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Title: Eternal- car
Post by: Steve B on 11 December 2016, 19:45:09
Ordered an exhaust on the 6th... was hoping to get to serek next week to move the two sensors and put the exhaust on...but need to ideally ring and book it but ive got a small problem after asking eternal...when will the exhaust be here..

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/70807181/eternal.jpg)
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: STEMO on 11 December 2016, 19:59:33
We use parcelfarce, but we know our parcels exceed their size limit, so we pray that they ignore that and deliver it anyway.
Great business plan.
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: Steve B on 12 December 2016, 10:09:17
Got email from eternal this morning to say there is nothing more they can do to help.  >:(  So just rang customer service parcel force... gave her the tracking number and she said... we have that tracking number for when the item comes onto our system. and at present that item is still in germany ... anyone ever had this before with eternal ?
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: Steve B on 12 December 2016, 10:39:10
So eternal use a company called GLS parcel to ship the exhaust across germany to the UK... it then at some point gets passed over to parcel force to be sent here.but meanwhile it sits in a depot  ::)

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/70807181/exhaust1.jpg)
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: STEMO on 12 December 2016, 11:17:40
I think I've seen parcelfarce vans with a green coloured logo on with GLS written on it.
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: STEMO on 12 December 2016, 11:19:13
Just checked, they have a GLS logo on the door, so same company.
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: Steve B on 12 December 2016, 11:35:40
bet its all this H&S crap its too big to pick up on my own  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: powerslinky on 12 December 2016, 12:07:20
Got email from eternal this morning to say there is nothing more they can do to help.  >:(  So just rang customer service parcel force... gave her the tracking number and she said... we have that tracking number for when the item comes onto our system. and at present that item is still in germany ... anyone ever had this before with eternal ?

But it says it arrived in the UK on 9/12/16 at 02.45   ::) ::)

Previous 2 transactions with eternal have been all ok  . . .took about a week to get here , complete systems all in 1 large box
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: Steve B on 12 December 2016, 12:28:48
Yes it does say that Al.. i guess it was just parcel forces way of saying its nothing to do with us yet  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: STEMO on 12 December 2016, 15:57:51
Yes it does say that Al.. i guess it was just parcel forces way of saying its nothing to do with us yet  ;D ;D
I've told you....it's the same company.
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: Steve B on 13 December 2016, 20:32:49
So eternal use a company called GLS parcel to ship the exhaust across germany to the UK... it then at some point gets passed over to parcel force to be sent here.but meanwhile it sits in a depot  ::)

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/70807181/exhaust1.jpg)
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/70807181/exhaust2.jpg)

Dont get it  :-\
 
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: Andy H on 13 December 2016, 20:58:26
Has it been sent to Coventry? https://gls-group.eu/EU/en/gls-partner-united-kingdom (https://gls-group.eu/EU/en/gls-partner-united-kingdom)
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 13 December 2016, 21:14:24
bet its all this H&S crap its too big to pick up on my own  ;D ;D ;D
The size restriction is more to do with courier vehicles and sorting systems... Proper companies train their staff to know what they can and cannot collect, ie exposed metal, too long etc. Any oversized or awkward items will demand a handling premium.

Basically if the consignment is booked in honestly and accurately, then there's no reason for it not to be collected and delivered. The company might refuse the consignment at point of booking, but once collected, it should be delivered. End of.
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: Steve B on 13 December 2016, 22:36:32
bet its all this H&S crap its too big to pick up on my own  ;D ;D ;D
The size restriction is more to do with courier vehicles and sorting systems... Proper companies train their staff to know what they can and cannot collect, ie exposed metal, too long etc. Any oversized or awkward items will demand a handling premium.

Basically if the consignment is booked in honestly and accurately, then there's no reason for it not to be collected and delivered. The company might refuse the consignment at point of booking, but once collected, it should be delivered. End of.
So what will be coming here first....my exhaust or santa
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: STEMO on 13 December 2016, 22:39:38
bet its all this H&S crap its too big to pick up on my own  ;D ;D ;D
The size restriction is more to do with courier vehicles and sorting systems... Proper companies train their staff to know what they can and cannot collect, ie exposed metal, too long etc. Any oversized or awkward items will demand a handling premium.

Basically if the consignment is booked in honestly and accurately, then there's no reason for it not to be collected and delivered. The company might refuse the consignment at point of booking, but once collected, it should be delivered. End of.
So what will be coming here first....my exhaust or santa
Eternal don't know....the courier doesn't know.....it would be a bit pointless for us to guess.  ;D
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 13 December 2016, 22:41:54
bet its all this H&S crap its too big to pick up on my own  ;D ;D ;D
The size restriction is more to do with courier vehicles and sorting systems... Proper companies train their staff to know what they can and cannot collect, ie exposed metal, too long etc. Any oversized or awkward items will demand a handling premium.

Basically if the consignment is booked in honestly and accurately, then there's no reason for it not to be collected and delivered. The company might refuse the consignment at point of booking, but once collected, it should be delivered. End of.
So what will be coming here first....my exhaust or santa
Eternal don't care....the courier doesn't care.....it would be a bit pointless for us to guess.  ;D
Fixed.
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: powerslinky on 14 December 2016, 10:03:02
bet its all this H&S crap its too big to pick up on my own  ;D ;D ;D
The size restriction is more to do with courier vehicles and sorting systems... Proper companies train their staff to know what they can and cannot collect, ie exposed metal, too long etc. Any oversized or awkward items will demand a handling premium.

Basically if the consignment is booked in honestly and accurately, then there's no reason for it not to be collected and delivered. The company might refuse the consignment at point of booking, but once collected, it should be delivered. End of.
So what will be coming here first....my exhaust or santa

Stick a hand written note to Santa up your chimney asking if he could deliver it to you on Christmas eve . . .  seem to remember from years ago that he is very obliging  . . ;D ;D ;D

Seriously though . . . hope it arrives for you soon :y
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: Colin G on 14 December 2016, 17:02:30
Don't want to rub salt into the wound but ordered from Germany on the 8th, delivered on the 12th - all in one big box  ;D
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: Steve B on 14 December 2016, 22:41:40
just checked .....Its still there  ;D ;D  just had a random message from eternal .....

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/70807181/exhaust3.jpg)
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: Steve B on 19 December 2016, 12:59:08
So that's the end of that  ::)

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/70807181/eternalend.jpg)
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: powerslinky on 19 December 2016, 16:22:10
Contact them & ask them to send you another  . . but with a delivery service that WILL DELIVER it  >:( >:(
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 19 December 2016, 16:50:27
Is this eternal or ETS?

I always used ETS and had no issues
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: TheBoy on 19 December 2016, 18:40:25
I have used both without issue, though admittedly not in their xmas busy period when no courier wants anything awkward.
Title: Re: Eternal- car
Post by: Nick W on 19 December 2016, 19:25:45
I have used both without issue, though admittedly not in their xmas busy period when no courier wants anything awkward.


Going by the boxes we've had in the last few days, they're not interested in small light boxes either. Today's looked like it had been driven over by a truck. Fortunately, rocker gaskets are hard to damage that way.