RM apologises to former postman over unwanted deliveries

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Royal Mail apologises to former postman over unwanted deliveries

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THE Royal Mail has apologised for delivering leaflets to a former postman – who was suspended from his job for encouraging householders to opt out of receiving door-to-door items.

Roger Annies contacted his former employer to find out if they were responsible for delivering unsolicited leaflets to his Barry home, despite him having registered not to receive such items.

The 48-year-old member of Barry & the Vale Friends of the Earth was assured the items, which had been arriving for up to six weeks, hadn’t originated from the Royal Mail - but further investigations revealed they had.

The father-of-two, now a care worker, was suspended from his round in 2006 after he advised people how to reduce their junk mail and composed a note which they could sign to opt out of receiving the advertising mail – a service which makes the Royal Mail money.

Mr Annies, of Churchfields, said legislation existed to prevent people, who had made the choice, getting unsolicited mail and all companies delivering items should check the register.

"They know people don’t want this stuff," he said.

"All they have to do is look at a list and obey it." A Royal Mail spokesman said: "We apologise to the customer for delivering leaflets to his address, despite his name being on a list of customers who have ‘opted out’ of receiving unaddressed mail through the letterbox.

"This was down to human error on our part and we are in the process of tightening up our procedures regarding this issue in future."

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Kismet

or Karma

[stokes11eg]

: AH--- sweet revenge!

[POSTMAN]

We've got the original news stories on here somewhere,what a national outcry this was when some wank DIM suspended him,even GMTV done a massive thing on it
Rog get's his own back

[norbert]

We've got the original news stories on here somewhere,what a national outcry this was when some wank DIM suspended him,even GMTV done a massive thing on it
Rog get's his own back

The 48-year-old member of Barry & the Vale Friends of the Earth was assured the items, which had been arriving for up to six weeks, hadn’t originated from the Royal Mail - but further investigations revealed they had.
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[ziko]

Apparently we will have to deliver all door to doors in the future for free, Smashing! more work for no more pay.. soon i will be carrying so much on my poor back (poor being the key word) i will be stunted down to the wonderful Adam Croziers height of 5ft 3"... :cfo

[opgpat]

There will be no d2d soon. It's all going into an addressed envelope and the customers won't be able to refuse it based upon the fact that we cant refuse to deliver it!