Wheels244
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| posted on 17/5/10 at 08:09 PM |
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Courier required - car battery
Does any one know of a courier who will transport a car battery ?
I've had a quote of £42 from Shipley.com which is quite frankly rediculous !
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 17/5/10 at 08:10 PM |
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Put it in an unmarked box and dont tell the couriers?
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blakep82
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| posted on 17/5/10 at 08:10 PM |
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depends if the courier knows what it is... 
parcel2go is probably a LOT cheaper, but won't send batteries i'd imagine
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McLannahan
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| posted on 17/5/10 at 08:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
Put it in an unmarked box and dont tell the couriers?
They're not the most careful and they might transport it upside down?
I bought a new battery last week for the MX5. Came via Parcel Force (on account I presume?) and i was charged £8 for the postage.
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Wheels244
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| posted on 17/5/10 at 09:09 PM |
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It's a gel battery ( optima red top ) which can be mounted sideways apparently.
Tried Royal Mail - won't do it.
Somebody must transport these things.
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Red16
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| posted on 17/5/10 at 10:02 PM |
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Not tried to courier a battery before, but I tend to use www.p4d.co.uk
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 17/5/10 at 10:06 PM |
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Is it one you have purchased and want delivering to you or one you sold you want to deliver ?
I can probably help either way.
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SeanStone
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| posted on 17/5/10 at 10:12 PM |
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Give interparcel a go
http://www.interparcel.com/
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Valtra
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| posted on 17/5/10 at 10:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Red16
Not tried to courier a battery before, but I tend to use www.p4d.co.uk
I'll second that p4d are very good have used Paisley freight also for more unusual parcels
"If it looks like it works and it feels like it works, then it works"
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ChrisW
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| posted on 17/5/10 at 10:55 PM |
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Being a gel battery, it won't care whether it's upside down, shaken around, or whatever. I'd be tempted just to pack it up well
with plenty of bubble wrap, then just tell the courier it's a brick.
Chris
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Wheels244
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| posted on 18/5/10 at 04:06 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Jon Ison
Is it one you have purchased and want delivering to you or one you sold you want to deliver ?
I can probably help either way.
Hi Jon
It's one someone is selling on another forum.
I need it picking up from Northampton and delivering to my address in North Yorkshire.
Any help would be gratefully received.
Rob
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 18/5/10 at 08:48 AM |
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u2u me a contact number
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jossey
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| posted on 18/5/10 at 09:43 AM |
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parcels2go
if for example it was in bubble wrap and boxed as metal you would be fine.
:O)
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britishtrident
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| posted on 18/5/10 at 11:22 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Wheels244
It's a gel battery ( optima red top ) which can be mounted sideways apparently.
Tried Royal Mail - won't do it.
Somebody must transport these things.
A breaker posted a petrol tank to me it arrived by Parcel Force --- it still had about a pint of petrol in it !!!!!
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― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 18/5/10 at 11:24 AM |
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When they send a battery some of online battery sellers provide a couple of loops of rope protruding from the wrapping as a handle --- that way
the courier will always put it down the right way up.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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