Postbox & Consolidation code scans.

Celgar · Post by **Celgar** » 31 Oct 2019, 17:49

Just a heads up for anyone who doesn't know already. More than one member of staff at Luton has been suspended over having pictures of barcodes on their mobile phones and allegedly scanning those photos with the PDA rather than the actual codes in the postboxes or the consolidation code at the DO.

Dindin · Post by **Dindin** » 31 Oct 2019, 17:54

Celgar wrote:Just a heads up for anyone who doesn't know already. More than one member of staff at Luton has been suspended over having pictures of barcodes on their mobile phones and allegedly scanning those photos with the PDA rather than the actual codes in the postboxes or the consolidation code at the DO.

Why would you do that?

number one · Post by **number one** » 31 Oct 2019, 17:59

What an idiot, the GPS logs where it’s been scanned

Bahia Feliz · Post by **Bahia Feliz** » 31 Oct 2019, 18:09

Dindin wrote: Why would you do that?

If you get to a box earlier than the time shown on the time plate you could just empty it and change the tab,then anytime after the time shown scan the picture on your phone

Post by **97gaz** » 31 Oct 2019, 18:40

twoloops · Post by **twoloops** » 31 Oct 2019, 18:54

Yet at Christmas we send out reserves without a PDA & tell them to take pictures of the barcodes on the parcels & scan them later back at the office

double standards

Jpro747 · Post by **Jpro747** » 31 Oct 2019, 19:10

twoloops wrote:Yet at Christmas we send out reserves without a PDA & tell them to take pictures of the barcodes on the parcels & scan them later back at the office double standards

And it’ll be the foot soldier taking the photos who get into trouble if caught and not the manager who told them to do it.

Post by **eastie** » 31 Oct 2019, 19:19

twoloops wrote:Yet at Christmas we send out reserves without a PDA & tell them to take pictures of the barcodes on the parcels & scan them later back at the office double standards

Didnt know Royal Mail provided mobile phones

mentaltheshots · Post by **mentaltheshots** » 31 Oct 2019, 19:21

bloke in my office, was using photos of the box bar codes when on afternoon collections. he was emptying boxes early, then scanning the photos on his phone. He came to work one day, called into the managers office and was sacked and escorted off the premises.

scoobydo79 · Post by **scoobydo79** » 01 Nov 2019, 19:56

Peoples stupidity in this job never ceases to amaze Me.

masterblaster · Post by **masterblaster** » 03 Nov 2019, 11:32

Celgar wrote:Just a heads up for anyone who doesn't know already. More than one member of staff at Luton has been suspended over having pictures of barcodes on their mobile phones and allegedly scanning those photos with the PDA rather than the actual codes in the postboxes or the consolidation code at the DO.

I would have thought what was on your phone was personal and a Royal mail manager has no right to ask to view it.

leolion855 · Post by **leolion855** » 03 Nov 2019, 11:51

masterblaster wrote:
Celgar wrote:Just a heads up for anyone who doesn't know already. More than one member of staff at Luton has been suspended over having pictures of barcodes on their mobile phones and allegedly scanning those photos with the PDA rather than the actual codes in the postboxes or the consolidation code at the DO.
I would have thought what was on your phone was personal and a Royal mail manager has no right to ask to view it.

They dont need to, the PDAs track remember and show where the code was scanned..