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Courier required - car battery
Wheels244 - 17/5/10 at 08:09 PM

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 !

speedyxjs - 17/5/10 at 08:10 PM

Put it in an unmarked box and dont tell the couriers?

blakep82 - 17/5/10 at 08:10 PM

depends if the courier knows what it is...
parcel2go is probably a LOT cheaper, but won't send batteries i'd imagine

McLannahan - 17/5/10 at 08:17 PM

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.

Wheels244 - 17/5/10 at 09:09 PM

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.

Red16 - 17/5/10 at 10:02 PM

Not tried to courier a battery before, but I tend to use www.p4d.co.uk

Jon Ison - 17/5/10 at 10:06 PM

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.

SeanStone - 17/5/10 at 10:12 PM

Give interparcel a go

http://www.interparcel.com/

Valtra - 17/5/10 at 10:43 PM

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

ChrisW - 17/5/10 at 10:55 PM

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

Wheels244 - 18/5/10 at 04:06 AM

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

Jon Ison - 18/5/10 at 08:48 AM

u2u me a contact number

jossey - 18/5/10 at 09:43 AM

parcels2go

if for example it was in bubble wrap and boxed as metal you would be fine.

:O)

britishtrident - 18/5/10 at 11:22 AM

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 !!!!!

britishtrident - 18/5/10 at 11:24 AM

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.