Delivery of parcels in East Dulwich

[Jennys]

This morning I was coming down the stairs when I saw a Royal Mail card come partly through the letterbox. Nobody had rung the bell, which was working. The card announced a special delivery parcel for a person unknown to me but with our address. As nobody of that name has lived here for at least 33 years, if ever, I do not understand how this has happened. If anyone knows K Doragh, (or I C Doragh) we have a card about their parcel, which is apparently at the delivery office in Highshore Road. Why did Royal Mail make no attempt to deliver the parcel, when I could have told them nobody of that name lived at our address? Or is this some kind of scam?

[Countrlass22]

Jenny I had similar I called royal mail on phone took 2 calls got it sorted.

Let them. Know push half threw didn't ring bell

[Callie]

Jennys Wrote:

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> This morning I was coming down the stairs when I

> saw a Royal Mail card come partly through the

> letterbox. Nobody had rung the bell, which was

> working. The card announced a special delivery

> parcel for a person unknown to me but with our

> address. As nobody of that name has lived here for

> at least 33 years, if ever, I do not understand

> how this has happened. If anyone knows K Doragh,

> (or I C Doragh) we have a card about their parcel,

> which is apparently at the delivery office in

> Highshore Road. Why did Royal Mail make no attempt

> to deliver the parcel, when I could have told them

> nobody of that name lived at our address? Or is

> this some kind of scam?

if there's a tracking number on the card, i would enter it into https://www.royalmail.com/track-your-item#/the track and trace on the royal mail website to see what comes up

[Jennys]

Thank you Callie and Countrlass22 for your advice and help.

[LKR]

This happened to me this morning. It was for us but it is so annoying. Why don't they ring the bell?

[hellosailor]

I?ve been told that when this happens it?s because they don?t actually have it with them. They haven?t attempted to deliver it, they only ever had the red slip with them. A postal worker at Peckham sorting office told me that this is because they use ?a lot of agency staff and they can?t be trusted to take parcels as unfortunately there?s a lot of theft.?

Not ideal..

[Galileo]

If that?s what they?re doing then it?s terrible! I?ve often wondered why they don?t try to deliver them, it happens a lot to us. I call and complain to Royal Mail and say that I?m in and they tend to send the driver back within a few hours.

[Lynne]

I have grumbled about deliveries, but yesterday I posted a parcel at about 5.15 in LL and it was delivered in Surrey this morning by the first post.

You can't get much better, on this occasion at least.

[bels123]

East Dulwich needs a Doddle

https://www.doddle.com/

[Jacqui5254]

I've had two red cards yesterday to say that I wasn't in when, in fact, I was only feet away from my front door.

No way did anyone try to deliver 2 parcels I have paid postage for.

And whilst we are at it....this means I have to DRIVE to Peckham to collect my parcels whilst this forum is debating the

problems of too many car journeys in this area.

I wonder how many car journeys this slack system is creating?

Time for some formal complaints to Royal Mail.

[goldilocks]

Sadly they?re closing their stand alone stores

bels123 Wrote:

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> East Dulwich needs a Doddle

>

> https://www.doddle.com/

[singalto]

Today I got a message from Amazon to tell me RM tried to deliver my parcel at 8.49 and again (!) at 11. I was home on both occasions and no card has been left! I got the tracking details from Amazon but what is Royal Mail playing at? I have booked a redelivery for Saturday but am not holding my breath...

[ianr]

I've just looked at the Amazon parcel pickup locations for SE22 and environ. There are quite a few.

I've used the Peckham Argos for Ebay click & collect. I don't know if this available in the Sainsburys Argos counter as well?

[singalto]

According to Amazon, the parcel is at Highshore road. I was home when RM claims to have tried to deliver and nocard was left so I am not convinced the delivery was attempted.