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How can I get a battery delivered to Ireland?

  • 08-02-2018 8:26pm
    #1
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,781 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Trying to buy this car battery booster pack, but they wont deliver to Ireland. I tried with a parcel motel address, and address pal but they wont deliver there either. Are there any of those services that can take it?


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  • #2
    nava
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,739 ✭✭✭nava


    Zascar wrote: »
    Trying to buy this car battery booster pack, but they wont deliver to Ireland. I tried with a parcel motel address, and address pal but they wont deliver there either. Are there any of those services that can take it?

    You can try Addresspal by Anpost they have an address in Mainland UK.


  • #3
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,120 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    nava wrote: »
    You can try Addresspal by Anpost they have an address in Mainland UK.

    Batteries/packs are on their list of prohibited articles.


  • #4
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    As a last resort DX will ship their unit via NL/SWE.
    http://www.dx.com/p/portable-68000mah-mini-car-jump-starter-battery-charger-480557#.WnzB26hl-Uk
    (takes about 3-5wks thanks to AnPost lethargy)


  • #5
    phester28
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 470 ✭✭phester28


    I Don't get it. How do batteries enter the country. we don't make them here. I get them shipped all over the country every day. Not via the Uk I may add


  • #6
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    phester28 wrote: »
    I Don't get it. How do batteries enter the country. we don't make them here. I get them shipped all over the country every day. Not via the Uk I may add

    Officially via ferry. The issue is them going on planes.

    In practice thousands go in airmail without incident. Its just the pallets of 50 laptop batteries that are really of concern (see UPS plane that went up).


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  • #7
    [Deleted User]
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    phester28 wrote: »
    I Don't get it. How do batteries enter the country. we don't make them here. I get them shipped all over the country every day. Not via the Uk I may add
    There isn't a ban on shipping lithium batteries. They're just tightly regulated. And for good reason - in the US alone lithium batteries cause an aircraft fire every 10 days.

    Commercial importers can get consignments of lithium battery products into the country no problem because they're already set up to follow the safe packaging, shipping, labeling etc guidelines.

    A lot of the recent regulation changes apply to loose single units.

    So it's more a case that it's just not worth the hassle for most UK sellers to send you a single unit. It's not worth their while to figure out (and stay up to date with) the regulations and shipping requirements. Or to figure out an alternative method. So they just don't offer it.


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