is there a backlog at MLOs

Post by **Godric** » 28 May 2020, 15:54

I'm a ex Postie I'm waiting for 3 large packets from England from the 2nd week of may (i'm in Scotland) , just a query like, i know it could be down to social distancing in the work place as all/most indoor Royal Mail work involves posties working on top of each other sorting mail

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 29 May 2020, 11:52

its patchy but there are backlogs throughout the network.

EK99 · Post by **EK99** » 04 Jun 2020, 23:07

Hi Godric,
Was just wondering whether you'd received your parcels yet (i'm terribly sorry if not), I'm in a very similar situation and was just wondering if I can hope for it to arrive at all?
Stay safe and I hope your parcels arrive soon

Janet Brum · Post by **Janet Brum** » 05 Jun 2020, 10:57

EK99 wrote:Hi Godric,
Was just wondering whether you'd received your parcels yet (i'm terribly sorry if not), I'm in a very similar situation and was just wondering if I can hope for it to arrive at all?
Stay safe and I hope your parcels arrive soon

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Post by **Godric** » 09 Jun 2020, 11:28

EK99 wrote:Hi Godric,
Was just wondering whether you'd received your parcels yet (i'm terribly sorry if not), I'm in a very similar situation and was just wondering if I can hope for it to arrive at all?
Stay safe and I hope your parcels arrive soon

nope seems to have been lost and the replacement has arrived

i have another problem this time a airmail parcel from Greece that left Greece on May the 15th i have checked both royal Tracking and Greek tracking and both firms say it left Greece on the 15th of May and nothing else has been updated on both sites

Sherry · Post by **Sherry** » 09 Jun 2020, 14:51

That's so disappointing and not very reassuring for the rest of us waiting parcels to be delivered The parcel I sent was dropped off at the post office on 6th May and the tracking hasn't updated since the 7th (still stuck at London MC) for over a month.

EK99 · Post by **EK99** » 10 Jun 2020, 10:11

Hi,
Thank you so much for your response, and I'm sorry that you needed to get a replacement. And Sherry, Im in the same boat, just going to have fingers crossed and hope it arrives - assuming its stuck at Heathrow on its way out - as its highly sentimental. I think all we can do is hope for the moment, the parcels will be somewhere in the system.

Post by **Godric** » 10 Jun 2020, 21:18

The Greek Side
Date & Time Location Status
15/5/2020, 21:48:00 ATHENS AIRMAIL CENTER DEPARTURE FROM OUTWARD OFFICE OF EXCHANGE (--> UNITED KINGDOM)
15/5/2020, 20:00:23 ATHENS AIRMAIL CENTER ARRIVAL AT OUTWARD OFFICE OF EXCHANGE
15/5/2020, 18:47:20 ATHENS SORTING CENTER DISPATCH LOADED (--> ATHENS AIRMAIL CENTER)
15/5/2020, 18:06:18 ATHENS SORTING CENTER DISPATCH CLOSED (--> ATHENS AIRMAIL CENTER)
15/5/2020, 16:06:18 ATHENS SORTING CENTER ITEM ARRIVED AT
15/5/2020, 12:59:08 AG. TRIADAS NAFPLIOU - ELTA DISPATCH LOADED (--> NAFPLIOU - ELTA)
15/5/2020, 12:50:56 AG. TRIADAS NAFPLIOU - ELTA DISPATCH CLOSED (--> ATHENS SORTING CENTER)
15/5/2020, 08:16:16 AG. TRIADAS NAFPLIOU - ELTA ITEM PICK UP

The Royal Mail Side

This item is now leaving the originating country. More information will be available when it arrives in the UK.
From:
Greece

Updated on: Friday 15 May
11:48pm
Item Leaving overseas
Greece

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Leaves me to think it's sitting in customs without even being scanned yet wtf is going on nearly a month sitting in customs without being scanned and the fact it's a internationally registered package from the EU

Post by **Snaggletooth** » 11 Jun 2020, 06:56

Yes, it looks like it is stuck in customs. Lots of other people reporting items spending a month or more in customs, with the delays gradually getting worse as the Covid-19 situation has gone on. Those items would be international registered or similar, if they weren't we wouldn't have the tracking that we have.

Customs don't scan anything, I wouldn't expect that they even have scanning equipment.

EU items have always been subject to checks for banned items (e.g. tobacco). This applied even when we were members of the EU.

Post by **Godric** » 11 Jun 2020, 12:02

Snaggletooth wrote:Yes, it looks like it is stuck in customs. Lots of other people reporting items spending a month or more in customs, with the delays gradually getting worse as the Covid-19 situation has gone on. Those items would be international registered or similar, if they weren't we wouldn't have the tracking that we have.

Customs don't scan anything, I wouldn't expect that they even have scanning equipment.

EU items have always been subject to checks for banned items (e.g. tobacco). This applied even when we were members of the EU.

not a good situation methinks

Post by **Godric** » 17 Jun 2020, 11:53

my Greek special delivery package arrived yesterday

after sitting in customs for a month

still not received my original parcel ... i haven't lost all hope in receiving it

EK99 · Post by **EK99** » 17 Jun 2020, 16:11

So happy for you! Still holding out hope for my package (and your other one) - hopefully theyll come by the end of the month!