Phone in to Confirm your Specials

[Jenny Manchester]

We have a system whereby if I take a special back, it's undelivered, if I don't take it back, it's been delivered. Don't know why all this confirming and phoning lark is necessary.

How do they know what your taking back or not taking back at 1 pm when your still out there. She wants them confirming one way or the other by 1 pm. i hope she is good at whistling that's all i can say...

[woofwoof]

easy answer really cut off walk to the nearest phone box reverse the charges for the call and say i havent finished yet do you want to come pick them up and take them for me

[NewPostieUK]

We have a system whereby if I take a special back, it's undelivered, if I don't take it back, it's been delivered. Don't know why all this confirming and phoning lark is necessary.

How do they know what your taking back or not taking back at 1 pm when your still out there. She wants them confirming one way or the other by 1 pm. i hope she is good at whistling that's all i can say...

They find out when I get back. 3pm sometimes.

[jockstrapp]

Nobody gives a f#ck whether they are delivered on time or not

[bexhil palace]

This is the latest plan in my office, our Delivery Office Manager got us together today and said if your out on the streets with Special Deliveries around the one o clock deadline we must phone in and confirm they have been delivered or not, a special mobile phone from Royal Mail has been set up in the locker for the phgs to answer.
You can ring or text them in. I find this outrageous especially when the union rep was there listening to it.
These are the question that was raised and the answer the Manager gave us.
My Answer to that is either put back the dealine to 2.30pm or take them off us.

What if we don’t have a phone………………Make your way to a call box and reverse the charges.

Who is going to pay for my mobile call and text…… Royal Mail will pay you a £1 a week..

I personally don’t want to be getting my phone out in full public view in case I get mugged. Its another bullying tactic from Royal Mail Managers.
There is nothing in my contract about ringing in. why is the union not stopping these stupid plans…
Going off your walk is time consuming to find a phone box full of urine and a filthy mouth piece no thanks…..

How comes the PHG has to answer the phone at 1o'clock, are there no managers around?

[OnAFlyer]

We've always phoned in, it's a freephone number (doesn't work from mobiles) so I just confirm when I get home.

[johnnyp]

The drivers do all reg at our place this is what should happen at all offices where possible imho.

[axeman]

yea they tried it with me i asked for a phone pric* said we have office mobiles so toddled off to get one came back 40 mins after and had to admit defeat so ungraciously backed down ............ so no go no do

[POSTMAN]

Luv it,Royal Mails premium holy grail service,and it's a pile of s**t!

[BlueEspresso]

Our office has been the case you ring in by 2pm any undelivered specials. Anyone who wants can take out a mobile phone to do so after 2pm they are logged automatically as delivered if we don't ring. No one has prob with it to my knowledge.

[pickaname]

We have a system whereby if I take a special back, it's undelivered, if I don't take it back, it's been delivered. Don't know why all this confirming and phoning lark is necessary.

Only necessary if your doing overtime.

Personally if specials are so important and you feel you may need to ring in then you shouldnt be doing the specials.

[wolfie citizen smith]

I'm under the impression that the Anglian area confirm them delivered before they have even left the units

[dvbuk55]

We've always phoned in, it's a freephone number (doesn't work from mobiles) so I just confirm when I get home.

You must be on a flyer if you are home before 1

[OnAFlyer]

We've always phoned in, it's a freephone number (doesn't work from mobiles) so I just confirm when I get home.

You must be on a flyer if you are home before 1

We have to confirm regardless of time.

[stokes11eg]

:sadThis system has bben in place in our office for years. completely unworkable---yet another argument for all specials going out with vans.