[Closed] Royal Mail for posting a rear shock?

I used parcel2go and DPD, no problems and good price.

TF tuned returned it vis DPD as well, so I guess they trust them.

Mine has just arrived at the fox service centre via royal mail 24hour tracked & signed, £10 or so. I did not want to risk it getting lost.

Used Royal  Mail Special Delivery last week with no issue.

If you take the air out then your covered and could send it rm.  But put a note in with the package saying you've degassed it.

Rm have compressed gas on there prohibited items list. So if it gets checked it'll be stopped.

When you take it to the Postoffice they should ask what's in the package, say bike parts.

"If you take the air out then your covered and could send it rm. But put a note in with the package saying you’ve degassed it."

Has that ever worked ever?   My money would be on RM 'confiscating' the shock anyway, they are simply not interested in notes etc

yes it might get through but if it gets checked I bet it won't.

Personally I wouldn’t risk it for the sake of a coupe of quid to send it DPD/other courier that won’t confiscate my shock

I wouldn't, did the guy who had his binned by RM ever get any recompence?

monkeyboyjc

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If you take the air out then your covered and could send it rm.  But put a note in with the package saying you’ve degassed it.

If RM ask whats in the parcel I tell them its bike parts, they don't care.

Package the hell out of it

OP are you planning on using actual Royal Mail or is it in reality going to be Parcelforce?

I've sent forks with Parcelforce recently

They do care about transporting hazardous items. You package it how you like but the address is a big clue as to what is in the package, wouldn't be surprised if they have it on watch list.

The Royal Mail prohibited items list is here: https://personal.help.royalmail.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/96

It says "All non-flammable compressed gases are prohibited" and "includes new, used and empty gas cylinders". So that could apply to an air shock, even if it is depressurised.

A lot of mail will go through an xray scanner, so it could get noticed and confiscated.

Thanks for feedback. A mixed bag then.....

I've used RM/Parcelforce many times for shocks and forks and never had a problem.

I run a Postoffice, personally I'd advise a customer against it. But if you have to, like I said above, remove the air first and include a note saying you've done so. But.... If you were at the counter and said 'its a mtb air shock containing compressed gasses which I've removed' i wouldnt send it..... If you just said bike parts I would.

1000's of parcels are sent with items that are on the prohibited list (or so we are told). We get them about once every 6months through my shop.  The last one was last week - someone was sending packaged kitchen knives as a gift - they were in original hard plastic packaging and then a cardboard box , but we still refused it, it's unlikely a rm employee would be stabbed by it, but it has happened.

The vast majority of post offices are now commission based. If we scan the prohibited goods list and it's not sent we still get a (smaller) fee. If we send something and it's on 'the list' and is flagged we could be audited. PO systems also prompts us to ask the customer what in the package and point at the list.

Going to send it with DPD now thanks all.