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Review summary

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Looking at 35 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Many customers praise the service for its efficiency, finding the booking process easy and the collection and delivery reliable and on time. People appreciate the good pricing and the provision of bike boxes and packing materials, which simplifies the preparation process. Reviewers often highlight the use of APC couriers as a positive aspect, noting the careful handling of goods. However, some customers also noted significant issues with delayed collections and deliveries, with some parcels taking much longer than expected. There are complaints about drivers not attempting collection, vans being full, and difficulties in contacting customer service, as the company uses third-party transporters. A few other people also felt that there were unexpected charges for oversized parcels or additional fees for rebooking, leading to dissatisfaction and a perception of poor value.

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Paisley Freight advertise bicycle shipping so I would say it's reasonable to assume that a standard bike box used to ship bikes would be within their maximum size. It isn't. I got charged an extra £20... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had a bicycle collected from Plymouth and shipped to London. It arrived the next day safe and sound at the time they notified me it would be arriving. Paisley were recommended on a cyclist forum. I... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Heard about Paisley Freight from my son-in-law, (who uses them all the time) but was sceptical as they were the cheapest by far for my item. It was very easy to book online, they picked up the item... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I want to report an excellent experience with Paisley Freight. I bought a mountain bike on Ebay and arranged to have it shipped to me in Scotland from Kent. The price was good, they provided a bike bo... See more


Company details

  1. Vehicles & Transportation

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Paisley Freight offers a Nationwide and European delivery service for alloy wheels, tyres, bikes, car parts and pallets. We currently offer next working day delivery within the UK and express European delivery services. We understand that the cost of delivery is important, for businesses and individuals. Therefore, we work with our network of couriers to provide low prices for a selection of services.


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3.0

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TrustScore 3 out of 5

741 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely appalling customer service

Absolutely appalling customer service. They mixed up 2 boxes and then refused to rectify their mistake with me then having to pay a further £90 to put things right. They deliberately have have no phone line’s so that you cannot speak to someone in person. Very rude and defiant email responses to the valid points I raised. Absolutely never again!!!

1 September 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fair pricing, decent website, excellent customer service!

Used Paisley for posting an 18" alloy wheel with tyre. Super easy as they even have specific templates for exactly this sort of thing saving you from having to type in dimensions/weight.

The price was fair and the customer service very good.

Would use again for larger goods in the future.

31 August 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor customer service and extra charges

Outsource collection to a local firm, who arrives, looks at a closed door and leaves with no attempt to contact the shipper. Paisley Freight then want to charge you £10 for arranging a new collection! Extremely poor and their customer service after boiled down to "tough".

30 August 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I only awarded 4 stars

I only awarded 4 stars, because their initial email, said that the wheels would be collected the same day as the placing of the order. However, APC thought otherwise, and told me that they would be collected the following day. A day on which, I wouldn't be in.
Apart from that, great!

22 August 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

I bought a vintage bike off ebay - and I had to arrange for collection - looked on the Internet and found Paisley Freight who were upfront with the cost for collection and delivery + box and packing £70 - after booking - I looked at all the negative reviews and I was really worried my bike wouldn't arrive in one piece!
The whole process was very smooth and the bike arrived in perfect condition.
I would suggest a bit more packing like a 1mitre length of pipe insulation that would protect the bike frame - it's only 99p a length majority of customers would be willing to pay extra! So from me I found it a great service!

9 August 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

horrible and careless

Used their expensive delivery service, only to get the bike late and damaged.
The front forks crushed in, rear wheel buckled. The cost of repairs and parts exceed the price paid for the bike.
Paisley won't accept responsibility because the parcel was opened later than their so called 3 day working policy. What a nightmare, will never use this company again!

5 August 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sent a bike from Nottingham to London

Sent a bike from Nottingham to London, with the buyer in London booking it with Paisley Freight. Collected on Friday morning, and tracking showed it was in their London depot 0603 on Saturday morning.
Yet, it was not delivered until the following Tuesday morning. Buyer didn't unpack and check contents till following Saturday. To discover the forks had been so badly crushed, that the front wheel wouldn't fit between them.!!
Paisley Freight weren't interested in the buyers complaint, Relying on their absurd 3 day period deadline for complaints.
The moral of all this is:
Don't send your bike so it ends up in the depot over the weekend, More chance of Damage happening.
Send it earlier in the week.

Finally, Don't use Paisley Freight, they're a Mash up of lots of Courier Companies, some good, Some Awful. They can get it right sometimes, but when it goes wrong they deny everything, and Don't bother to investigate anything.

5 August 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE THEY DO NOT PAY…

DO NOT USE THIS SERVICE THEY DO NOT PAY COMPENSATION WHEN THEYRE AT FAULT

Recently sent my e bike which was packaged sufficiently in an e bike box, the box arrived with a footprint on and badly damaged the bikes rear mech hanger was badly bent as was the rear mech.

The claims team kept me waiting weeks for an answer then rejected my £80 claim ( damage was more than this also)

After looking online they do this every time, prices also nearly doubled since I last used them.

4 July 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DAMAGED BIKE

Paid £125 to ship a bike down south and they badly damaged paintwork I had paid an extra £59 insurance and had to buy extra bubble wrap as they only send a very small amount !!! No where near enough to wrap a wheel never mind a bike !! Today they have contacted me saying my claim is unsuccessful as the can’t see how it happened!! Even though I sent damaged box pics !!! DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY IF YOUR SHIPPING ANYTHING VALUABLE as the insurance is not worth the paper it’s written on

11 July 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVOID AT ALL COSTS

AVOID AT ALL COSTS - or make sure you read their fine print before you book and pay!

They held my parcel and demanded additional payment before they would deliver.

Their additional charges are not mentioned clearly during the checkout process.

Scam behaviour and unacceptable.

2 August 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

No complaints here

No complaints here. Good communication, excellent value for money. Bought a bike on eBay, Paisley Freight sent the packaging to the collection address in advance and then picked up the bike.

20 July 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service from start to finish

Great service from start to finish. Easy booking online and easy packages to pick from especially when you have 4 wheels and tyres to send. Good price and collected on time.
And email was sent by Paisley freight to say my items had been delivered.
I would use them again and recommend them to others.

14 July 2023
Unprompted review

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