Sending Exposure lights for service – Lithium Ion – Courier?

Hi all,

After many years great service I have a couple of Exposure lights (MaxxD and Diablo) that are now down on burn time due to the age of the batteries.

I want to send them back in for a service with Exposure, to fit new batteries
…however…
all the couriers that I look at seem to have a restriction on sending Lithium Ion batteries, whether separately or as part of a unit.

I asked Exposure themselves who suggested APC – however this seems to be more suited for business customers rather than punters like myself (looks like I have to sign up as a customer, visit a depot miles away)

Can anyone suggest a courier who will definitely take the lights,
with it clearly stated on the Ts and Cs that it is OK to send products containing Lithium Ion?

I really don’t want to risk it – I am looking to send £400+ worth of lights – I bet if they got destroyed due to ‘containing items on the restricted list’ then insurance would also be invalidated.

Thanks for any tips!

Royal Mail do a next day up £600 insured for £10

exposure lights have sealed/contained batteries the RM are ok with that.
sent a maxD and a Diablo back for some pre-winter fettling a few weeks back.
Absolutely no issues at all.

must admit I didn’t even give this a thought when I sent my light for repair! Used RM, no issues.

I’ve just sent mine to exposure via Royal Mail without issue.

It can’t be that much of an issue given 99% of people probably buy them online and get them delivered, me included.

I’d have thought a fair proportion of what gets posted nowadays contains lithium ion batteries of some sort..

Thanks,
Think I have found what I need on RM conditions…
https://www.royalmail.com/sites/royalmail.com/files/2024-05/prohibited-and-restricted-items-english.pdf

There are still conditions to be adhered to, which is worth being aware of  (e.g. packaging requirements)

Another Royal Mail vote here. I sent a Joystick back earlier this year. Answered the question at the counter about what was in the parcel and they popped a sticker on. No bother when I confirmed that the battery was integral to the light and not loose in the packet.

I have the solution – give them to your plastic Northern mate when you were in Wales last weekend,  then he can drop them into Exposure for you.  All you need is a time machine. At worst they’ll keep my FiveTens company, sitting forgotten in the back of his van….