On Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:20:13 +0100, Steve Walker
wrote:

On 28/03/2021 12:42, Max Demian wrote:
On 28/03/2021 10:19, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Adrian Caspersz formulated the question :

Couriers, "this way up" and lead acid batteries, sounds like a good
recipe for burns & tears ...

Any reputable supplier, will ensure they are capped, then sealed in an
acid tight bag, then padded and boxed.

Tanya is amongst the best for safety, their batteries arrive vacuum
sealed in a bag.

I bought a "dry charged" battery from Halfords once, with the acid in
separate plastic bottles. Filled it up, fitted it, started the engine
and went for a spin to refresh the charge. Job done.

I don't think you can buy them like that now -

OOI I'll ask at the shop if *they* still get batteries that way (even
if they can't (officially) pass them to us that way), or if the one
they got for me (not that long ago) could have been old stock from the
supplier (I think it was a Yuasa)?

it has become a problem
for motorbike batteries that were often sold that way. All part of
restricting acid sales to prevent people using it as a weapon.

Understood.

Cheers, T i m