Its finally time

[Jonesie]

I'm afraid it has to be a saw, I agree no domestic customers should be able to buy throught the post but pro guys should. But we have to follow the rules.

We are now out and about all over the place so that is going to help a bit.

[Al Cormack]

I saw on a couple of supplier websites that they have a password protected area where the chainsaws etc are.

If you are not a previous customer, you have to register yourself with them and prove you are legit, and then they will mail them out, this one such supplier:

Stihl Online Sales Policy - HobUK

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

this thread is playing up - when I click for page 4 it goes back to page 3 ???

 

Aaah, but this very post seems to have fixed it! I'll shut up now.

[Justme]

This no mail order stuff is odd.

 

You can buy a car with no licence (so no training) & that is far far more dangerous than any saw to far more people & worse for those not in control of it than those that are. At least with a saw it is most likely just you that gets hurt.

 

I guess time will tell if they have it right or not. I think its more about protecting margins as they can squeeze out the mail order box shifters who buy & import via the "grey" market.

 

I spoke to the local ish dealer & they wanted £400 inc vat for a MS250 with 16" bar. Then I found a dealer a bit further away that would do me one for £350 inc with a bigger 18" bar (last one at that price as his new stock was at the increased price). So I went with them in the end. They also got about £70 worth of sales for other bits too.