How many "hours" on red notice left card?

[RedBagMan]

... as a floater (on job and knock) I make it up as I go along ... don't always get back to DO (can pouch off at any local Post Office - if there's one handy) - today I HAD to get back to DO to drop off pouch box keys as I'm in a different office tomorrow - so I put 24 hours - other days (in different offices) I can put anything from 5 hours to 20 minutes ... always 72 hours on a Saturday mind ...

I reckon the 48 hours is the safest bet - depending on where you pouch off - also take into account the fact that customers can't count (i.e. queue up for 30 mins at callers office - say "I know it says 90 days but I thought I'd give it a try" )

[slave]

Always 48 hours - MC had a spell of being useless when it came to giving us back our 739s, they do seem better now, but still do 48 just to be safe! And especially as it's approaching Christmas..

[PhilthyPhil]

We would need approximately 100 extra vehicles and if you type HD1 1AA into Google Maps you'll see the reason why.

On streetview there is a bloke walking out of the DO with three pouches

[kawoxux]

We would need approximately 100 extra vehicles and if you type HD1 1AA into Google Maps you'll see the reason why.

On streetview there is a bloke walking out of the DO with three pouches

And someone loading up his own car with bags opposite the gates

[arnold cheshire]

We would need approximately 100 extra vehicles and if you type HD1 1AA into Google Maps you'll see the reason why.

On streetview there is a bloke walking out of the DO with three pouches

it looks like two bags

[POSTMAN]

I'm 48hrs as well,and let's be honest,it is so so wrong.

[dvbuk55]

I think you may be pulled up for this at some level.
Royal Mail are pushing same day collection as one of their next big things.
It's one of the reasons that revisions are planned around everyone returning to the D.O.
Don't be surprised if your DOM comes off a conference call with a red face and a plan B.

Well we've been at 24 hours since before last Christmas, even then it's touch and go to keep the callers clear. It would be no great trick to have same day collection BUT the manpower would be needed to maintain it and that isn't forthcoming. The queues for the callers is out of the door and down the footpath as it is. There are moves afoot to rectify this, they're making the callers office larger The service won't improve of course, the problem won't be quite so visible.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

We would need approximately 100 extra vehicles and if you type HD1 1AA into Google Maps you'll see the reason why.

On streetview there is a bloke walking out of the DO with three pouches

it looks like two bags

The one with 3 can be seen actually inside the gates walking out on one position but can't be seen from the next one

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The one I find amazing is the one with a HCT and a pouch. Both look full. (behind the rubbish truck)

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[NewPostieUK]

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I like this one. Carry two bags? Not me, they're not my legs!

[L8Hatter]

We would need approximately 100 extra vehicles and if you type HD1 1AA into Google Maps you'll see the reason why.

On streetview there is a bloke walking out of the DO with three pouches

And someone loading up his own car with bags opposite the gates

Both are fairly common at ours. Massive DO, tiny car park. There's probably a few rules being bent though?

[L8Hatter]

Am one of the few who returns to the DO so usually put 24 hours. 48 hours for those who are never in and don't tip

[farmer69]

lol. I used to put '24 hours' but got pulled up by the DOM as 'it sounds bad' ! and have now been told to put an arrow from the box and write in the space above 'until 11.30am {following day}. Which is the same thing, essentially, but is apparently slightly more palatable to customers but takes longer to write

[Darren Bent]

48 hours for everything here.

Does it always take that long to get a packet onto the shelf in the callers office?

Specials are 100% usually there the next day (say from 8am) - But other items are 50/50 whether they get back or not. Huddersfield DO covers a vast area as we are the 10th largest town in the UK, so we finish on the street. Because of his we pouch off and it all goes back to the Mail Centre, which is closing soon.

What happens after P&L?

Even some of the managers don't expect it here. We would need approximately 100 extra vehicles and if you type HD1 1AA into Google Maps you'll see the reason why.

However, I do expect it and think we will have to return all items - but you can see the problems.

Is this due to lot of organisation and one way street ?

[Stormproof]

24hrs at my office, always has been since SDD came in. Nothing is logged coming back in, we used to have a computer system but our old DOM (who went on to set up WCM)got rid of it. You still get the odd fuckwit that turns up before the postie is back though.

[Bahia Feliz]

Our callers office shuts at 18.30 Mon-Fri so i normally write 'collect after 3p.m' on the 739.
On a Saturday the counter shuts at 12.30p.m so i normally write 'collect Monday'.