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Hi Folks
Last Saturday I got my post delivered as usual at around mid-day. However, there was also a ‘Something for you’ card from Royal Mail delivered along with the normal post. On the card, it suggests that Royal Mail tried to deliver me an item marked ‘special delivery’ on that day but because nobody answered the door when they allegedly knocked to gain the required signature in order to deliver this item, I now need to collect it from their sorting office. However, I was in the house all day!!
The interesting thing about this is that about half an hour later,, a Royal Mail van drove into our street, did a three point turn and went straight out again without stopping.
Could this be a royal mail ‘scam’ in that they are trying to prove that they drove to my house in order to make this delivery but nobody was in to sign for this item? Of course, the two incidents could be completely unrelated.
Do you think I should collect this item from their sorting office without saying anything, or do you think it is worth taking things further and making a complaint?
Any advice greatly appreciated.
Hi There,
My Brother works from home and quite often has to sit in the window and watch for the post when he is expecting a parcel or something that needs to be signed for as his post man just puts the card through the door.
His view is that knocking and waiting would take time out of the post mans day and he wants to get finished as quickly as possible.
I'm not sure what complaining would achieve but it might make you feel better.
GTTS
This was on the news recently where the post men don't even take the parcels with them on their round and just pop the "While you were out" card
Apparently this would make their bags too heavy!!!
It seems the royal mail are loosing out.
They can't deliver as they should and to be honest you can have things collected and delivered by couriers just as cheap if your sending parcels.
GTTS
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