Shipping days are Monday to Friday, excluding Bank Holidays and Courier Christmas Holidays.
We only send to the UK and EU countries.
We no longer ship to countries outside of the EU.
Orders received before 1.00pm. are usually, but not always, sent out the same working day. Orders containing live or frozen products are only shipped Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday to allow for any delay by the courier. We will inform you by e-mail when your order is despatched. If you have not received it within 2 working days please contact us as soon as possible.
Once an order has been despatched we cannot be held responsible for delays by the courier company. Most UK orders are delivered the next working day after despatch but occasionally delays occur and it may take an extra day or two before your order arrives. Oversea orders usually take 4-5 days for delivery.
We always request a signature on delivery. If the premises are unattended, delivery may be delayed. Uk customers can leave instructions for safely leaving an order without signature in the notes box in the checkout basket.
Customs regulations and restrictions vary from country to country. We are not liable for any delays or siezure by Customs Departments of the receiving country. It is your reposibility to check the legality of any product sent to you. You are liable for any Customs charges
DELIVERY CHARGES.
Delivery charges are calculated by weight and destination. There are 3 UK delivery zones and a number of zones for the EU destinations.
You can check delivery costs from the checkout basket. Click the shipping button and enter your country and post code(UK only).
UK SHIPPING CHARGES.
We charge the actual cost of carriage. We do not inflate the price of products so that we can offer reduced or "free" carriage.
All couriered parcels are trackable. The costs of sending a parcel are made up of courier charge plus fuel surcharge plus Vat.
Royal Mail small packet and Standard Parcel service is available. This is untracked and any delays can take some time to sort out.
We use UKMail couriers for most shipping. This is a tracked service and for most of the UK is a 1 - 2 day service. Any delays are usually sorted out within 24 hours.
The UK is split into 4 Zones.
Zone 1 is mainland England Wales and parts of Scotland.
Up to 2kg - £5.50.
Up to 4kg - £6.00.
Up 10kg - £6.95.
Up to 40kg - £8.00.
Zone 2 is the most of the Highlands.
Up to 20kg - £17.00.
Up to 40kg - £21.00.
Zone 4 is the Isle of Wight and the Scilly Isles
Up to 20kg - £14.00
Up to 40kg - £15.00
Zone 3 is the rest of UK and islands.
Up to 20kg - £17.00.
Up to 40kg - £21.00.
