Vacuumland is a good shout now you mention it, since their primarily american! (it's why I stay away tbh, they just cant seem to take a joke...)
My DC26 is all boxed up now and awaiting delivery to its new home. Was plumbing the new owners address into interparcel, when my mate who was over at the time looked at the address and said "I'm going within 2 miles of there on wednesday"...
So he's going to run it over to the new owner, and since I am awapping it for somethign else will bring my new vacuum back with him too! I will post up with what I've swapped it with when I get it!