How does the size of my parcel affect the delivery cost?

The bigger your parcel, the more you pay for delivery because it takes up more room in the delivery van and may take more resources to lift it.

There are two important size measurements that determine the price you pay for a courier service:

Longest length

To keep costs down the longest length of your parcel should be no more than 150cm.

Cubic metres

The threshold for the majority of cheaper parcel delivery via courier is 0.23 cubic metres, or 230,000cm.

To work this out, take the three measurements for your parcel - length, width and depth. Let's say your parcel is 70cm long, 60cm wide, and 50cm deep.

In centimetres that would be 70 x 60 x 50 = 210,000cm.  

To work it out in cubic meters: (70 ÷ 100) x (60 ÷ 100) x (50 ÷ 100) = 0.21 cubic metres.

Regardless of what size your parcel is, the easy P4D booking system will work it all out for you when you input the weight and dimensions, so you never need to track down a calculator.

This page was written by Natalie

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