need to get my bike from london to the alps. assuming it is all packed up in a bike box properly, how should i go about getting it out here?
which company?
how much?
as its mine, i trust i won't have to pay taxes (and its all within the EU, right?!)
its a HT, but there is also a lot of my own kit which would need sending out with it, so maybe total weight of around 45-50lb?
how would i make sure my tool kit (in a tool box) doesn't damage anything?!
take it with you if you can, and pack the tools in tour hand luggage [no knives remember]- it is only around 40gbp to put on the plane with you
if you really have to post it in advance, royal mail is not so bad, but they have a 30kilo limit
already in the alps... bike still in london 
I wanted to ship a frame out from London --> Geneve and it was 120gbp -that was insured though.
I decided it was cheaper to go and get it !
parcel2go?
I was about £60 for frame and forks to Poland. so full bike could be about £80ish
120?! hmm.
will look into parcel2go i think
bump - any other ideas? waiting on dimensions so i can find out about parcel2go - but i think i may need to have this all done by thurs (just been told...)
nightmare.
I just had my bike delivered to myself in Germany from the UK with DHL for £23. There is a review / instructions thingy here: DirtMTB.com
Got a load of quotes from various couriers and shipping resellers all hovering around the £120 mark. And the bike shop was quoting £85, So £23 seemed pretty decent! 
The delivery man looked a bit peeved hauling a 1.8m x 1.1m, 22kg bike box up the drive - but it got here safely. It was picked up Friday and arrived Tuesday morning which is super fast!
And to answer the original question - No import Tax for EU to EU delivery's. (sometimes Switzerland is a problem though!)
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