Hilariously, I got this reply from Tyne Tunnels about an appeal I made regarding an outstanding fine my brother accrued for me.
We are obviously in the 0.3% they talk about! 🤣
In your appeal, you told us that you did not receive the UTCN letter until 12/09/2024.
We use an external provider to produce letters sent by post, and each batch of letters is assigned a consignment number which confirms that they have been passed to the Royal Mail for delivery.
Our records show that the UTCN was assigned a consignment number and sent on 21/08/2024. This was sent to the registered keeper using information provided by the DVLA.
While consignment numbers themselves are not traceable via the postal service, government figures show that 99.7% of items dispatched by the Royal Mail are deemed to have been successfully delivered, and delivery in this case did not fall within a period of industrial action.
We also receive notifications whenever letters cannot be delivered. In this case, the UTCN was not reported as a failed delivery.