Package your items well to withstand the rigours of transit

While on occasion compensation will have to be paid out for instances where the courier service may be at fault, it is generally accepted that products need to be well-wrapped or boxed to sustain the rigours of the journey.

Transit can be a long and arduous process so goods need to be sufficiently packaged to withstand this. Automated sorting systems are often used by the leading shipping companies and these incorporate such things as gravity chutes and conveyor belts.

Therefore, generally speaking, any package you send needs to be up to the task of withstanding a drop onto a solid floor from about waist height.

This advice is even more crucial for those who have to send items which are heavier and bulkier. It is more difficult to protect such parcels in this situation, but it can be achieved.

Compensation claims are normally only paid out for those instances where the damage is caused by more than simple wear and tear. So avoid this by packaging all your items accordingly.