An post will no longer post anything within Europe that has a battery inside!!

OxiMoron

Holy Moley,
An post now require you to attach a sticker on all parcels going via air to anywhere outside of ireland and within Europe.

They will not accept anything with a lithium battery inside. That's ipods etc.

Think about all the businesses that sell things like remote controls, ipods, ipads etc that can no longer post it to UK for example. You can't take the battery out of an ipad before you post it!!

This is apparently because of the 2006/2007 exploding batteries debacle.
So now they are afraid an exploding ipod will bring down a plane.

talk about making it even harder for people to do business.
thoughts anyone?

bedrock#1

Link?

snubbleste

This is almost as bad as the time when they banned dynamite sticks being posted!

who the fug

snubbleste wrote: »

This is almost as bad as the time when they banned dynamite sticks being posted!

Set the movement back generations

jimoc

snubbleste wrote: »

This is almost as bad as the time when they banned dynamite sticks being posted!

They blew that story up out of all proportion and it caused an explosion of complaints.

who the fug

jimoc wrote: »

They blew that story up out of all proportion and it caused an explosion of complaints.

Aye that Russel fella was fierce cranky

Shred

Yeah any chance of a link OP? I can't seem to find anything relating to it online other than Comreg suing an post over their service levels (WTF?), thanks.

dilallio

Shred wrote: »

Yeah any chance of a link OP? I can't seem to find anything relating to it online other than Comreg suing an post over their service levels (WTF?), thanks.

+1

An Post have a list of prohibited items but it does not specifically mention batteries.

http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/parcelterms.htm

11. Materials Not Accepted
(a) An Post has certain standard restrictions and prohibitions on items it will carry and it is important that the Customer consult the list below prior to posting.

Standard List of Prohibitions for all Services;
Dangerous, poisonous or infectious items, explosives, munitions of war, firearms, corrosives, acids, paint removers, oxidising substances, organic peroxides, compressed, liquidised or dissolved gases (especially butane gas lighters or aerosols), flammable solids or liquids or materials liable to spontaneous combustion, paints, varnishes, dyes, radioactive materials (except under licence), pornography or anything that would cause embarrassment in transit, living creatures, proscribed or dangerous drugs (except under statutory licence), mercury, materials deemed illegal or prohibited by any Government Authority, perishable goods, organic or biological materials likely to perish under normal transit conditions IATA restricted articles - such as liquids (see International Section of the Guide), items likely to cause injury to any other item or person, any other items that from time to time may have to be added to the foregoing list are prohibited, unless An Post has agreed in writing to carry such items subject to such conditions as determined by An Post.

gbee

So, just post without the sticker. :rolleyes:

dudara

Moved to Online Buying & Auctions

dudara

DYLF

Hi Oximoron,
i dont know about an post but i know some couriers can ship lithium batteries (well lithium ion and lithium alloy)
i know its alot more expensive and would push up the prices you have to charge customers but its an option to explore...

OxiMoron

Sorry, I don't have a link as this was told to me direct from the Girl in the PO, I was sending an ipod to UK and she asked me to complete the sticker. She then explained about the battery but said she would turn a blind eye. In future i shall just mark them as Hard Drives i think, what a farce.

Whiskey Devil

Apologies for dragging up an old thread.. I need Boardsies advice on a similar topic..


I sell ink cartridges (inkjet - for use in a standard home printer - in small quantities) online/Ebay from time to time (haven't done so for a couple of years) and discovered on Monday that An Post will no longer accept any inkjet/toner cartridges for shipment outside of Ireland.

Unfortunately, I had already shipped 30+ small packages the previous Wednesday/Thursday/Friday which the clerk in the main PO didn't ask me a single question about..

Until today, I assumed this wouldn't be a problem as long as they weren't labelled as ink cartridges etc. Now I'm starting to wonder as I haven't had any feedback whatsoever from any of my UK buyers (paranoia I hope)..

All items were sent unregistered to save on costs..

Anybody know how strict checks are on these things?


Hope that makes sense.. Thanks a lot.

RasTa

That's nonsense, think of the amount of people who fly with their laptops, ipad's etc.

BengaLover

I posted a mobile phone last week with no probs.

Kristopherus

RasTa wrote: »

That's nonsense, think of the amount of people who fly with their laptops, ipad's etc.

Try bringing Inkjet cartridges through Manchester or Liverpool airports:eek::eek::eek:

pafro

Posted a mobile phone today and the guy at the post told me, I cant send it because of the battery.
Went to the post office 20 minutes later to a different counter and the lady didnt say anything...

gbee

I actually bought batteries on line

Amalgam

[conspiracy]Enabling passive embargos and restricting foreign purchases through security theatre..[/conspiracy]

Sam Mac

BengaLover wrote: »

I posted a mobile phone last week with no probs.

Congratulations, you just broke the law

jor el

Sam Mac wrote: »

Congratulations, you just broke the law

It's not the law, just a loosely enforced policy.

_Whimsical_

Standard List of Prohibitions for all Services;
Dangerous, poisonous or infectious items, explosives, munitions of war, firearms, corrosives, acids, paint removers, oxidising substances, organic peroxides, compressed, liquidised or dissolved gases (especially butane gas lighters or aerosols), flammable solids or liquids or materials liable to spontaneous combustion, paints, varnishes, dyes, radioactive materials (except under licence), pornography or anything that would cause embarrassment in transit, living creatures, proscribed or dangerous drugs (except under statutory licence), mercury, materials deemed illegal or prohibited by any Government Authority, perishable goods, organic or biological materials likely to perish under normal transit conditions IATA restricted articles - such as liquids (see International Section of the Guide), items likely to cause injury to any other item or person, any other items that from time to time may have to be added to the foregoing list are prohibited, unless An Post has agreed in writing to carry such items subject to such conditions as determined by An Post.

Very comprehensive list I must say.Must stop emblazoning "PORN" on the front of my envelopes so.

As regards aerosols I've learned to my peril that they can be very strict. I got a very cross letter about buying an aerosol suncream online(I didn't realise it was not a normal pump action spray when I bought it). I'm not sure how they realised what it was as it didn't say on the outside and the package appeared unopened.

gbee

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

the package appeared unopened.

3D Holographic scanning, focusing x-rays.

zom

Have got not funny accident in the post office today - lady behind counter halted my package with WATCH inside, because of watch battery inside watch. Hilarious and ridiculous. But I googled and I found some regulations - link here:

http://www.anpost.ie/AnPost/MainContent/Personal+Customers/Sending+Mail/Speed/Prohibited+items.htm

Unbelievable. How an-post want to work on the modern delivery market if they banned literally all electronic goods from carrying by?

MBSnr

_Whimsical_ wrote: »

I'm not sure how they realised what it was as it didn't say on the outside and the package appeared unopened.

Did it come via airmail? Perhaps items that arrive by air are scanned differently from surface mail?

zom wrote: »

Unbelievable. How an-post want to work on the modern delivery market if they banned literally all electronic goods from carrying by?

I did read (somewhere on boards.ie....) that An Post sends everything by airmail and does not send surface mail (via ferry to UK say), so that's probably why they have such a large prohibited list. My guess is the companies that can ship items with batteries to Ireland, (Amazon etc) get some sent over here by ferry, to save costs - unless someone knows differently and I'm writing bull here? :eek:

bonzodog2

I just had a parcel refused at the PO for being a laptop battery I wanted to return to UK. Most annoying.

Soundman

RasTa wrote: »

That's nonsense, think of the amount of people who fly with their laptops, ipad's etc.

Thing is though with that is that the post wouldn't be flying in a pressurized compartment like people with their laptops would. The de-pressurization of the cargo hold could cause instability of the battery's structural integrity. Or at least that is what An Post would be claiming.

DonalanFear

There are fire retardant bags out there, it would be pricey to use them, but it would be nice to have the option. ("Thanks for filling out your form, dear An Post customer, you can't post that the way it is, would you like to buy this nice bag for €7, so you can send it?")...

Google iX1MdkSU56M and you'll find a youtube video that shows one of the bags being tested.

Apparently they banned them because about one in a million fail, and there were millions of them being shipped. We're allowed to carry them on our person because there are people and fire extinguishers (and coffee and tea) where the passengers are.