Thank you, Chris.
I think taking you up on the offer of free pipes would be very appreciated. I'm Essex, so not too far from you - I'd just need the dates to work (ideally from the Stansted). Are they one long piece or do they break down? I may need to borrow a car to put them in, my daily is a little MX5!
They don't break down and are bubble wrapped together. They are 180x20x12 cm and I'm pretty sure would fit in the passenger seat/footwell OK. Pickup would be Great Dunmow and I'm next there on the 5th July.