How do we stand on d2d at present?

Post by **onejontwo** » 18 Apr 2020, 19:04

Does anybody know the unions position regarding D2D at the moment? In our DO we were previously told to deliver D2D only where we were delivering addressed mail, however this week I now have three lots commencing from Monday and we have been told to deliver them as normal ie. before the crisis! Please tell me if I'm missing something.......Is the pandemic over and we're all back to normal?

gimba · Post by **gimba** » 18 Apr 2020, 21:00

just where you are going, its even on the official RM website

Blinkboy44 · Post by **Blinkboy44** » 18 Apr 2020, 22:12

It’s the same as before, except Royal Mail are suggesting we only take where we go. It means doing a sweep on Saturdays though of where you didn’t already deliver to, or if your a cover get shafted and do a load that’s left over . They don’t care how we do them as long as they are done. I prefer to take 1/6th each day and just do it that way instead of having the odd 1 or 5 every street and you can’t remember who’s even had one

bmccoll · Post by **bmccoll** » 18 Apr 2020, 23:10

I thought we now had 2 weeks to deliver. In saying that I still have dominoes bumf from a month back sitting in my frame for firms that are shut.

ssdd · Post by **ssdd** » 19 Apr 2020, 00:14

Considering my frame has mostly double slots, the new RM method of D2D delivery is practically pointless!

sindba · Post by **sindba** » 19 Apr 2020, 00:31

RM have not made any changes to procedures. We still have to deliver everything by Saturday that week, same as before.

It is vital that you risk your life, and your family's lives, to deliver DFS sofa leaflets by Saturday.

But don't worry, when you're gasping for your last breath on a ventilator all those "thumbs up for your postie" things will comfort you.

Chelseablue · Post by **Chelseablue** » 19 Apr 2020, 07:39

If we all refused to deliver them as in everybody ?

koolishy67 · Post by **koolishy67** » 19 Apr 2020, 08:28

Only work your paid hours anything else bring it back

chickenwittle · Post by **chickenwittle** » 19 Apr 2020, 08:36

I don’t get all this moaning about d2ds, I understand the situation we are in but do we think every letter or parcel we are delivering right now are essential.Where do we draw the line with what we want to deliver.

Grumpyoldmailman · Post by **Grumpyoldmailman** » 19 Apr 2020, 14:42

You chuck them all in on Monday, if your lino is the moaning sort and tells you otherwise make sure you find out and quote the senior rm managers name who said it the other week on rmtv.

redneck · Post by **redneck** » 19 Apr 2020, 15:02

chickenwittle wrote:I don’t get all this moaning about d2ds, I understand the situation we are in but do we think every letter or parcel we are delivering right now are essential.Where do we draw the line with what we want to deliver.

It's a primary indicator of the farcical nature of our 'key worker' status, that's why people are p****d off

chickenwittle · Post by **chickenwittle** » 19 Apr 2020, 15:52

redneck wrote:
chickenwittle wrote:I don’t get all this moaning about d2ds, I understand the situation we are in but do we think every letter or parcel we are delivering right now are essential.Where do we draw the line with what we want to deliver.
It's a primary indicator of the farcical nature of our 'key worker' status, that's why people are p****d off

Yeah I get the key worker gripe , but delivering meaningless d2ds , letters and packets all come under the same bracket as far as I’m concerned.

hamster12 · Post by **hamster12** » 19 Apr 2020, 18:38

Surely the reason why we are only delivering d2d to where we go is to reduce the contact with customers.
This then brings up the question of why lapsing is taking place - as this then increases the contact that we have with more customers over and above those we know from our own walks.
A Doctor that i mentioned the lapsing scenario to was dumbfounded,and i will not repeat the first part of his response. However, it did end with the words of why are RM putting further pressure on their staff and ultimately the NHS workers who will have to deal with a possible increase in cases.
My Manager could not give a flying fig about advice from a senior front line NHS Doctor.

Decky Boy · Post by **Decky Boy** » 20 Apr 2020, 16:00

bmccoll wrote:I thought we now had 2 weeks to deliver. In saying that I still have dominoes bumf from a month back sitting in my frame for firms that are shut.

I'm fairly sure all the pizza leaflets are for residential addresses only ???

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 20 Apr 2020, 16:17

Decky Boy wrote:
bmccoll wrote:I thought we now had 2 weeks to deliver. In saying that I still have dominoes bumf from a month back sitting in my frame for firms that are shut.
I'm fairly sure all the pizza leaflets are for residential addresses only ???

Might not be, people might order pizzas at work to eat during their lunch break