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poll cards etc

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maximus12
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poll cards etc

Post by maximus12 »

This will be my first time delivering the poll cards so was just wondering how is best to do it.

Iv been told you have 2 days to deliver them and you have to count how many you deliver including political leaflets.

What is the most efficient way to do it, how do you work out what ones you are going to deliver each day? Do you just put them in the frame where your going the first day, or do a section of the frame each day? Do they come pre sorted in order?

And whats the best way to count how many you deliver? Do you count them as you put them in the frame or out on delivery?
arnold cheshire
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Post by arnold cheshire »

maximus12 wrote:This will be my first time delivering the poll cards so was just wondering how is best to do it.

Iv been told you have 2 days to deliver them and you have to count how many you deliver including political leaflets.

What is the most efficient way to do it, how do you work out what ones you are going to deliver each day? Do you just put them in the frame where your going the first day, or do a section of the frame each day? Do they come pre sorted in order?

And whats the best way to count how many you deliver? Do you count them as you put them in the frame or out on delivery?
count them when you do them :thumbup
korky
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Re: poll cards etc

Post by korky »

maximus12 wrote:This will be my first time delivering the poll cards so was just wondering how is best to do it.

Iv been told you have 2 days to deliver them and you have to count how many you deliver including political leaflets.

What is the most efficient way to do it, how do you work out what ones you are going to deliver each day? Do you just put them in the frame where your going the first day, or do a section of the frame each day? Do they come pre sorted in order?

And whats the best way to count how many you deliver? Do you count them as you put them in the frame or out on delivery?
seems offices have different rules, usually we times the total delivery points by 2.5, then by 3p for an average,
though varies, we get told we cant book overtime on top when delivering these.
pass now we're private, probably classed as general mail
arnold cheshire
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Re: poll cards etc

Post by arnold cheshire »

korky wrote:
maximus12 wrote:This will be my first time delivering the poll cards so was just wondering how is best to do it.

Iv been told you have 2 days to deliver them and you have to count how many you deliver including political leaflets.

What is the most efficient way to do it, how do you work out what ones you are going to deliver each day? Do you just put them in the frame where your going the first day, or do a section of the frame each day? Do they come pre sorted in order?

And whats the best way to count how many you deliver? Do you count them as you put them in the frame or out on delivery?
seems offices have different rules, usually we times the total delivery points by 2.5, then by 3p for an average,
though varies, we get told we cant book overtime on top when delivering these.
pass now we're private, probably classed as general mail
wait see what the dom says :thumbup
krussel
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Re: poll cards etc

Post by krussel »

Depends on local agreements.

We get 6p an item.

3 working days to deliver addressed

7 working days unaddressed.

You can count poll cards but if you have access to a letter scales you can weigh them and work it out that way. A poll card weighs about 6.4 grams.
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........
korky
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Re: poll cards etc

Post by korky »

krussel wrote:Depends on local agreements.

We get 6p an item.

3 working days to deliver addressed

7 working days unaddressed.

You can count poll cards but if you have access to a letter scales you can weigh them and work it out that way. A poll card weighs about 6.4 grams.
last general election i was covering a duty all week, most houses in the office, 1000ish
bloke came in week after and gave me a form for local elections, i said i'd already signed it, he said he can't sign it because he was on sick, i got double :Very Happy
framusjsx
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Post by framusjsx »

ive been told we cant claim overtime but we cant cut off either... is this right?
arnold cheshire
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Re: poll cards etc

Post by arnold cheshire »

korky wrote:
krussel wrote:Depends on local agreements.

We get 6p an item.

3 working days to deliver addressed

7 working days unaddressed.

You can count poll cards but if you have access to a letter scales you can weigh them and work it out that way. A poll card weighs about 6.4 grams.
last general election i was covering a duty all week, most houses in the office, 1000ish
bloke came in week after and gave me a form for local elections, i said i'd already signed it, he said he can't sign it because he was on sick, i got double :Very Happy
please explain
The_Wax_Man
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Post by The_Wax_Man »

framusjsx wrote:ive been told we cant claim overtime but we cant cut off either... is this right?

This would be correct.
new2me
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Post by new2me »

The_Wax_Man wrote:
framusjsx wrote:ive been told we cant claim overtime but we cant cut off either... is this right?
This would be correct.
I'm assuming that they would need to give you prior notice of that?
maximus12
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Post by maximus12 »

Im going to be on a round where I would usually go over anyway so I'm assuming I can still claim ot, as I would on a normal day as it's a big round. Not been told otherwise anyway, infact not been told much at all!!!
billy44
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Post by billy44 »

Did ours last week,they're a right pain to deliver,sticking together etc.
ihatedogs
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SpacePhoenix
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Post by SpacePhoenix »

locally they came through as DSA and so got sequenced and the local DO staff would have to have delivered them in 1 day. From another thread in the forums different returning officers use different streams for when they post them
krussel
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Re: poll cards etc

Post by krussel »

framusjsx wrote:ive been told we cant claim overtime but we cant cut off either... is this right?
Afraid it is if you agree to delivering them, you can of course opt out. If you extend on a regular basis then it may pay to opt out.
Rows of houses all bearing down on me........I can feel their blue hands touching me.......All these things in all positions.........All these things will one day take control..........