With the recent fuel crisis putting the UK in a bit of a panic it is important now more than ever to look at ways of reducing your fuel spend. Here at ipostparcels.com we’ve been looking at ways to cut fuel costs and wanted to share a few tips with you all:

Keep your tyres inflated:
Lower tyre pressure increases the drag on a car, meaning you need more fuel, so regularly check the pressures are correct and your car needs less oomph to keep it moving.

De-clutter your car:
The lighter your car is, the less effort it needs to accelerate. By de-cluttering, clearing out junk from the boot, and not carrying unnecessary weight, you can make extra savings.

Drive in the correct gear:
Maintain a steady speed using the highest gear possible without labouring your engine.

Keep your cool:
Air con loves to drink your fuel, try not to use it as much. it's more efficient to drive with the windows down and the air con off at lower speeds, but at higher speeds it's better to use the air con and keep windows up due to the extra drag caused by having windows down.

Avoid short journeys:
Car engines use more fuel when cold and catalytic converters take around six miles before they become effective. So say goodbye to those short unnecessary drives to the Post Office. Parcel Pete can save you some fuel by coming to you to collect your parcel.

Just by following these few simple steps you’ll be saving that bit extra when it comes to fuel. Parcel Pete plans his journeys so it’s easy for him to collect and deliver your parcel and every little really does help in this economy.

If your business is to succeed, it is vital that you achieve a sufficient level of sales. However, drumming up enough custom is no easy feat at present. After all, there may well be stiff competition in your particular field, making it hard to attract the attention of consumers. Also, the difficult economic conditions affecting the UK and many other countries are making trading conditions even tougher.

With this in mind, it is vital that you pull out all the stops to generate interest among your target audience. If you sell goods online, one issue you might want to focus on is express parcel delivery. After all, if people have to wait too long before they receive the items they buy over the internet, they can quickly become frustrated. Indeed, many individuals specifically seek out providers that pledge to get their goods to them within a very short period of time.

Here at ipostparcels.com we specialise in parcel collection and delivery services and can offer you a next day parcel delivery option. This means that your customers could receive the products they purchase with virtually no delay.

Of course, in order to raise interest among potential customers, it is necessary to advertise this efficient delivery offering. For example, you might want to highlight the issue on your website. Some retailers also take the route of offering next day parcel delivery as a delivery upgrade in their checkout; this is particularly useful for those customers who are willing to upgrade in order to get their items next day.

Meanwhile, to find out more about our guaranteed next day delivery provisions, simply take a look around the rest of our parcel delivery site.

With the Easter weekend just around the corner chocolate lovers all over will be delighted to know that chocolate isn’t actually that bad for you!

New research shows that regularly consuming as little as a square of chocolate a day helps to reduce your blood pressure and thus your chance of succumbing to cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is Britain’s biggest killer.

It turns out that chocolate, especially dark chocolate is actually good for your skin. The type of antioxidants called flavonoids found in dark chocolate offer some protection from UV damage from the sun. And no, that does not mean you can skip the sunscreen! Also, that boost of blood flow to the brain created by cocoa's flavanols seems to make people feel more awake and alert, and, in a small British study, perform better on counting tasks.

This is a dream come true for chocolate lovers and just in time for Easter too but of course these findings should not lead to chocolate gluttony. Don’t forget chocolate does contain a few calories and a half! However a small intake of chocolate and a healthy balanced diet will do us all a bit of good. So this Easter, why not treat yourself to an Easter egg or two, I know Parcel Pete will be on his parcel delivery routes.

With Easter fast approaching we wanted to update you about our Easter collection & delivery schedule, so please make note accordingly. Ensure you get your parcel collections and deliveries booked in time to avoid any delays. Remember our next day delivery starts from just £3.74 so get a quick parcel delivery quote and book online today.

The highly anticipated iPad 3 (officially known as ‘The New iPad’) has finally arrived. With the rumour mill boiling over and eager fans chewing down their nails in expectancy, Apple finally laid to rest all the gossips and put us out of our misery on March 7th 2012. The device was launched in the first week of March and was shipped across the world the very next week, including deliveries made here in the UK by our very own UK Mail. However, was it worth the wait? Has it lived up to our expectations?  Maybe not so…

Apple, known for its technical excellence and innovation have released what they believe is ‘resolutionary’. Don’t get me wrong the screen resolution is immense the 2048 x 1536 pixel Retina Display is bursting with colour, saturation and sharpness but is it an upgrade you can live without? I think so.  It’s not as if the iPad 2 had a bad display, not by any stretch. Most of the time you’re not close enough to your tablet's screen to pick up the pixels anyway.

The 5 megapixel iSight camera means you have a capable digital camera… the size of a magazine! Apple is pitching the new iPad as a photographer’s companion but that is unlikely to be true.  Whilst they’ve improved the lens of the iSight the front facing camera remains the same as the iPad 2.

Due to the bigger battery the new iPad is slightly thicker; this is probably the only difference in design compared to the iPad 2. Some have argued Apple is losing its innovation credibility; the opportunity for a competitor to crash the Apple party is now. And believe you and me, Android devices are fast becoming a force to be reckoned with.

Going back to my first question, what’s new about the new iPad? Well not much really. However it is the best on the market and remains at the top of the hill. If you don’t have an iPad, then get this one, if you do have an iPad 2 then stick to it and wait for number 4! Alternatively you could always sell it on eBay and go for the iPad 3.

Gone are the days of waiting around in anticipation for 3-5 days waiting for your parcel to arrive. With ipostparcels.com we offer next day delivery as well as collecting your parcels from your door or place of work.

You also have the added peace of mind that by placing your order direct with ipostparcels.com, you’ll get £50 cover as a standard as well as fully accessible online tracking and delivery notifications.

This is also a brilliant way to boost your ratings on eBay. By offering your customers cheap next day delivery, you can’t go wrong. What customer doesn’t want their purchases as soon as they’ve brought them?!

Got anything urgent you need to send? Worried your parcel won’t make it to your receiver on time? Say goodbye to those woes and hello to ipostparcels.com next day delivery service. From as little as £3.74 you can have peace of mind knowing your parcels are being delivered the very next day.

A fast, reliable, hassle free service all from £3.74! So go on, don’t make your receiver wait any longer give them something to smile about by getting their parcel delivered next day.

Everyone is always looking for better deals regarding the courier companies that they use for the delivery of items sold on eBay. When selling items through eBay it only enhances the chances that you are going to sell your item if the shipping prices you offer are competitive. With a fast and efficient service, there's also more chance of getting positive feedback from your buyer.

This is particularly true if you are sending your parcels or packets next day, which can cost quite a bit if sending through Royal Mail. This is where ipostparcels.com can offer some of the best prices for cheap eBay courier services in the UK - from only £3.74 +VAT. This next day delivery service includes a free collection, £50 worth of free cover and delivery notifications. You can also choose from options for proof of delivery and timed delivery slots should you need it.

Being a part of the UK Mail group we have the network and vehicles to be able to pick up your parcel anywhere in the UK for next day delivery. If you are required to organise the pick-up yourself from an eBay seller, then ipostparcels.com is one of your best options. Our couriers can easily perform this task, and all at a very cost-effective price. A lot of this has to do with our experience in understanding how eBay works.

To make life even easier we also allow members to link their eBay account with our website to allow you to import parcel details as well as delivery information

All you have to do is get a quote and book on our website. It really is that simple. Our prices only change according to the size of the package, but you can ascertain a quick quote from us free of charge to see how much you can save.

Like most people, you probably don’t enjoy queuing up at the Post Office to send off your parcels. After all, it normally requires going in on your lunch break and this is inevitably when queues are at their longest.

Happily, we here at ipostparcels.com can help you to do away with this most irritating of chores.

Rather than waiting in the Post Office reading leaflets for most of your lunch break, you can book your parcel collection with ipostparcels.com to suit you - be it from your home or even your place of work. Our online collections are very quick and easy to book and your parcels can be delivered the very next day without you having to pay premium prices.

We can offer next day collection and delivery from as little as £3.74! To add even more value, we offer up to £50.00 worth of free cover, delivery notifications and full online tracking.

You can rest assured that we won’t pass your parcel on to another courier as we personally deliver all items through our parent company network, UK Mail. Indeed, we don’t believe in using any kind of ‘middle-man’ - we like to keep things simple and in-house: we collect your parcels and we deliver your parcels.

As well as being a great choice for sending the occasional item, ipostparcels.com is also the perfect parcel delivery service if you are an eCommerce retailer, or eBay seller who needs to frequently send items that you have sold online.

So, if you want to avoid Post Office queues and pay less when sending parcels, make us here at www.ipostparcels.com your first port of call.

As well as a new website design, here at ipostparcels.com we’ve also introduced our new ‘Packet Size’ as part of our efforts to become the most competitively priced parcel delivery couriers in the UK. We are now the most affordable courier in the UK for next day parcel collection and delivery, with prices starting from just £3.74. Now with 5 different price bands for parcels of all sizes, the service is ideal for online marketplaces like eBay.

ipostparcels.com offers next day collection and delivery services at times and locations to suit our customers. Our online parcel delivery solution allows customers to avoid queuing up at the post office and instead complete an online booking form to arrange parcel collection and delivery. Customers can also opt to drop off their parcel at one of our 52 depots across the UK to make further savings.

In addition to great value next day delivery we also offer free collection, up to £50 worth of cover, full online tracking and delivery notifications by email or SMS text - all as part of the price. In addition to this, you can also opt for service upgrades, such as timed collection/delivery slots, extended cover and even Saturday delivery.

So get on to www.ipostparcels.com today and book your next day parcel delivery with us.

I’m Parcel Pete and I’ll be blogging regularly to keep you up-to-date. Here on our blog, we will provide you with the latest commentary on everything related to parcel delivery and more. ipostparcels.com is a service that offers next day collection and parcel delivery. We personally deliver your parcel through our vast UK network and don't pass your parcel on to other carriers. There is no middle-man with us, we simply collect and deliver your parcels fast at some of the UK’s lowest prices.

ipostparcels.com is a clear alternative to the post office with the added benefit of having full online tracking, up to £50 free item cover, free collection and next day delivery as standard! So rather than queuing at a Royal Mail post office counter, you can book your collection to suit you, from your home or from your place of work. This service is ideal for customers who need to send parcels online or for those using online marketplaces to sell products such as eBay sellers or e-commerce businesses. You can even opt to drop off your parcel at one of our 52 depots across the UK and save even more money!

ipostparcels.com is part of the UK Mail Group ,the UK's largest independent parcels, mail and logistics services company, so you know your parcel is in safe hands. Our network coverage ensures a great parcel delivery experience can be achieved.