Posting a bonnet, headlights and grill to Australia

I’m in Barnsley and the buyer is in South Devon, not really lol

I sent a mint condition tailgate from a mk5 escort I was breaking to a guy up north, packaging, bubble wrap, tape cardboard and tape used, I used ups and they collected it from me at work, helped the ups guy load it in his van and of it went, got a call from the buyer to say that when it arrived it was damaged,
He sent me some pictures of the tailgate and it honestly looked like it had been thrown down a flight of stairs!
Every corner bent and the HRW smashed,
I was really hacked off with ups and gutted for the guy who bought it,
I won't ever send a panel again due to this,

I wouldn't use parcel monkey if they paid me to deliver my stuff. Very poor experiences in the past.

Bump

I send hundreds of parcels all over the world & tbh something like a bonnet & the other bits you mentioned are probably not viable to send to Oz. It would be very expensive. The only way it might work would be via ship. Takes around 6 weeks but loads cheaper obviously, if the guy is happy to wait.
Many in the thread have mentioned, ‘wouldn’t use x’, ‘wouldn’t use z’ etc.
Again I’ve used dozens of carriers over the years, it doesn’t matter one jot who you pick, all of them at some point or other WILL bust, break bend or damage something, it’s inevitable & like it or not, it’s normally because it’s not packaged well enough.
Don’t think for one moment ANY delivery driver/warehouse operative or anyone else who handles your precious parcel gives two foooks what’s in it or what you write on the side.
You can put fragile, glass, handle with care, whatever you like, it won’t make one iota of difference. If send something by courier work on the assumption it will be dropped from the height of an artic trailer onto the concrete at least 6 times before it reaches its recipient & box it accordingly & you’ll be about right