Quick postage cost for Rifle Parcelforce

[micky2]

Weigh it & any extras going with it add on a kg for packing & check the cost of sending that weight on their web site. (£13.14 up to 5kg - £16.62 up to 10kg - £23.40 up to 15kg)

Remember you cannot use a proxy (like P2G) to buy the PF cheaper, you must take it to a Post Office to post, where you declare it as legal to send under "guns for sporting use".

lf you do it through Parcel Force web site you can get them to pick it up from your home and deliver to the other address.

[Hughlle]

lf you do it through Parcel Force web site you can get them to pick it up from your home and deliver to the other address.

And if it goes missing you get diddly squat compensation because you breached the parcel force terms and conditions for shipping low powered air guns.

[angrybear]

lf you do it through Parcel Force web site you can get them to pick it up from your home and deliver to the other address.

Try reading the terms & conditions,
which also state it is the senders responsibility to ensure they comply, not RM, PF or PO responsibility to check they do.

[barrel]

Don't want to be a fly in the ointment but is it not the case that Parcel Force will only carry spring powered air rifles and not PCP air rifles?. If this is the case if the went missing you would get no compensation at all as you have breached their rules and regulations.

[Hughlle]

Don't want to be a fly in the ointment but is it not the case that Parcel Force will only carry spring powered air rifles and not PCP air rifles?. If this is the case if the went missing you would get no compensation at all as you have breached their rules and regulations.

I've emailed them in the past regarding PCPs and the fact they have a pressure cylinder, and the response has always been that if it isn't FAC, then an air rifle is an air rifle and is permitted.

[barrel]

[QUOTE=Hughlle;7566050]I've emailed them in the past regarding PCPs and the fact they have a pressure cylinder, and the response has always been that if it isn't FAC, then an air rifle is an air rifle and is permitted.[/QUOT

If I PM you my Email can I ask you a favour?, would you mind forwarding their response to me.

Kindest regards

Barrel

[barrel]

[QUOTE=barrel;7566235]

I've emailed them in the past regarding PCPs and the fact they have a pressure cylinder, and the response has always been that if it isn't FAC, then an air rifle is an air rifle and is permitted.[/QUOT

If I PM you my Email can I ask you a favour?, would you mind forwarding their response to me.

Kindest regards

Barrel

Oh well I can only ask.


Kindest regards

Barrel

[emin-j]

I've emailed them in the past regarding PCPs and the fact they have a pressure cylinder, and the response has always been that if it isn't FAC, then an air rifle is an air rifle and is permitted.

I think this is one employees interpretation of the t&c, I’ve emailed them twice and both times received a definite ‘no’ due to the ‘full or empty’ compressed gas cylinder clause.

[Vic Thompson]

A few weeks ago I spoke to the RM/PF specialist Department that deals with "Restricted Goods" regarding shipping of a PCP Low powered Air Weapon.

The answer they gave was that they will not under any circumstances permit Carriage of a PCP Air Weapon if a "valved pressure cylinder (either empty or full)" is included in the package (their words not mine). This to me means that RM/PF will only carry a PCP if the cylinder is not part of the package, or alternatively, if the cylinder is included that at least one end is removed and it is shipped as an open tube.

To me that makes using their services "difficult" as removing a cylinder end might not be a straightforward job in some cases.

Vic Thompson

ps : regarding PF pricing, here's a link to an RM pricing guide that includes PF pricing as well. To use, enter the destination country, packaged weight and size categories, and out comes a table of alternative shipping methods, all priced up.

https://www.royalmail.com/price-finder

HTH, Vic T

[angrybear]

I've had both yes & no to PCP bottles cylinders,
Best I can say is that unless/until they state "guns for sporting use" does not include PCP's, it says it is legal to send "airguns".
So do everything correctly, empty it, declare it as a "gun for sporting use" as per their rules allow sent by PF48, and there should be no reason for it to be further stopped/inspected.

If you are so stupid as to lie about the contents or use a cheaper service to save a few pence, don't moan if it goes wrong.
otoh if you do things properly & something goes wrong you have sent an airgun as per their written rules state they accept them.

[Hughlle]

I think this is one employees interpretation of the t&c, I’ve emailed them twice and both times received a definite ‘no’ due to the ‘full or empty’ compressed gas cylinder clause.

I think you are probably correct, although it begs for a concrete response, or updating their T&C's to detail exactly what they mean by air rifle.

And sorry @barrel, that stuff all just gets deleted. Was a good while ago.