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Old 25-10-2009, 10:23   #437
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Re: [Update] The Royal Mail strike thread

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Originally Posted by Mr Angry View Post
It could also be the case that the postperson knows how inconvenienced a customer might be by having to go to their local collection / sorting office in the event that they weren't there to sign. Alternatively, what if the postperson saw that they were tax documents and having considered the deadline - together with the fact that there is industrial action going on, used his / her initiative to ensure that your neighbour was not further inconvenienced / fined?

Bottom line - if you arrive home and it's there do you throw a hissy fit at not having been asked for your autograph or do you recognise initiative when you see it?
None of the cases I've mentioned were documents which could have been identified externally. The most recent letter I referred to was a personal letter from an self employed accountant to his client - NOT an official HMRC marked letter. The two other cases I previously mentioned were also just personal letters. If our postman was so dilligent and caring as to act in the way you decribe, I really don't think he'd keep on delivering items that don't belong to us and posting our mail through other people's doors.

I think you're looking at the wrong end of the equation with respect. If a third party has paid RM to provide a service that should guarantee them proof of delivery they should get that service and not have a postman simply disregard that. As it stands the sender of those items who paid for the service has no proof that they were delivered because no signature was obtained.
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