How do people post batteries?

[Perpetua]

Apr 4, 2015 11:56:26 GMT sydsut said:

Just lie.

My preferred option also . . . every parcel I post contains food flavourings, whatever the size or shape.

[tim]

So, apart from lying, how do vendors send batteries?. They cannot afford to lie I would have thought.

[mattyjones1977]

They can be sent if with or inside electrical equipment so if it's an istick that's legal and allowed as is a cloupor with a battery. This is from royal mail I guess that's how companies get around it

[chykensa]

Apr 4, 2015 21:45:22 GMT tim said:

So, apart from lying, how do vendors send batteries?. They cannot afford to lie I would have thought.

Fair enough if the battery is an integral part of the device, but as tim says, if I order a pair of batteries from Ecolux or Torchy they come in a box but not in a device - how do they get to be able to post batteries, and we don't? They must despatch dozens of packages each day!!

[mattyjones1977]

Other couriers will ship them by themselves it's just royal mail that will refuse to accept them

[Bob]

Vendors send them out by RM and they have big stickers on the package saying "Lithium Batteries" :

[sydsut]

All the batteries I've received from Ecolux or Torchy have been RM, with NO special packaging, just a jiffy bag with my details on it. They're must be thousands of batteries posted each day throughout the length and breadth of Britain with no problems.

[Deleted]

This is what I use if stressed with post office Bobsbeer

parcel.royalmail.com

If it's small enough to fit in one of their parcel/package post boxes just pop in with label on

Job done!

[Bobsbeer]

Apr 4, 2015 23:29:13 GMT mattyjones1977 said:

Other couriers will ship them by themselves it's just royal mail that will refuse to accept them

My Hermes won't take them either. 

[mattyjones1977]

Apr 5, 2015 18:05:57 GMT Bobsbeer said:

Apr 4, 2015 23:29:13 GMT mattyjones1977 said:

Other couriers will ship them by themselves it's just royal mail that will refuse to accept them

My Hermes won't take them either. 

Myhermes are quite possibly the worst delivery firm on the planet. Citylink are better and they no longer exist lol

[Bobsbeer]

Apr 5, 2015 18:11:07 GMT mattyjones1977 said:

Apr 5, 2015 18:05:57 GMT Bobsbeer said:

My Hermes won't take them either. 

Myhermes are quite possibly the worst delivery firm on the planet. Citylink are better and they no longer exist lol

true but cheap.   but maybe there is a reason for that    they lose stuff!!!!!!

[Deleted]

Apr 5, 2015 18:11:07 GMT mattyjones1977 said:

Apr 5, 2015 18:05:57 GMT Bobsbeer said:

Myhermes are quite possibly the worst delivery firm on the planet. Citylink are better and they no longer exist lol

I am guessing you havent encountered yodel

[mattyjones1977]

Aha yes I forgot about them good old yodel haha as much as people may complain about royal mail at the end of the day a fair amount of parcels are still transported on part of their network at some point regardless of who you've posted it with.