Shipping car tires: the best tips and providers
Do the new tires from the Internet not fit? In such a case, you should know how to correctly send car tires. We compare the best providers and give you tips for each provider that you should follow when shipping tires.
Send car tires conveniently with Hermes
Hermes promises extremely convenient and easy shipping of car tires throughout Germany and Europe. On request, the parcel service will collect the tires from your front door. You can easily create a parcel label or pick-up order online and configure your shipment.
- Conditions: It is best to send a single tire with package class M - here the package may be a maximum of 60 cm wide and 20 cm high. Two tires are billed with package class L. The dimensions here are 70 cm (width) by 50 cm (height).
- Shipping price: If you want to return the package yourself in the Hermes shop, you pay 5.89 euros for the M package and 9.99 euros for the L package. Picking up from Hermes at home costs EUR 11.99 or EUR 15.89.
- Liability: In the event of loss, Hermes is liable for up to 500 euros per shipment.
- Other: The value of the package must not exceed 500 euros, otherwise Hermes will not ship. Simple shipment tracking is possible online. Depending on how you pack the tires, Hermes can charge a service fee for bulky goods of EUR 9.40.
Iloxx: Car tires ship with collection
"Just send everything" - that is the motto of iloxx. The shipping service does not exaggerate with this information: In addition to numerous other special shipping types, iloxx also offers tire shipping. This is guaranteed to be CO2 neutral and will be charged at a fixed price.
- Conditions: Tires can be shipped from iloxx with or without rims (which makes no price difference). The tires must be packed individually with cardboard.
- Shipping price: The shipping of one tire costs 13.99 euros, four tires ship for a total price of 49.90 euros.
- Liability: On request, you can pay a security deposit of 1.15 euros when creating the shipping order. Then your tires will be insured against loss and damage up to the value of the goods.
- Other: Pick-up on site is included here. Tires with a belt size larger than 300 cm cannot be sent via the iloxx tire transport. This is where the iloxx forwarding transport intervenes (from 47.90 euros).
Send car tires cheaply with Paket.ag
Paket.ag presents itself as a professional service provider for the shipping of car tires. Retailers and private individuals can choose one of many shipping options here - whether just a single tire, four complete wheels with rims or even individual rims.
- Conditions: At Paket.ag only car tires are shipped if you attach a round cardboard box to the front and rear of the tires and tie them well with packing tape.
- Shipping price: You can send tires here with or without rims. The shipping of one tire costs 11.95 euros or 12.55 euros with rim, two tires cost 18.90 euros (or 23.90 euros) and for the shipping of four tires you have to pay 36.90 euros (or 45, 90 euros).
- Liability: Package insurance up to € 500 can be booked optionally. The additional costs for this vary depending on the order and can only be recorded when the order is placed.
- Other: The shipping notes are always brought by the driver of the delivery service (DPD). Tires up to a maximum of 22 inches can be shipped. Registered Paket.ag customers can have the tires to be shipped collected free of charge at home.
In another practical tip, we will also tell you how and where you can dispose of your old car tires.