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Carriage / Delivery Services
Leads Direct offers a wide range of delivery services including:
- Next Working Day, and 1-3 working day parcel & Pallet deliveries
- Same Working Day Courier service for urgent deliveries
- International Deliveries via Courier and Airmail
- Collection from our premises
General
All carriage charges will be agreed with the customer for each individual order if they differ from the standard published charges. Any carriage charge made is a contribution towards the total costs of shipping, packing and handling and is referred to simply as ‘Carriage’ throughout the site.
Deadlines
Stock Items can normally be dispatched the same day for orders received by 2:00 p.m. Non Stock items that are normally available to us next working day must be ordered by 2:00 p.m. in order to be certain that we can receive them in time. We will quote estimated delivery dates for Non Stock items when accepting an order.
We will make every effort to expedite orders received outside these deadlines the same day, but cannot guarantee to succeed. Customers will of course be given advice on estimated dispatch and delivery times when orders are placed, and confirmation of shipping will be despatched if an email address is provided by the customer.
Carriage Methods
Standard carriage will use the most appropriate method for the size, weight, and mass of the order. This may be letter post, parcel post, or a courier delivery, and for very large orders a pallet service. The choice of service will be made by Leads Direct only.
If a customer wishes to choose the service used they can do so either by instructing our staff by telephone or by entering the request on the form when placing the order. If for any reason we are unable to use the requested service we will contact you for instructions. Obviously if the customer is unavailable shipping will be delayed until we have received instructions. Please note that if the cost of shipping the product by your choice of service is higher than the cost of the service that would normally have been used then a surcharge may be payable to offset those additional costs.
Customers may use their own carrier account if they wish. Leads Direct staff will liaise with the customer’s Courier company to arrange the collection and delivery as long as we are provided with the necessary details and authorisation.
Important Note: All types of delivery refer to the service used, not to the date or time when the goods will be received. For example, a next working day delivery will be shipped by a next working day service and should arrive the next working day after shipment. The goods may not necessarily ship the same day as the order is placed if the order is received after 2:00 pm, if goods are not delivered to us in time to ship, if the products have to be manufactured for you, or due to other circumstances beyond our control.
Highlands and Islands, International and other addresses may be subject to a surcharge and a quotation will be given on request.
Please note the following important points relating to UK Mainland deliveries via our main courier:
- It is vital to ensure that someone is available to sign for the goods at the address you give when placing your order between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:30 pm on the day of delivery. You will be advised when to expect delivery.
- If a delivery fails because there is nobody to sign for the parcel, a card should be left with a contact number so that you can book an alternative delivery, or if you prefer arrange to visit your local branch to collect the parcel. If you do not contact the courier the same day a second delivery attempt will normally be made free of charge on the following business day.
- Each delivery attempt after the second will attract a further charge.
- If you do not make suitable arrangements with the carrier by the fifth working day and the goods are still undelivered they will be returned to us incurring an additional charges. Heavier shipments incur higher charges.
- A further carriage charge is payable if you then want the goods shipped back out to you.
If you should have any queries on carriage costs please feel free to email sales@leadsdirect.co.uk or telephone 0345 193 0615 (Free on most call plans – multiple lines) to speak to a sales advisor.
