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Engines, gearboxes and panels delivered without a fight

Heavy and awkward is normal in the motor trade. Send engines, gearboxes, exhausts and panels with one account and get them to the garage by 6pm the next working day.

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A Tuffnells driver securing an exchange engine on a wooden base in a motor factors workshop
Auto partsEngines, gearboxes and long exhausts, at the garage the next working day.

Sound familiar?

  • Heavy cores and engines

    An engine or gearbox can be 70 to 120kg, far beyond parcel courier limits.

  • Long and fragile panels

    Exhausts, bumpers and body panels are long, light and easy to damage.

  • Garages need it fast

    A car on the ramp waiting for a part costs your customer money.

How Tuffnells helps

  1. Up to 150kg

    Engines and gearboxes strapped to a wooden base or crated, priced on actual or volumetric weight.

  2. Long parts to 6.5m

    Exhausts and panels priced on their real size, with handling included in the price.

  3. Next working day for the workshop

    Delivered by 6pm the working day after collection, so the car comes off the ramp sooner.

  4. Collection later today

    Book before 12 noon on a weekday and an urgent order is collected between 1pm and 6pm.

What you typically send

Every item is priced on its own size or weight, whichever is greater, and shown line by line before you pay.

  • Exchange engine on a wooden base

    80 × 60 × 60cm, 120kg

  • Gearbox

    60 × 50 × 50cm, 72kg

  • Exhaust system

    250 × 30 × 25cm, 18kg

  • Boxed brake kit

    50 × 40 × 30cm, 14kg

The services that fit best

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  • Next working day

    By 6pm the working day after collection, for the part a garage is waiting on.

  • Economy

    Two to three working days after collection, for returns and cores.

  • Later today collection

    Book before 12 noon on a weekday and an urgent engine or gearbox is collected between 1pm and 6pm.

More on heavy parcel delivery.

Tuffnells drivers moving an engine on a wooden base up the tail lift of a green van outside a motor factors unit

Auto parts

Engines, gearboxes, exhausts and panels

How we help auto parts

Engines and exhausts on the same account as brake kits

An engine or gearbox can weigh 70 to 120kg, well beyond parcel courier limits, and exhausts are long and light. We take both: up to 150kg and 6.5m per item, priced on size or weight with fuel included. Drain fuel and oil first, as we don't carry dangerous goods.

The problem

A freight firm for engines, a parcel courier for everything else

With Tuffnells

One account for engines, exhausts and small parts

  • 150kg per item
  • 6.5m longest item
  • Fuel included

Worked example

Exchange engine on a wooden base, 80 x 60 x 60cm, 120kg. By size it works out at about 58kg, so it's priced on its real weight: 120kg.

Worked example using our size or weight rule. Get the live price for your item.

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Common questions

More answers in the help centre.

Ready to ship with Tuffnells?

Priced line by line, collected from your door. Apply for an account for contracted rates.

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