GC8

My postman just pushed a packet through the door: Recorded Delivery, which he had signed for himself. That shoudnt happen, should it?

Scooby Snacks 23

Er, no. It should be signed for by the recipient or, at the very least, someone residing at the same property.

You can now deny ever receiving it

GC8

He'd knocked, but I was decorating so it took a while to answer. I shouted after him and asked if there was anything else and he said 'no mate, just that recorded delivery'. I hadnt noticed that the jiffy I was holing had a RD sticker on it. Im more concerned that he will do it again when its something that I dont want and wouldnt have signed for...

WRX_Dazza

was it a pair of carbon door mirrors

dpb

You could of course claim it never arrived and get another for free .....

or you could just be grateful he knows you well enuff to take back to the depot and recieve again tomorrow/god knows when

simpsons !

He should not have done that, But could he see you decorating so was just saving some time???

No excuse though Postie.

Simpsons

David Lock

Was it your regular postie?

He was probably trying to be helpful. But I am sure you could get him into trouble if you wanted dl

GC8

He doesnt know me from sh*t, and he didnt take it back. He signed my name on the form and rammed it though my letter box so that he didnt have to carry it back with him. Entirely for his beneift and not for mine.

It wasnt valuable, but who knows what it will be that he signs for next time?

simpsons !

How big is his letterbox??

Simpsons

davegtt

Theyve done it to me in the past, they sign for it themselves when they can fit the parcel through the letter box. Happens more than you'd like to think. Thats why if I send something recorded I try and put it in something larger than fits through a letterbox so someone else has to sign for it

Henrik

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Happens to me all the time.

Most amazon "super saver deliveries" just get left outside on the doorstep as well.

I don't mind personally, it saves me getting up extra early to go to the sorting office which is in exactly the opposite direction of where i need to go in the morning

Failing that, he gives my elderly neighbour my parcels

GC8

Regular: yes, as far as I can tell. He is no postman Pat though..... Im wondering where my PGR4 from Play is now, as its well overdue.

Scoobychick

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I have an arrangement with my postie to sign stuff for me if I'm out, it saves us both a load of hassle

Snazy

Wierd question, but how do you know what he signed on the form if you only shouted after him?

My posties will do this too, or indirectly deliver to my sister in the next road.
One postie will sign for things, but I actually trust him lol

GC8

The bar code had been removed from the sticker: what else could he have done?

TelBoy

My postie does this regularly. I'd rather that than trapse to the Post Office. I suppose if you don't really know your postie then it's a bit irresponsible, but it works for me.

simpsons !

I'm lucky in the fact i have a regular postie, and anything that can't fit through the letterbox or to signed for is left in a hiding place and he pushes a note through the door telling me he has done. It saves us both a load of grief.

Simpsons

Snazy

God knows, thats why I asked. Could have used a random name lol

ronjeramy

iTrader: (1)

If your not happy with what he's done then report him, its an offence to sign for it himself, and on your behalf.

Leslie

As long as it was undamaged, you would probably do better to forget it. He was doubtless in a hurry and thought he was doing you a favour. If you kick up a fuss, your future deliveries might become more uncertain.

Les

TelBoy

If somebody reported my postie just on a point of technicality, and it prevented him doing it for those customers with whom he had a good working relationship, i'd be mighty pissed off.

Scoobychick

iTrader: (1)

Ditto!

I also give my postie a little cash bonus at Christmas to keep him sweet, he's the best postman in the world

ronjeramy

iTrader: (1)

The point is if you have an agreement with the postman then fair enough, he was being lazy just posting it through the door without authority. The person who sent the item paid for a service that was not given, recorded delivery is not a secure service, its there to prove that the recipient got the posted item.

GC8

Im not bothered about this, but it concerns me. What might he do that he absolutely isnt allowed to do under any circumstances the next time.

ALi-B

iTrader: (1)

I think they do it out of a mutual understanding that the majority of the working population will not be at their residential address during working hours. And people hate having to go to the sorting office to collect undelivered mail; just like they don't like having to drag it back and have it stuck on the shelf for a week, only to end up in being returned to sender.

I think the worst that can happen is the sender is entitled to a refund for not having the recipient's signature.

apples24

iTrader: (1)

i get a different posty most days well annoying, some days mail is at 12 other times the mail arrives at 6pm etc.

jonny_693

iTrader: (5)

Something similar happened to a friend. The item was signed for in her name (not her writing) and pushed through an open window. So ensued a farce in which the sender says its been delivered, the PO tracking says its been signed for but she hasn't got the item! It was found behind the couch (near the window) a few days later.
In short it makes a mockery of the whole system.

ronjeramy

iTrader: (1)

I'm not a Postman, but do work for the Post Office, so i can not say for sure, but he would get reprimanded for doing that, as i know of a postman that has been. He might do the same next time with a Special delivery item which as you know could be valuable. Its just about keeping standards up.

Butkus

I'm a postman. The only advice I would give is that if you care about what happens to an item, send it Special Delivery. Recorded items go in the system with everything else, and no one tracks it along its journey. Not really worth the paper it's written on.