomann. Always seems to be DHL through Germany, then Parcelforce at the UK end.

If you create an account with Thomann and follow their tracker - I always find the bit that determines the length of time you wait is the "at Import Centre" part or whatever it is - I assume Customs in the UK. Last year I ordered stuff around Christmas and both Thoman's pickers and the Import Centre were slow.

I don't really know how Parcelforce works, but I find that un-delivered packages arranged through them in the UK go back to their main depot which is only open 8-5. However the Thoman stuff always ends up getting dropped at my local Post Office which is actually a newsagents. It's only round the corner and open at 6am - great for picking stuff up before work!

[Pbassred]

I think that DHL paket must be a different service to DHL. Picked up on the Tuesday. New years day (Friday) was a holiday. It didn't move from Koln until Monday and its been stuck at "The shipment has arrived in the destination country" for 2 days. It hasn't even got to Parcelforce yet. So the lesson is "don't rely on DHL anytime around Xmas". Its "Wednesday now. I might get it by Friday.

[BigRedX]

AFAICS DHL in Germany do the same job for the German post office as ParcelForce does here. Therefore your package will be delivered by ParcelForce.