Thread: Fastways Couriers WTF!

Originally Posted by Shearer

Just had my first dealing with Fastway and firearms.
I bought a .22 off another forum member and he was charged $65 to deliver it within the south island. I tracked it and found it was being held at the Nelson Fastway depot.
I am about an hours drive from there so wasn't happy to make a trip in to collect it.
So, basically, you pay a shit load more for a much lesser service if they know it is a firearm.
What is the point in declaring it as a firearm? This seems totally counter productive to me. It is doing nothing more than discouraging people from declaring it is a firearm and leaving it up to the individual courier driver to actually obtain a signature, and if they don't know it's a firearm they usually won't bother.
Rant over.

Talked to a guy yesterday who bought a rifle from down south....had survived two world wars in excellent condition over 150years without damage and it arrived via fastways with a big chunk smashed out of the stock

complained and got a "sorry"