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Old 15-08-2008, 09:02 PM
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Can someone please tell me if fastways couriers are licensed to carry livestock?
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Old 15-08-2008, 09:12 PM
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we rang them about 2 weeks ago and was told that they don't courier livestock, but we have had 3 or 4 reptiles delivered by them so not too sure how they have got around it
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They are not licensed and if you use them you are endangering your reptile , they lost a parcel for a week , luckily the gecko survived.
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Old 16-08-2008, 01:10 AM
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Fastways are not couriers they are a poor excuse for a parcel delivery company and they are not licensed to carry any livestock, except foods like crickets etc whic they do not need to be licensed to carry
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As above, they are NOT autorised what so ever.

However, some of the local depots will try to flout that when they can, and there was a time when the local depot were using a rep who was untruthful about this which resulted in some reptiles being sent via them.
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Old 16-08-2008, 09:26 AM
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I don't know what to do now!!! The guy who has sent me the animal using this company told me that it was a specialist animal courier and this guy has a well know business selling livestock. By the way I was expecting it to arrive yesterday!!! I got so upset by the time 5-30pm came. I keep thinking about this poor animal in that box since Thurs, he told me it could arrive betwen 9 am & 5-30 pm Fri. What do I do now?
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Old 16-08-2008, 09:50 AM
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Your not on your own here buddy, I am in the exact same situation, I have three golden african reed frogs somewhere in thats company which should have been delivered yesterday, I waited in allll day as I had delivery's from other couriers which all turned up fine, and their online tracking system is just a joke, it tells me it was collected on the 14th which it true but thats all it says I am really anoyed with this excuse for a delivery company and I urge anyone to stay well clear, I have tried to ring various branches of theirs including the branch that apparently collected the package but I get no answer and no return calls after leaving many messages
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Old 16-08-2008, 09:54 AM
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what area are you from, it isnt manchester by any chance is it
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Old 16-08-2008, 10:11 AM
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Yep! I was given the delivery guys mobile number by the the person from whom I bought the animal from. I phoned him and he put the phone down on me! I phoned him again and he asked me where had I got his number from and then said he only covered Stockport and not my area.
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Old 16-08-2008, 10:18 AM
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Thats freaky I didnt expect you to be in manchester as well, their mobile numbers are on fastways website but I cant find a number for my area, as I am in worsley and it dont seem to list that area as being covered by anyone, they are a franchisee company so I hope the manchester branch if you can call it that hasnt gone bust so to speak, I hate not knowing anything and not being able to speak to anyone, what area of manchester you from mate ?
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