Royal Mail delivery

[yummumbums]

Again just had a parcel arrive this morning posted first class on 3/9/20. Although it was sent by Royal Mail it appeared to be delivered by another company unless Royal Mail have changed their uniform to black and royal blue. so maybe they are hiring in people to deal with the back log. I?m still missing lots of things! I send anything important by UPS or Hermes at the moment as they seem more reliable than the mail.

[Bic Basher]

It's not just ED suffering postal issues, the good people of Crystal Palace have also had delayed deliveries.

https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/royal-mail-slammed-post-south-19061331?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

[Bic Basher]

While the last Private Eye never arrived, the latest edition arrived one day late.

[dimples]

Two purchases that I?ve bought from the same seller haven?t arrived to me . The first one was 16/09/2020 and the second 1/10/2020 both tracked and because the first one didn?t arrive the second one requested me to sign for . The seller received the proof I signed but I didn?t nor did I receive the item .

I have asked all my neighbours and no one has taken it in plus the signature I believe has to be done by the postman because of corona virus .

I?ve reported it to the sorting office , the seller can claim but this really worries me as who know what else has gone missing ??

I don?t know what to do ?

[Dulwich Born And Bred]

I?ve been opening my front door to find parcels just sat on the doorstep waiting to be stolen as the postman didn?t knock. I only knew I got an email twice to say my parcel has been delivered!

[Lowlander]

After complaining to Royal Mail and letting Helen Hayes MP know a month ago I had a deluge of letters ad parcels. Deliveries became a bit better for a while.

I'm now waiting for two parcels posted end-September...by Wednesday it'll be ten working days and the sender can get their money back. So can I, but from now on i'll make every effort to avoid delivery by Royal Mail...

And the tragedy is that the Royal Mail staff are most like treated better than DHL etc., and it's not their fault...

[intexasatthe moment]

That's interesting Lowlander .I wonder how it works -

"here lads Mr Lowlander of 123 East Dulwich Residence has complained.

All hands on deck to extract his post ."

Makes no sense .Lots of individual complaints result in the complainer getting their backlog . And ( no criticism of you Lowlander ) while Peckham sorting office looking for the complainers post ,are they diverted from normal work ?

[nxjen]

I think Helen Hayes? visit improved deliveries for everyone, for a while anyway. We certainly received a backlog of mail afterwards.

[Lowlander]

intexasatthe moment Wrote:

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> That's interesting Lowlander .I wonder how it

> works -

>

> "here lads Mr Lowlander of 123 East Dulwich

> Residence has complained.

> All hands on deck to extract his post ."

>

> Makes no sense .Lots of individual complaints

> result in the complainer getting their backlog .

> And ( no criticism of you Lowlander ) while

> Peckham sorting office looking for the complainers

> post ,are they diverted from normal work ?

If only that were the case :-)

In reality it was likely the fact that the combined efforts of many people complaining to Royal Mail and Helen Hayes that resulted in a temporary improvement.

[intexasatthe moment]

They've not worked for me .No backlog of missing items posted weeks ago suddenly being delivered .

[intexasatthe moment]

I spoke too soon !! It's arrived - notification of hearing appointment on 21 Sept ,two letters posted on 9th September .

Whoop ,whoop !

[Bic Basher]

Nothing on time this week. Had one delivery of delayed post including a letter posted on the 8th informing me that I need to stay in for a gas safety check on Monday.

[wee quinnie]

Yesterday my mum posted a second class letter for me from rural N Ireland, got it today.

Still waiting 2 weeks for a parcel posted from Cumbria though.

[xapis85]

We have had two postal deliveries in the last fortnight. It seems that when our regular person is off they are simply not covered. I'm expecting several parcels which are now 2 weeks since posting - it really is absolutely infuriating. I have no faith whatsoever in getting anything on time but hopefully they'll turn up eventually. It does seem that if it arrives at the right moment it might come quicker than things which have got stuck in a huge backlog. Very fed up!

[Pugwash]

bank statement posted late September arrived yesterday, but hubby's statement from same branch arrived end of September.

[Sue]

So Helen Hayes' visit doesn't seem to have had much effect?

😭

[siousxiesue]

I got post today! Almost unheard of to get a Saturday delivery, but then I seem to have a new, friendly postie too!

[Sue]

I've just had a delivery! On a Sunday!

Replacement bulbs!

However, they were posted on 30 September...

At least this lot weren't already sprouting...

[tomskip]

I had post on Sunday too. A birthday gift for me from a friend, posted before 29th September. She probably thought I was a right rude so-and-so for not thanking her for the gift.

[Bic Basher]

No post for me on Sunday, but have a week's worth of post just delivered.

[Lynne]

Just had a bundle of post, two dated October 4th

[Lynne]

Just when you think things can't get much worse, I've just found a big bundle of post just lying on the pavement in the rain on Lacon Rd, all addressed to various people at the old school buildings.

[Penguin68]

You should report that to the Royal Mail. Or even the police, since interfering with the Mail is an offence. And this may be the result of such an interference.

[Bic Basher]

For the first time in two months, Private Eye has arrived on time.

[Sue]

9pm.

I heard a strange clatter.

Two supposed posties whizzed down my street, one each side.

The one on my side managed to force a magazine through my letterbox, but sadly had to give up with a cardboard packet clearly marked "Do not bend", which along with some other post he bent in half, tried to get it through, couldn't, so just left it all stuck in the letterbox.

On opening the door to pull it through from the outside, I found another letter dropped on the doorstep.

On looking through the post which had been stuck in the letterbox, I found a letter for somebody several doors down.

Dear oh dear. Have they taken on the Christmas casuals already?