Jump to content

Recommended Posts

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?

Jennys Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> 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

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..

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.

  • 4 months later...
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...

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Latest Discussions

    • Surely nobody is going to want books in poor condition, unless they are rare and possibly valuable?
    • Is that not only true within certain hours? I just did a quick Google and this came up (not specifically Southwark): The Noise Act 1996 defines "night hours" as 11 pm to 7 am, and local councils can take action if noise levels are excessive during this time. This means they can issue warning notices or even investigate for a statutory nuisance if the noise is particularly disruptive, according to Gov.uk.  I'm sure it's more complicated than that, and I'm sure it's been discussed on here before, though I can't remember which thread.
    • Get on those waiting lists asap if you haven't already. I waited till after the birth and it was very challenging getting a place once our daughter turned 1.  She ended up at LEYF Camberwell (we had to accept 2 days to start and gradually got to ramp up 5 days). She absolutely loved it there after an initial shaky start but her key worker and team worked really hard to settle her in. They spent a lot of time giving her cuddles and making her feel safe. Great outdoor space and really caring, enthusiastic staff with low turnover. Would highly recommend. 
    • We are expecting a baby in a few months, and have heard about the epic waiting lists for nurseries in the area... We have been to look around, and are considering, LEYF Camberwell, N Family Club Camberwell and Purple Jay Herne Hill. Would love to hear any feedback from experienced parents!
Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...