mike r.

The main reason not to use DHL is their customer service number is 7p per minute. I think they intentionally screw up their parcels as they can make a fortune from these phone calls.
I used DHL a few years ago to bring a package from china. Why have a tracking system that does not track?
After that experience, i vouched never to use them again as first impressions gives you a good insight to performance.
A family member had arranged a delivery to us in the UK from South africa. Had all the shipment and tracking info that is fine but due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to arrange to collect it from their depot the following day.
I went to the designated depot to collect and it was showing as still on the van but it should have been left at the depot the previous day as arranged. Called customer services and eventually told, that it is showing on the system at the depot we picked. But the system at the depot said it was still in transit. The second call to customer services then said, it was still on the container. What container? This information was not corresponding to the system at the pick-up depot. If this was still on the container, then it has not been put out for delivery as per their delivery date and tracking system. Someone or something was lying.
In total, the three phone calls to customer services has cost around £25. We still dont have the parcel and dont even know if it is at the correct depot or even in the uk. The saga continues, will update.
Please do not use DHL.

Take advice and book directly with a car hire company. I have done this previously and just this time booked with search engine being an emergency situation.
My partner had to travel to south africa urgently due to a family emergency. Whilst she was getting ready, i booked a car through their site on my credit card for collection the following day following her overnight flight. Only when i confirmed the payment you get a message saying that you need the credit card that was used to purchase the hire with. My partner took my credit card as well as all the other required documents including her own credit card as proof of ID.
Well, i tried calling the customer services of holiday suto who was very poor in speaking english, did not listen or understand what i was saying. What could have been a simple five minute chat turned into a 15 minute row as you could not speak any clearer.
The call center is based in the philippines, english not being one of their job descriptions to have a job there.
I have now lost my money in dealing with these people as they have refused to refund my money. I will take it further. As i said, you get the "must have" warnings only after you book it. An error maybe, but what the hell could be so difficult when my partner has all her own documents and proof of ID. Even if they change the booking details, considering what the situation was. I just paid for the car. What happens when a company books the car for an employee travelling on a company business card. The employee wont take the business card.
Take advice and stay away from this website. Cheaper is not always best.

I have used easy room mate several times but never had a tenant from them. Just for curiosity, i tried them again along with another site spareroom that i use. I re-activated an old ad but never upgraded. As soon as i reactivated, i kept getting alerts for messages and so on. You had to pay to reply to messages. So just to try it, i paid up. None of the messengers replied. Throughout the months paid subscription, i had hardly any messages. Those i did have, were not of interest to me. My months subscription finished yesterday and since it expired, i have had loads of interest from potential tenants. This is not the first time either. I have had a gut feeling of this since i first used them years ago. I also think that the bulk of the adverts are false, to make you cough up the money
£29.99 is throwing your money away. There is not enough detail on the adverts to let you know about the persons looking for accommodation.
The site is not user friendly either. It does not tell you whether you have already contacted someone. Can be very annoying looking through messages to see if you have already contacted someone.
I use spareroom.com. It does exactly what i have stated above. I think that spareroom has more to offer and a simple messaging system. I have had 100% success with spareroom. It has a simple search facility where you pick out your prefences in your search. A full description of that person and also tells you that you have already contacted that person.
I am particular with my tenants and will only accept those who fit my preferences. You do get the odd person who tells lies in their profiles but you soon weed them out.
An honest opinion is dont bother with easy room mate.