subject: Top 10 Weirdest Things You Cant Send Using A Courier [print this page] For many people, the fact that there is a list of prohibited items with regards to courier companies will be news in itself, but even those who know of the existence of such a list may be surprised to see some of the things that feature. It is common sense to think that the majority of the items which make up the list should be on there everything from ammunition, animals (alive or dead), drugs, liquids and perishables, to hazardous substances, aerosols and biological samples but below are ten of the weirdest things that you perhaps would not expect to see on there.
One
Car bonnet there are two things to note here, the first is why would you want to send a car bonnet using a UK courier anyway? And the second is why on earth this would be a prohibited item. The likelihood is that the cost of insuring and carrying such an item would make it untenable for the courier company, and the risk of it being damaged or scratched may be relatively high.
Two
Lottery tickets this makes sense if you think about it (imagine a winning lottery ticket being lost in the post!) but just how this is policed is quite another matter.
Three
Sinks A bit like the car bonnet, why youd want to send one using a courier is baffling, and again like the car bonnet the risk of damage would probably make the cost of delivery (including insurance) untenable for the sender.
Four
Stamps stamps can be sent through the post if they are franked but not if they are not. This is presumably because it is like sending money through the post.
Five
Toilets see sinks and car bonnet!
Six
Christmas crackers this might well be the strangest of them all, but perhaps it is due to the cracker part of a Christmas cracker that has the potential to cause alarm or perhaps they even have carry the risk of fire.
Seven
Car bumper see sinks, car bonnet and toilets.
Eight
Credit and debit cards sending these could pose a serious threat of identity fraud which in turn could cost lots of people a lot of money, but like lottery tickets and stamps it would probably be very difficult to police this.
Nine
Sofa / Settee see sinks, car bonnet, toilets and car bumper.
