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theconrodkid

posted on 28/7/14 at 10:31 AM Reply With Quote
posting a battery

I got a li ion battery for a friend,it came all the way from China no bother, as they wouldnt post to anywhere but UK, i decided i would get it posted here then post it on to poland.
oh how wrong i was,postie and a couple of couriers have said it is a prohibited item so must go attached to something,it,s still sealed in it,s box so short of putting it in my car and driving there,anyone have any ideas ?





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Dave Ashurst

posted on 28/7/14 at 10:38 AM Reply With Quote
Pack it in something else you wanted to send?
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Dave Ashurst

posted on 28/7/14 at 10:39 AM Reply With Quote
... like in a cake?
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MikeR

posted on 28/7/14 at 11:02 AM Reply With Quote
Or an alarm clock with a few extra wires to connect the battery up later ......
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theconrodkid

posted on 28/7/14 at 05:46 PM Reply With Quote
according to mrs postie,they X ray everything these days so i cant see that scam working...oh well





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garyo

posted on 28/7/14 at 08:43 PM Reply With Quote
Last time I bought a battery was last year from eBay, and it arrived by courier. I didn't give it a second thought at the time so not sure who delivered it. Is eBay still full of new car batteries?
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theconrodkid

posted on 28/7/14 at 09:41 PM Reply With Quote
you can post dry batteries within this country,just not abroad....just how it got from china to me within 3 days and not using a plane remains a mystery





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morcus

posted on 28/7/14 at 10:08 PM Reply With Quote
Could you put it in a metal box and ship that? Should fool an Xray machine ;-)

I couldn't even ride in a taxi last time I bought a car battery, after walking 3 miles in blazing sun with the 13Kg battery my mate popped round and said he'd been in all day and would have taken me in his van. Driving to Poland could be kind of fun.





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ste

posted on 28/7/14 at 10:25 PM Reply With Quote
put NiCad stickers on them


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theconrodkid

posted on 29/7/14 at 08:54 AM Reply With Quote
oh well,anyone want a battery ?





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