Delivery To Neighbours now a ''Royal Mail Standard''

[Hitcher]

...and it's safe and secure to do so
...assess which of the neighbours is in a conveniently close location
...Look for signs of potential occupancy (as in checklist point 2)

[wabbithunta]

...and it's safe and secure to do so
...assess which of the neighbours is in a conveniently close location
...Look for signs of potential occupancy (as in checklist point 2)

Also it should be down to the posties discretion, that's to say if the postie also deems it's actually safe to do so.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Didn't you know lads delivering a neighbour is always possible.



always safe



and the neighbours are so welcoming

[wabbithunta]

Didn't you know lads delivering a neighbour is always possible.



always safe



and the neighbours are so welcoming

These people are not exactly what I'd call classy.. and you'd need a hell of a lot more than "beer googles" with that lot too

And what's with the white van, in the background, with that rather large satellite dish on it?

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Its the Dewsbury Moor estate - the estate of Shannon Mathews - and that's her mums neighbours.

The big dish probably Sky News, BBC or some other station.

[Harv12]

i'll only knock on neigbour and leave with them if i HAVE THE TIME, the further i get around the less time iv got, so its tough shite, if you want your stuff be in simple as that, or shorten my duty,

[Kings Norton]

We got told yesterday that if you knock on with a tracked and the person is out and both neighbors are out and you get back to the office before your finishing time we have to go and try again. And again this has been agreed with the union.......

[eastie]

What about important documents, solicitors letters,letters from the police etc not everyone wants their business handed to neighbours
. Also Ticketmaster sending tickets through the post tracked , it says 'don't deliver to neighbours'

[Jambomatt1874]

This has been ill thought out by Royal Mail. I don't do neighbours now cause I'm fed up being told, I don't get on with them, I won't see them, you knocked on my door for that, do you know I'm bloody night shift.
Using my discretion a shut notice is the best way

[Lincox]

If the neighbours door is knockable from the same position or someone is in the garden then I will attempt. Any form of extra walking up and down gardens is a definite no no. The bloody job is killing my legs, knees, back and every other moving part without creating any more work. Has anyone seen any communication from CWU or Royal Mail holding us blameless for any missing mail delivered to neighbours? I dont think so.

[fly-catchers]

If the neighbours door is knockable from the same position or someone is in the garden then I will attempt. Any form of extra walking up and down gardens is a definite no no. The bloody job is killing my legs, knees, back and every other moving part without creating any more work. Has anyone seen any communication from CWU or Royal Mail holding us blameless for any missing mail delivered to neighbours? I dont think so.

Quite agree. My knees are wrecked thanks to RM. So I don't walk an extra inch that I don't have to!

[BoltonPostie]

We got told yesterday that if you knock on with a tracked and the person is out and both neighbors are out and you get back to the office before your finishing time we have to go and try again. And again this has been agreed with the union.......

They have started doing this at ours,funny how non of the drivers who are mates with the head rep got sent out again,although to be fair our sub rep tongue lashed the goons and the main rep.

[Jpro747]

Our duties are filled to the brim, theres just no time to do this on top of what we've already got to do, especially if they want us to do lapsing as well. I'll be carrying on as I always have done, I'll try neighbours if I know they don't mind taking parcels and if not its p739 time. Sorry RM but you can't have your cake and eat it.

[Sidley]

RM CAN have their cake and eat it but only after I've eaten it first.

[rogerdawcy]

Let's not forget that always fun situation - asking a neighbour and getting an earful because they hate everyone on the street.