How can i mail an axe to my mate within England?

[dd786]

sold my GB SFA to my mate but hes up north and I'm in London. How do i get it up to him. According to royal and mail this is illegal... why?

 

[sunndog]

I posted a crossbow a few months ago

Use myhermes or similar if you're worried

 

[dd786]

hmm. Anyone else tried this?

 

[Mesquite]

According to royal and mail this is illegal... why?

Since when has it been illegal to post an axe via Royal Mail?

 

[slowworm]

Legal AFAIK although some POs seem to not know their own guidelines

https://personal.help.royalmail.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/96/~/prohibited-and-restricted-items

Sharp objects (including knives, kitchen utensils and gardening tools)

• International & UK - Allowed in the mail, see packaging guidelines below:
• • Sharp objects like knives*, kitchen utensils and gardening tools may only be posted if they are packaged appropriately so that they are no risk to employees, other postal items or recipients.
    *Excludes knives that are banned under UK laws - see Weapons
  • Wrap heavy cardboard around sharp edges and points, strong enough to ensure that the contents do not pierce the outer packaging. Wrap each item with cushioning material. Place in a suitable outer container such as a padded envelope.
  • The sender's name and return address must be clearly visible on the outer packaging.

 

[sunndog]

hmm. Anyone else tried this?

Have a look on eBay and see how many axes are offered posted by royal mail
Not that I'd recommend them for anything really

 

[Mr Wolf]

Its legal,send as tools or sporting goods.
Never had a prob with rm

 

[MrEd]

Package so it doesn’t look like and axe and say garden tools?

 

[dwardo]

Package so it doesn’t look like and axe and say garden tools?

Wood working tool, carving tool, wood maul, stove prep tool etc.

 

[dd786]

good shout guys. Thank you.

 

[Chalkflint]

I sent some axes early this year by Parcel force. But they were one of the few who would carry them.
One problem I did encountered was using Parcel2Go. I could not use them to book Parcelforce as axes are prohibited by Parcel2Go despite the fact that Parcelforce would happily carry them
Chalkflint

 

[Dave Budd]

I still send most things via royal fail in my local post office. Knives, axes, etc are not banned by them; it's just that some monkey used a picture of a knife as a weapon on the literature of banned articles. As long as it is safely wrapped then there is no issue, but if the jobsworths want to know what is in it then tell them it's tools or something similarly vague. My local PO stopped asking me a long time ago (mostly because I got a sex toy out of the box to show them when the new enthusiastic staff member persisted her enquiries!).

I use parcels2go or similar when I have heavy or large items (like full sized axes) and end up with UPS or DPD normally

 

[slowworm]

My local PO stopped asking me a long time ago (mostly because I got a sex toy out of the box to show them when the new enthusiastic staff member persisted her enquiries!).

Did you forge it yourself?

 

[Dave Budd]

it was wooden, but I did cut the tree down and then turn it myself

 

[vestlenning]

I remember when an axe was a tool and could be sent by post just like that ...