Royal Mail Postage Rates
I discovered how to use table rates to set up UK postal rates. From system->configuration->shipping methods, make sure you have selected a store then create a spreadsheet and save as a csv file containing ‘GBR’ as the country and ‘*’ for the regions and postcodes eg.
(you’ll have to imaging that the entries are lined up in columns under the appropriate headings):
Country Region/State Zip/Postal Code Weight (and above) Shipping Price
GBR * * 0 1.14
GBR * * 0.1 1.45
etc.
1redpen posted Thu, April 3, 2008
Cool. So you could have greater prices for (say) outlying islands, etc? I’ve not used table rates yet - is this some kind of multiplier or is it limited to a single set cost?
2radders posted Thu, April 3, 2008
It is quite flexible. The table I set up was by weight and destination but there are other options such as per order or per item. Yes if you set up regions or postcodes then you can have different pricing for places that couriers charge extra for. I haven’t tested that out yet.
3redpen posted Thu, April 3, 2008
Thanks. I’ll try and take a look at that feature today.
4prd posted Sun, April 27, 2008
I get the following error trying to send the xml to Google Checkout when trying to set up UK postage
Error parsing XML; message from parser is: cvc-datatype-valid.1.2.1: '' is not a valid value for 'decimal'.I have entered asterisks * instead for Region/State and Zip/Postal Code on the tablerates, but I think this is causing the error. I’ve also tried NULL, and 0.
On the Google API in Admin / System / Configuration I have enabled Merchant Calculated and Chosen [tablerate] UK Postage under allowed methods. If I disable Merchant Calculated I move successfully to the Google Checkout Sandbox, but Shipping doesn’t carry over.
I have changed my Tablerate.php as per the hack in http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/5789/
Do you have any ideas?
5ODB posted Fri, June 13, 2008
I’m getting that error as well