can we collect post from the doorstep?

[2pac]

i have taken mail from wee old biddys before, i coudnt say no to them, do a rural maybe once or twice a year n take the stuff they leave out, just the done thing reely, never take mail of any 1 else,bit of point but i have great pleasure in knocking back a snooty receptionist i reely disliked at a bif fancy hotel that the regular took when i was floating, always walked out with a smile on my face

[not me]

however when the IB check your bag and find a letter not for your duty?

If the IB 'check my pouch' ill say i collected it from the last postbox

sigh. I'll say it again
If its part of your duty its fine
do you not understand?

I understand you are a jobsworth

ah,so I should just advise the OP its fine
no worries
it will be fine

[justdeno]

I collect from OAP's who are rural, but refuse to take healthy peoples with cars, once someone turned up their house, in a merc, then asked me to take their post, I refused, the cheek

[osgoody1970]

listen, if that letter goes missing, ie not delivered, whose in the frame, you are, the first question is.... where did you post it, I did'nt, I gave it to the driver, right IB have a look at this geezer will you, post going missing!!! not rocket science is it!!!
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[Lounge Lizard]

Asked the DOM a while back about this he said "if the person lives more than a mile from a post box your suppose to take it.
It would be nice to know the official line on this,there are a couple of instances i'd like to sort out,i'm a floater covering town and rural duties.There's a hotel and a convelesent home that give you mail,thing is both are less than a hundered feet from a post box.Also some farmer has moaned about me to the Dom about the way i went through his farm,Dom told him get a road end box,he refused cos we pick up his mail.

I do pick up mail from rural places but some people leave money to pay for stamps i just leave it,the guy that has done the round for years does it for them,others expect you to get receipts for proof of posting.

Yes, some people leave money to pay for stamps, some ask for receipts or proof of posting, no problem especially as they then remember me at Christmas.
And as for what if anything goes missing in the post, there's no more likelihood of that than of anything posted anywhere else destined for my round going missing.

[The hollow man]

A few years ago when i used to deliver to a oap sheltered housing complex, i would reguarly take the mail off the old dears who couldnt make it outdoors to a post box, as well as paying the surcharge for them on them stupid cards........ these days though no way would i even consider taking mail off anyone to be posted.


Because nowadays it always feels like................
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[Royal_Fail]

I used to take letters for a few of people on my regular round there was post box where all my bags got dropped off so was easy enough,i also used to get surcharge items but i rarely payed for them

[arnold cheshire]

however when the IB check your bag and find a letter not for your duty?

If the IB 'check my pouch' ill say i collected it from the last postbox

ok they ib will go through hundreds of letters in your bag ?? anyway you havent took it home or nicked the letter not for your duty .. nonsense