As above: I ordered a Dell PC for a friend in Malta and had it delivered to my parents in the UK (Dell won’t ship to Malta and local importers are a rip off). On my next visit to the UK I drove the thing back to Brussels in the boot of my car then checked it in from BRU to MLA (two boxes – PC and printer – still sealed as originally shipped by Dell). Upon checking in I was asked “what is that”. I said “It’s a laptop and printer”. Thank you very much sir – job done – no problems.
There must have been something up to get a 9 hour delay.