Which Courier Will Accept A Lithium Polymer Battery ?

Struggling to find a major courier that will deliver a LiFePO4 battery. I know Speedlink UK have a dedicated service but I’m not near one of their depots. Any suggestions ? Andy

 

Had a chat with a local stockist and asked just that question. According to him, commercial delivery is an entirely different process to a domestic overnight. Just spoke to Speedlink UK who offer a dedicated LiPo delivery service and the cost to deliver a single item within mainland UK for me, is £120 which is a non starter. Parcelforce, DPD and APC Overnight won’t touch it. Was hoping the chap who recently sold a LiPo on here will come back with who he used. Andy

 

That’s odd, Tuffnells web site states that they do not transport hazardous or dangerous goods. No-one is answering the phone at the moment so I can’t ask and I suspect from their main web page, you need to be a business user and have an account but thanks for the steer. Andy

 

Spoke to someone on my local depot team and yes they will carry LiPo batteries BUT you need a retail account and have a regular throughput Andy

 

It’s me, flogging a battery in the forum for sale. If a forum member wants it and we could arrange to shuttle it, that would be great. Andy

 

Thanks. Did you read any of the DHL requirements ? Trying to work your way through 48 pages to identify which UN packaging label is required has given me a bad case of CBA Andy

 

Thank you. Reading through their helpful illustration on packaging and labelling goods that are classified as hazardous or dangerous, UPS has similar requirements to DHL which means spending more than I’m asking for the battery . Andy

 

@El Toro, @Ducbird, Hi Terry and Viv, I have had a lot of very helpful advice to my question. Bottom line, the cost of a courier is more than what I’m asking for the battery so isn’t practical. Happy for you to close the thread. Thankyou. Andy