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Postal workers discussion forum. Discuss the day to day life in a Blue Shirt.
wolves4767
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Post by wolves4767 »

hi all some advice please ,really busy today & delivered last special at 1.03 pm so what sort of action am I facing tomoz ??
ThatsNotPlumb
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Post by ThatsNotPlumb »

Nothing don't worry yourself about it, if it is brought up, they'll probably just tell you to try to better plan/organise yourself so that they're all delivered well in time. Don't worry about it though, if it was heavy, they'll understand if you perhaps misjudged how long it would take you to deliver certain parts of your delivery. :thumbup
GT85
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Post by GT85 »

Just say you misjudged how long it would take your PDA to do anything since the last software upgrade :wink:

Joking aside, should just be a slapped wrist at worst, don't make a habit of it though.
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JohnsonJohnson
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Post by JohnsonJohnson »

Having to reboot your PDA takes around 4 minutes now :)
ruorbe
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Post by ruorbe »

JohnsonJohnson wrote:Having to reboot your PDA takes around 4 minutes now :)
are we good?
wolves4767
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Post by wolves4767 »

thanks for advice all
westham000
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Post by westham000 »

If it happens again, stop the clock. Example, if you are stuck in traffic scan as N/A if you know you are going to be late. Then take the Reg to the customer, if they are in rescan it, if they are not, take no further action because you have already scanned it. Job done!
SpacePhoenix
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Post by SpacePhoenix »

westham000 wrote:If it happens again, stop the clock. Example, if you are stuck in traffic scan as N/A if you know you are going to be late. Then take the Reg to the customer, if they are in rescan it, if they are not, take no further action because you have already scanned it. Job done!
Probably a little risky doing that, what if something goes wrong, the manager would look at the GPS location and see that the scan wasn't done at the delivery point
Jeppol
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Post by Jeppol »

Can't see it being a problem unless the customer kicks off that it wasn't delivered by 1pm.
rambo1
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Post by rambo1 »

Jeppol wrote:Can't see it being a problem unless the customer kicks off that it wasn't delivered by 1pm.
Any scan after 1pm will go down as a failure. Stopping the clock, we've been told, is no longer an option. Say you go out your way to do before one, and they're not in, then you see them when you deliver later, you cannot then scan and deliver it if its after one. It will go down as failure. Fantastic service we give isn't it. Royal fail yet again.
Jeppol
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Post by Jeppol »

rambo1 wrote:
Jeppol wrote:Can't see it being a problem unless the customer kicks off that it wasn't delivered by 1pm.
Any scan after 1pm will go down as a failure. Stopping the clock, we've been told, is no longer an option. Say you go out your way to do before one, and they're not in, then you see them when you deliver later, you cannot then scan and deliver it if its after one. It will go down as failure. Fantastic service we give isn't it. Royal fail yet again.
Wasn't aware of that, so if you go back later then in that case & they ask for the special that you attempted to deliver earlier you have to refuse them having it ?
Celgar
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Post by Celgar »

Jeppol wrote:
rambo1 wrote:
Jeppol wrote:Can't see it being a problem unless the customer kicks off that it wasn't delivered by 1pm.
Any scan after 1pm will go down as a failure. Stopping the clock, we've been told, is no longer an option. Say you go out your way to do before one, and they're not in, then you see them when you deliver later, you cannot then scan and deliver it if its after one. It will go down as failure. Fantastic service we give isn't it. Royal fail yet again.
Wasn't aware of that, so if you go back later then in that case & they ask for the special that you attempted to deliver earlier you have to refuse them having it ?
Yes.
The postage is automatically refunded to the sender and compensation is paid as well without question. It is our gold standard product so best not to make a mistake with them.
The views I express here are mine alone and do not represent the views of Royal Mail Group.
Tinoblade
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Post by Tinoblade »

Celgar wrote:
Jeppol wrote:
rambo1 wrote:
Jeppol wrote:Can't see it being a problem unless the customer kicks off that it wasn't delivered by 1pm.
Any scan after 1pm will go down as a failure. Stopping the clock, we've been told, is no longer an option. Say you go out your way to do before one, and they're not in, then you see them when you deliver later, you cannot then scan and deliver it if its after one. It will go down as failure. Fantastic service we give isn't it. Royal fail yet again.
Wasn't aware of that, so if you go back later then in that case & they ask for the special that you attempted to deliver earlier you have to refuse them having it ?
Yes.
The postage is automatically refunded to the sender and compensation is paid as well without question. It is our gold standard product so best not to make a mistake with them.
Really?
I do this nearly on a weekly basis with one of my customers. Never in when I first get round and I often drop it off at the end of round if I have time. Never been pulled once
goneaway
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Post by goneaway »

Celgar wrote: Yes.
The postage is automatically refunded to the sender and compensation is paid as well without question. It is our gold standard product so best not to make a mistake with them.
Are you sure? I thought compensation was only paid if a complaint was made by the customer and the first delivery attempt was made after the deadline. Are you sure the refund is automatic?
Dannybuca
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Post by Dannybuca »

rambo1 wrote:
Jeppol wrote:Can't see it being a problem unless the customer kicks off that it wasn't delivered by 1pm.
Any scan after 1pm will go down as a failure. Stopping the clock, we've been told, is no longer an option. Say you go out your way to do before one, and they're not in, then you see them when you deliver later, you cannot then scan and deliver it if its after one. It will go down as failure. Fantastic service we give isn't it. Royal fail yet again.
I've done this a few times & I've never had anything come back. E.g. most weeks in WTLL our lino will announce SD failures in our particular section and it is pretty rare that we have any.

Presumed I was doing a good deed :crazy: