"Signed-for" delivery not signed-for ...
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Chaps,
It's happened again. A letter which was sent "Signed-for" has just (20 minutes ago) popped through our letterbox with the rest of the post. And no, the postie didn't ask for a signature. Contents? My passport, being returned from a solicitors having been sent there to prove my identity.
This is about the third time this has happened in the last couple of months. And it seems that postie is not averse to helping himself to attractive things from the postbag either; we lost £5,000 from our savings account when new cards and PIN numbers failed to turn up last year. Yes, five grand. (Thankfully the building society refunded it all once we had a crime number.)
So, PH suggestions on what to do now.
1. Ignore it. Be grateful that I got the passport.
2. Make a formal complaint on the Royal Mail website. (Likely outcome, a letter saying "Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention Mr zcacogp, we are investigating it" and sweet FA beyond that.)
3. Call in at the local sorting office, ask to speak to the Postmaster in charge (if this is the correct term) and raise merry hell.
4. Wait a week, formally enquire where my letter got to, express surprise when I learn that "I" signed for it, ask to see the signature, make a much much bigger formal complaint and ask them to pay for the cost of a new passport (knocking on for £100 nowadays I think.)
Currently I am erring towards 3, and possibly 4.
Oli.
It's happened again. A letter which was sent "Signed-for" has just (20 minutes ago) popped through our letterbox with the rest of the post. And no, the postie didn't ask for a signature. Contents? My passport, being returned from a solicitors having been sent there to prove my identity.
This is about the third time this has happened in the last couple of months. And it seems that postie is not averse to helping himself to attractive things from the postbag either; we lost £5,000 from our savings account when new cards and PIN numbers failed to turn up last year. Yes, five grand. (Thankfully the building society refunded it all once we had a crime number.)
So, PH suggestions on what to do now.
1. Ignore it. Be grateful that I got the passport.
2. Make a formal complaint on the Royal Mail website. (Likely outcome, a letter saying "Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention Mr zcacogp, we are investigating it" and sweet FA beyond that.)
3. Call in at the local sorting office, ask to speak to the Postmaster in charge (if this is the correct term) and raise merry hell.
4. Wait a week, formally enquire where my letter got to, express surprise when I learn that "I" signed for it, ask to see the signature, make a much much bigger formal complaint and ask them to pay for the cost of a new passport (knocking on for £100 nowadays I think.)
Currently I am erring towards 3, and possibly 4.
Oli.
I wouldn't go for 4. The last thing you need is some bod 'helpfully' notifying the PA that your passport has been lost in transit and them cancelling it or some such.
ETA:- There is also a level of deception here which could leave you in very hot water if it ever all got out and acted on, just not worth it.
Option 3 with option 2 in mind knowing that option 3 will most likely fall on it's face but at least you will feel better about it!
ETA:- There is also a level of deception here which could leave you in very hot water if it ever all got out and acted on, just not worth it.
Option 3 with option 2 in mind knowing that option 3 will most likely fall on it's face but at least you will feel better about it!
Edited by Rude-boy on Tuesday 18th August 13:56
zcacogp said:
Chaps,
It's happened again. A letter which was sent "Signed-for" has just (20 minutes ago) popped through our letterbox with the rest of the post. And no, the postie didn't ask for a signature. Contents? My passport, being returned from a solicitors having been sent there to prove my identity.
This is about the third time this has happened in the last couple of months. And it seems that postie is not averse to helping himself to attractive things from the postbag either; we lost £5,000 from our savings account when new cards and PIN numbers failed to turn up last year. Yes, five grand. (Thankfully the building society refunded it all once we had a crime number.)
So, PH suggestions on what to do now.
1. Ignore it. Be grateful that I got the passport.
2. Make a formal complaint on the Royal Mail website. (Likely outcome, a letter saying "Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention Mr zcacogp, we are investigating it" and sweet FA beyond that.)
3. Call in at the local sorting office, ask to speak to the Postmaster in charge (if this is the correct term) and raise merry hell.
4. Wait a week, formally enquire where my letter got to, express surprise when I learn that "I" signed for it, ask to see the signature, make a much much bigger formal complaint and ask them to pay for the cost of a new passport (knocking on for £100 nowadays I think.)
Currently I am erring towards 3, and possibly 4.
Oli.
3 AND 4 get my vote... Im so fed up of having to sign for stuff were the lazy sIt's happened again. A letter which was sent "Signed-for" has just (20 minutes ago) popped through our letterbox with the rest of the post. And no, the postie didn't ask for a signature. Contents? My passport, being returned from a solicitors having been sent there to prove my identity.
This is about the third time this has happened in the last couple of months. And it seems that postie is not averse to helping himself to attractive things from the postbag either; we lost £5,000 from our savings account when new cards and PIN numbers failed to turn up last year. Yes, five grand. (Thankfully the building society refunded it all once we had a crime number.)
So, PH suggestions on what to do now.
1. Ignore it. Be grateful that I got the passport.
2. Make a formal complaint on the Royal Mail website. (Likely outcome, a letter saying "Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention Mr zcacogp, we are investigating it" and sweet FA beyond that.)
3. Call in at the local sorting office, ask to speak to the Postmaster in charge (if this is the correct term) and raise merry hell.
4. Wait a week, formally enquire where my letter got to, express surprise when I learn that "I" signed for it, ask to see the signature, make a much much bigger formal complaint and ask them to pay for the cost of a new passport (knocking on for £100 nowadays I think.)
Currently I am erring towards 3, and possibly 4.
Oli.
te pops the letter through the door without knocking and then walks off.Last time I caught him I gave him a b
king for doing it and he just shrugged and gave me the new phone that he had in the van.Tell the passport office?
If they're really concerned about identity theft, they'll do something (and ask why they're paying for signed for when they could just a stamp on it & get the same result - a safer result in fact - all the signed for bit is doing is highlighting that there's something worth nicking)
TT
If they're really concerned about identity theft, they'll do something (and ask why they're paying for signed for when they could just a stamp on it & get the same result - a safer result in fact - all the signed for bit is doing is highlighting that there's something worth nicking)
TT
4 sounds the most fun, but is likely to lead to more trouble (for you, as mentioned passport cancellation for instance!) than it's worth.
3 is probably the best!
On a sidenote, I've had this happen a lot recently.
I live in a block of flats with a coded entrance, and the parcels have been left outside my door.
Not impressed when a few of them were very valuable!!
3 is probably the best!
On a sidenote, I've had this happen a lot recently.
I live in a block of flats with a coded entrance, and the parcels have been left outside my door.
Not impressed when a few of them were very valuable!!
WhyTwo said:
Our postman often signs for things on our behalf, I think it's great as it saves me having to make the trip to the post office to collect it
I doubt you'd say that if it was valuable and went missing....!That has happened to me and it was a right faff trying to get it sorted! The parcel wasn't signed by the postie, but they didn't leave a card and when I went to the PO they claimed I had signed for it!
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