Author Topic: Shipping Fuel Parts  (Read 1433 times)

Offline HARVS1789UK

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Shipping Fuel Parts
« on: 07 May 2014, 23:17 »
I need (and have even found an paid for) a new fuel pump, filter and pressure reg for my MKII.

I live in Jersey, Channel Islands and the parts I have found/bought are in Inverness, Scotland (although this issue will be the same getting parts any long distance).

It seems that none of the major couriers will accept anything that has had a fuel source within a 20 mile radius of it, let alone a pump that used to have petrol pass through it!

I am getting really stumped as to how I can transport these parts whether I continue to buy them via the guy I have already found (who doesnt want to just label the package 'Car Parts' and follow the what they don't know wont hurt them principle, which I suppose is fair enough) or if I source them from else where.

It seems rediculous to me for this to be such an issue, surly people ship mildly dangerous goods all the time?

Does anyone know of any courier services which would carry something like this?
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Offline itavaltalainen

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Re: Shipping Fuel Parts
« Reply #1 on: 09 May 2014, 22:01 »
just ship as car parts. petrol will evaporate, so as long as it's all evaporated you can even write fuel pump on there.

you could write "fuel pump and parts - dry/no fuel contained" that should clear any doubt
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