Thread: What would you buy directly while in England?

Originally Posted by Lostkiwi

I just ordered a few small light parts from the UK - 4 front brake slave cylinders a few seals and a few small screws etc Nothing heavy Total came to 27 pounds Good price Then the freight bill came Thur 87pounds to post it to Norfolk Island!!!
They said it was the courier they use [maybe they should change]
Im Just in the process of getting them to post it to some rallies over there Cost 5 pounds They are going to forward onto me
Its will be interesting to see how much that costs!
So be aware of were you buy from and get a quote on the freight first!!

Have a look at the Pom Post Office web site. I think it is called Royal Mail. You should be able to calculate a close enough price for comparison purposes. I now only use US Post Office when buying stock and insist on suppliers using International Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes. I have had a couple of severe frights when suppliers used FedEx and UPS. A FedEx charge of $125 for two fog light sealed beams costing US$17 was the last straw. I now rarely buy anything from UK & Europe since the freight and postage charges got right out of hand. Let alone the monstrous increase in the price of my lines of goods in recent years.

Almost anything, being as I live in England

Kylie Minogue.

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Have a look at the Pom Post Office web site. I think it is called Royal Mail. You should be able to calculate a close enough price for comparison purposes. I now only use US Post Office when buying stock and insist on suppliers using International Priority Mail Flat Rate Boxes. I have had a couple of severe frights when suppliers used FedEx and UPS. A FedEx charge of $125 for two fog light sealed beams costing US$17 was the last straw. I now rarely buy anything from UK & Europe since the freight and postage charges got right out of hand. Let alone the monstrous increase in the price of my lines of goods in recent years.

Thanks, Just checked out the royal Mail web site Looks like it should only cost 6-8 pounds. Thats a lot better than the 87 pounds i was going to get charged!
I also ordered a set front dumb Irons from a different company They charged $170au all up thats including items and the freight
So there are still bargains out there

How about half the list from ashcroft to make the drivetrain bulletproof(4.11 gears, front cv's, rear driveshafts, transfer,gearbox etc)!
Maybe you could get a LONG ski bag and pass the side steps off as snow skis!
You would probably get away with bringing in a lightweight LR as they where never sold here and then you can just put a HUGE wood box in the back and fill it up!

me a pint if I can help let me know,where abouts are you going in the UK