Help regarding posting a letter recorded delivery
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Hi i took a letter into my local post office yesterday to send to dvla and made sure it was 1st class recorded, i check the status of this on the track and trace and its saying-
Item AG^&^&**&&&&GB was posted at 107 Shipdam Road NR19 1AH on 31/03/10 and is being progressed through our network for delivery.
the post office i used was the shipdham road one so not sure whats going on, i would of hoped it got to the dvla today but it seems not
any info on this?
thanks
Item AG^&^&**&&&&GB was posted at 107 Shipdam Road NR19 1AH on 31/03/10 and is being progressed through our network for delivery.
the post office i used was the shipdham road one so not sure whats going on, i would of hoped it got to the dvla today but it seems not
any info on this?
thanks
G_T said:
3216 said:
"First class" doesn't guarantee next day delivery, you need to use "special delivery" for that.
"Special Delivery" isn't necessarily next day either. It's let me down to the point I no longer bother with it.
edo said:
it's all a f
king waste of time. if you want to be sure something gets there, use a courier.
Even that isn't guaranteed. Have been let down before twice. Once when the snow hit earlier this year (see the Powerbar thread). And another time when the computers at the central exchange died. A package that should have been overnight before 9am arrive 3 days later. :|king waste of time. if you want to be sure something gets there, use a courier.edo said:
it's all a fking waste of time. if you want to be sure something gets there, use a courier.
Couldn't agree more.king waste of time. if you want to be sure something gets there, use a courier.I've sent three things recorded delivery in the past year that never reached their destination. IIRC for first class delivery, they don't class it as 'lost' until 20 working days (a month) after it was posted. Even then, they don't offer any compensation unless you can prove the value of the item (with receipt). If it's 'just' an important letter, they say sorry and send you some stamps to the value of what you paid for the servive in the first place.
ShadownINja said:
edo said:
it's all a fking waste of time. if you want to be sure something gets there, use a courier.
Even that isn't guaranteed. Have been let down before twice. Once when the snow hit earlier this year (see the Powerbar thread). And another time when the computers at the central exchange died. A package that should have been overnight before 9am arrive 3 days later. :king waste of time. if you want to be sure something gets there, use a courier.A courier destroyed a parcel because I didn't respond to a query I never received.
edo said:
it's all a fking waste of time. if you want to be sure something gets there, use a courier.
In my experience, it probably did get there but, Swansea are very skilled at losing V5s and other stuff .... king waste of time. if you want to be sure something gets there, use a courier.Worse than that, recent changes mean that this Government Agency are bullet proof even when they cock up, which they frequently do. The onus is always on YOU to ensure THEY update their database ~ which contains much erroneous or out of date data...
On the other hand, their sister Government Dept., the ENFORCEMENT AGENCY appear ultra efficient if the car you sold ages ago now does not show as being Taxed and as their records still show YOU as the current keeper, YOU are responsible when DVLA alert their sister agency with inaccurate data!
Even if YOU, like me kept a coloured photocopy of the correctly completed and sent V5 plus a Cerificate of Posting for the sent document ~ if their records are NOT updated then tough .... pay up mugs or waste numerous phone calls trying to sort the matter out.
Like another underachieving Government Agency I will not mention, failing miserably to bring many Vehicle Tax and Insurance miscreants to book, they have become hyper parasitical on basically honest folks ..... easy meat targets .... What a pain.... They cock up, YOU pay! I could forgive say one error, but over the past few years, there have been several and sorting it out is like banging your head against a brick wall...
Only in the UK ......
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.... .... ... No bluddy wonder things are the way they are ... Bet money Gordon Brown cluelessly thinks they're all doing a fine job! And come the next Westminster reshuffle and desperate Dave and his oh so clever opposition team get in, things will only get better .... yeah ... right ... not for most though. Tis always so...
we're doomed...
On a much more serious note, who do you think will post the fastest time in Q1 in a few hours time ? ... Alonso is 11-2 to do so .... and Vettel ... same odds ... might have a little each way bet ...
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mybrainhurts said:
nonuts said:
Recorded doesn't tell you anything other than confirmation of delivery. It's not 'tracked' as such.
He's checked it once and got a status reply.Recorded goes into the normal mail and is tracked whenever it pops its head out of the sack.
If it's lost somewhere, thats where it stays.
Still at least he has proof of posting , which apparantly is all he really needs
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