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Offices 'officially' in trouble?

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Barnacle wrote:
09 Aug 2026, 16:52
January will be carnage imo. That’ll be when they decide to shed all the staff they think are surplus
There won’t be any surplus by then. Enough people will have walked already.
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Barnacle wrote:
09 Aug 2026, 16:52
January will be carnage imo. That’ll be when they decide to shed all the staff they think are surplus
That's what I thought, they love to claim what a success "delivering Christmas" is but when the dust has settled they'll begin trimming whatever tiny bits left
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taurus88 wrote:
09 Aug 2026, 15:32
And it will be harder to meet the failure criteria post-implementation.
If 30% of DPs due delivery that day across three days will still be the criteria, I would think it would be easier to fail. 30% of 50% of duties in the unit due to go out is a smaller number than 30% of 100%. Loads of duties cutting off their third frame at doubled callrates could trip that threshold easily.
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Mr Rush wrote:
09 Aug 2026, 19:17
taurus88 wrote:
09 Aug 2026, 15:32
And it will be harder to meet the failure criteria post-implementation.
If 30% of DPs due delivery that day across three days will still be the criteria, I would think it would be easier to fail. 30% of 50% of duties in the unit due to go out is a smaller number than 30% of 100%. Loads of duties cutting off their third frame at doubled callrates could trip that threshold easily.
It will depend on where the light frames fit into the equation - if clearing them of first class counts as 50% of duties, as it will in some offices, then you need only clear another walk on top of them to escape the failure criteria. Of course, a lot depends on whether RM want it to be a success or not, or whether failure is a part of their medium-term plan.
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We're sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. We will regularly update customers on the offices most impacted here:

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Altens DO (AB10, AB11, AB12, AB35)
Barry DO (CF63)
Bedford MK40 DO (MK40-MK45)
Blyth DO (NE24)
Brierley Hill DO (DY5)
Burslem DO (ST6)
Calderway DO (WF12-WF14)
Carmarthen DO (SA17, SA31, SA32, SA33)
Chester DO (CH1-CH4, CH88, CH99)
Chorlton DO (M21)
Deal DO (CT14)
Dudley DO (DY1-DY3)
Dundee East DO (DD4, DD5, DD7)
Ebbw Vale DO (NP23)
Gosforth DO (NE3, NE13)
Great Glen SPDO (LE8)
Harehills DO (LS8)
Heswall DO (CH31, CH60, CH61)
Houghton Le Spring DO (DH4, DH5)
Huntingdon DO (PE26-PE29)
Ilfracombe DO (EX34)
Inverclyde DO (PA14-PA19)
Llangefni DO (LL62-LL78)
Lutterworth DO (LE9, LE17)
Kingswood DO (BS15, BS30)
Margate DO (CT7-CT9)
Merthyr Tydfil DO (CF47, CF48)
Milton Keynes Kiln Farm DO (MK8, MK11-MK14, MK19)
Mold DO (CH7)
Mumbles DO (SA3)
New Ferry DO (CH32, CH62, CH63)
Newton Le Willows DO (WA3, WA12)
Pontefract DO (WF7-WF9, WF11)
Rugby DO (CV21-CV23)
Rugeley DO (WS15)
Shrewsbury DO (SY1-SY5)
Southam DO (CV47)
Torpoint DO (PL10, PL11)
Wallingford DO (OX10, OX49)
Warrington DO (WA1, WA2, WA4, WA5, WA55)
Wednesbury DO (WS10)
Wolverhampton DO (WV1-WV5, WV10, WV13, WV14)
Wolverhampton NE DO (WV11, WV12)
Woolton DO (L25-L27)

Units that report three consecutive days of 30% of DPs failing USO gets you on the list and public RM service disruption website. Then you need three consecutive days below 30% to get off the list (well below and back to stable USO)

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We're sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. We will regularly update customers on the offices most impacted here:

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Altens DO (AB10, AB11, AB12, AB35)
Barry DO (CF63)
Bedford MK40 DO (MK40-MK45)
Blyth DO (NE24)
Brierley Hill DO (DY5)
Buckie DO (AB56)
Burslem DO (ST6)
Calderway DO (WF12-WF14)
Carmarthen DO (SA17, SA31, SA32, SA33)
Chester DO (CH1-CH4, CH88, CH99)
Cullompton DO (EX15)
Deal DO (CT14)
Dudley DO (DY1-DY3)
Dundee East DO (DD4, DD5, DD7)
Ebbw Vale DO (NP23)
Glaisdale Parkway DO (NG7, NG8)
Gosforth DO (NE3, NE13)
Harehills DO (LS8)
Heswall DO (CH31, CH60, CH61)
Houghton Le Spring DO (DH4, DH5)
Huntingdon DO (PE26-PE29)
Ilfracombe DO (EX34)
Inverclyde DO (PA14-PA19)
Llangefni DO (LL62-LL78)
Lutterworth DO (LE9, LE17)
Kingswood DO (BS15, BS30)
Margate DO (CT7-CT9)
Merthyr Tydfil DO (CF47, CF48)
Milton Keynes Kiln Farm DO (MK8, MK11-MK14, MK19)
Mold DO (CH7)
Mumbles DO (SA3)
New Ferry DO (CH32, CH62, CH63)
Newton Le Willows DO (WA3, WA12)
Nuneaton DO (CV10, CV11, CV13)
Pontefract DO (WF7-WF9, WF11)
Rugby DO (CV21-CV23)
Rugeley DO (WS15)
Shrewsbury DO (SY1-SY5)
Southam DO (CV47)
Staines DO (TW18, TW19, TW20)
Torpoint DO (PL10, PL11)
Warrington DO (WA1, WA2, WA4, WA5, WA55)
Wednesbury DO (WS10)
Weston Super Mare DO (BS22, BS23, BS24, BS40)
Wilmslow DO (SK9)
Witham DO (CM8)
Wolverhampton DO (WV1-WV5, WV10, WV13, WV14)
Wolverhampton NE DO (WV11, WV12)
Woolton DO (L25-L27)
Yate DO (BS37)

Units that report three consecutive days of 30% of DPs failing USO gets you on the list and public RM service disruption website. Then you need three consecutive days below 30% to get off the list (well below and back to stable USO)

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We're sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. We will regularly update customers on the offices most impacted here:

152


Altens DO (AB10, AB11, AB12, AB35)
Barry DO (CF63)
Bedford MK40 DO (MK40-MK45)
Blyth DO (NE24)
Brierley Hill DO (DY5)
Buckie DO (AB56)
Burslem DO (ST6)
Calderway DO (WF12-WF14)
Carmarthen DO (SA17, SA31, SA32, SA33)
Chester DO (CH1-CH4, CH88, CH99)
Cullompton DO (EX15)
Deal DO (CT14)
Dudley DO (DY1-DY3)
Ebbw Vale DO (NP23)
Glaisdale Parkway DO (NG7, NG8)
Glossop DO (SK13)
Gosforth DO (NE3, NE13)
Harehills DO (LS8)
Heswall DO (CH31, CH60, CH61)
Houghton Le Spring DO (DH4, DH5)
Hoylake DO (CH47, CH48)
Huntingdon DO (PE26-PE29)
Ilfracombe DO (EX34)
Inverclyde DO (PA14-PA19)
Llangefni DO (LL62-LL78)
Lutterworth DO (LE9, LE17)
Kingswood DO (BS15, BS30)
Margate DO (CT7-CT9)
Merthyr Tydfil DO (CF47, CF48)
Milton Keynes Kiln Farm DO (MK8, MK11-MK14, MK19)
Mold DO (CH7)
Mumbles DO (SA3)
New Ferry DO (CH32, CH62, CH63)
Newton Le Willows DO (WA3, WA12)
Nuneaton DO (CV10, CV11, CV13)
Pontefract DO (WF7-WF9, WF11)
Rugby DO (CV21-CV23)
Rugeley DO (WS15)
Shrewsbury DO (SY1-SY5)
Southam DO (CV47)
Staines DO (TW18, TW19, TW20)
Swindon DO (SN1, SN2, SN3, SN6, SN25, SN26, SN38, SN99)
Torpoint DO (PL10, PL11)
Warrington DO (WA1, WA2, WA4, WA5, WA55)
Wednesbury DO (WS10)
Weston Super Mare DO (BS22, BS23, BS24, BS40)
Wilmslow DO (SK9)
Witham DO (CM8)
Wolverhampton DO (WV1-WV5, WV10, WV13, WV14)
Wolverhampton NE DO (WV11, WV12)
Woolton DO (L25-L27)

Units that report three consecutive days of 30% of DPs failing USO gets you on the list and public RM service disruption website. Then you need three consecutive days below 30% to get off the list (well below and back to stable USO)

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It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
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State of it. And this is the low season.
’You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.’
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Is anyone any good with spreadsheets and cross reference with the list of offices going live DM26 ?

Here https://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communi ... p?id=16779

I see from simply looking Burslem were planned to go live this week so that's possibly not going to plan
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Barnacle wrote:
12 Aug 2026, 12:41
State of it. And this is the low season.
I said that this morning sorting the packets. Leaving your duty in the frame isn't just for Christmas, it's for life.
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ted_e_bear wrote:
12 Aug 2026, 16:39
Is anyone any good with spreadsheets and cross reference with the list of offices going live DM26 ?

Here https://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communi ... p?id=16779

I see from simply looking Burslem were planned to go live this week so that's possibly not going to plan
Won’t even open for me 🙄
’You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.’
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Barnacle wrote:
12 Aug 2026, 17:09
ted_e_bear wrote:
12 Aug 2026, 16:39
Is anyone any good with spreadsheets and cross reference with the list of offices going live DM26 ?

Here https://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communi ... p?id=16779

I see from simply looking Burslem were planned to go live this week so that's possibly not going to plan
Won’t even open for me 🙄
It should ask if you want to download it

Or see this post
https://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communi ... 1#p1165691
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ted_e_bear wrote:
12 Aug 2026, 17:13
Barnacle wrote:
12 Aug 2026, 17:09
ted_e_bear wrote:
12 Aug 2026, 16:39
Is anyone any good with spreadsheets and cross reference with the list of offices going live DM26 ?

Here https://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communi ... p?id=16779

I see from simply looking Burslem were planned to go live this week so that's possibly not going to plan
Won’t even open for me 🙄
It should ask if you want to download it

Or see this post
https://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communi ... 1#p1165691
Got it now thank you 🤩
’You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.’
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That list is wrong about live numbers. Only about 100 or so are actually fully live.
’You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.’
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Barnacle wrote:
12 Aug 2026, 18:44
That list is wrong about live numbers. Only about 100 or so are actually fully live.
304 live as of 5 days ago and loads more went live or were due to on the 10th August. We could do with a list to cross reference. AI can do it varying levels of success.