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Delivering special to shared residence?

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datasaint
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Delivering special to shared residence?

Post by datasaint »

We're not allowed to deliver specials to neighbours, but in a shared residence house converted into flats where the delivery point is the front door, what's the rules say then?
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Re: Delivering special to shared residence?

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Knock or buzz the flat the special is for. If nobody answers, you leave a card. Safest way for you and the special. :-)
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Re: Delivering special to shared residence?

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norm wrote:We're not allowed to deliver specials to neighbours, but in a shared residence house converted into flats where the delivery point is the front door, what's the rules say then?
can you walk around inside the building ?or is just like an open door with bedrooms ? students ? id leave a docket at least the item is safe .
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Re: Delivering special to shared residence?

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coxybaby wrote:Knock or buzz the flat the special is for. If nobody answers, you leave a card. Safest way for you and the special. :-)
How do you know the person who comes to the door is who they claim?

It's a farce when at the callers office I've heard about them turning away a lady trying to pick up a regular packet for her husband because she didn't have his ID.
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Re: Delivering special to shared residence?

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norm wrote:
coxybaby wrote:Knock or buzz the flat the special is for. If nobody answers, you leave a card. Safest way for you and the special. :-)
How do you know the person who comes to the door is who they claim?
this isnt clear shared accomadation wont have flat buzzers
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Re: Delivering special to shared residence?

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bringon4dayweeks wrote: this isnt clear shared accomadation wont have flat buzzers
I'm talking about large houses that have been converted into 4 or more private rooms, they have individual buzzers but all share a letterbox at the front door.
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Re: Delivering special to shared residence?

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norm wrote:
bringon4dayweeks wrote: this isnt clear shared accomadation wont have flat buzzers
I'm talking about large houses that have been converted into 4 or more private rooms, they all share a letterbox at the front door however.
yes bring it back docket left it at least its safe :thumbup
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Re: Delivering special to shared residence?

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I believe we deliver to the delivery point.
So although the address might be flat 1, 36 Acacia Avenue, if the delivery point is 36 Acacia Avenue, then anyone who answers that door can sign for it.
If however you don't feel comfortable with that then 739 it.

If 34 Acacia Avenue was an unconverted townhouse and you had a Special Delivery, would it concern you if the gardener or the nanny or even if the bloke who had come round to service the boiler signed for it?
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Re: Delivering special to shared residence?

Post by wabbithunta »

clashcityrocker wrote:I believe we deliver to the delivery point.
So although the address might be flat 1, 36 Acacia Avenue, if the delivery point is 36 Acacia Avenue, then anyone who answers that door can sign for it.
If however you don't feel comfortable with that then 739 it.

If 34 Acacia Avenue was an unconverted townhouse and you had a Special Delivery, would it concern you if the gardener or the nanny or even if the bloke who had come round to service the boiler signed for it?

If you know of a residence that has this problem, surely it's best to inform your DOM or manager of the problem and let them make a decision?
Doing this is putting the problem at their "door" at it were.
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Re: Delivering special to shared residence?

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if someone answers at the point of delivery ie the front door i would give it regardless of their name. we deliver to addresses, not people.
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Re: Delivering special to shared residence?

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olilew wrote:if someone answers at the point of delivery ie the front door i would give it regardless of their name. we deliver to addresses, not people.
Got quite a few of these of my round, one point-of-entry/letterbox, and no buzzers for separate flats

Anyone who answers the door gets it. Unless they start asking us for Id, then surely you're safe?
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Re: Delivering special to shared residence?

Post by CharlesSpooner »

If the tenant is happy to share one delivery point then whoever answers the door can sign for it.....I reckon :hmmmm

Best advice so far is ask your manager.
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Re: Delivering special to shared residence?

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I would always take the name of the person signing for it, not the name on SD. Then if any problems you are covered.
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Re: Delivering special to shared residence?

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justdeno wrote:I would always take the name of the person signing for it, not the name on SD. Then if any problems you are covered.
Unless they lied.
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