Spartacus Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 14 hours ago, sandyman said: I think the problem is largely to do with deliveries to addresses in East Dulwich, not collections in East Dulwich of letters going elsewhere. In fact just to test this out I'm going to post my Christmas cards in the morning to friends all over UK and at the same time i'm going to pop a card in the same letterbox, which I can see from my lounge, to myself. It'll be interesting to see which arrives first...the one from SE22 to Edinburgh or the one from SE22 to SE22... You will 100% get the card in time for Chtistmas, just not sure which Christmas 🫣 2 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1650281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/22/royal-mail-collapse-cant-even-deliver-christmas-present?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other 1 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1650356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynne Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 This year has been a lot better. We've received almost all the cards we expected, which, compared to the previous two years when we were still getting cards in February, has pleasantly surprised me Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1650596 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyman Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 On 27/12/2023 at 11:22, Lynne said: This year has been a lot better. We've received almost all the cards we expected, which, compared to the previous two years when we were still getting cards in February, has pleasantly surprised me yes, i did find that the card i posted to myself arrived at the same time as the cards i sent to north london, but i'm not going to praise RM for delivering the service we pay for. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1650711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomskip Posted January 4, 2024 Share Posted January 4, 2024 Just been outside to discover a parcel delivered by Royal Mail tucked slightly out of view under my bay window. It could have been there since before Christmas. The contents have been damaged by all the recent rain. No card through the door to alert us to this delivery. The person who sent it to me spent nearly £5.00 on that. So even if there has been an improvement this year (has there, really?) it's still a p*s* poor service imo. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1651256 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynne Posted January 4, 2024 Share Posted January 4, 2024 Perhaps I was a bit optimistic about the Christmas performance. We haven't had any post since. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1651284 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted January 7, 2024 Share Posted January 7, 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/07/dead-letter-office-royal-mail-wrestles-with-a-difficult-future?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1651550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordship_local Posted January 17, 2024 Share Posted January 17, 2024 (edited) The delivery office in Peckham has been closed each time I visited over the past two days, despite supposedly being open 800-1900. Anyone know if there is a reason for that, or have I just been unlucky with my timings? EDIT: Apparently it's only open 0800-1000 (10am that is), so ignore me. Edited January 17, 2024 by Lordship_local Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1652695 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzer Posted January 17, 2024 Share Posted January 17, 2024 Lots of delivery offices have changed opening times from 08.00 - 10.00 M - F and 08.00 - 12.00 Sat, closed Sun. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1652696 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordship_local Posted January 17, 2024 Share Posted January 17, 2024 1 minute ago, jazzer said: Lots of delivery offices have changed opening times from 08.00 - 10.00 M - F and 08.00 - 12.00 Sat, closed Sun. Thanks Jazzer - just saw that myself! I clearly didn't read the sign on the front when I went there... Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1652697 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzer Posted January 17, 2024 Share Posted January 17, 2024 Had the same at Forest Hill Delivery Office. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1652698 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin68 Posted January 17, 2024 Share Posted January 17, 2024 They are actually delivering. At least to me. I've received Private Eye on the right day (first time in months) and a letter posted in York on Monday arrived on Tuesday, first time I reckon in well over a year, perhaps 2 that the first class post target was reached for me. Can't last! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1652699 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted January 20, 2024 Share Posted January 20, 2024 It's potentially going to get worse BBC News - Ofcom could allow Royal Mail to end Saturday post https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68041937 Ofcom are quoted as looking at how to "evolve to more closely meet consumer needs" Most consumers now expect deliveries from courier companies 7 days a week not 5 and I am not sure how a 5 day a week, once a day (if you are lucky) is going to meet consumers needs. Sounds like the postal service is in terminal decline and I fear we are watching its death throes over the next few years. 1 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1652985 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockets Posted January 24, 2024 Share Posted January 24, 2024 (edited) One wonders if our local delivery offices were just leading the way for the new three day a week delivery model! On Radio 5 this morning a lot of the contributors were saying they don't get post 6 days a week now anyway. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68067702 Edited January 24, 2024 by Rockets 1 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1653400 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted January 24, 2024 Share Posted January 24, 2024 Lol 3 days a week would actually be an improvement 🤣 1 1 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1653402 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted April 3, 2024 Share Posted April 3, 2024 (edited) Good news The service is going to improve as Royal Mail want to deliver second class letters every other day, which is a lot better than now every other week 😀 BBC News - Royal Mail wants to cut days for second-class post https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68721814 Edited April 3, 2024 by Spartacus 2 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1661382 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted April 8, 2024 Share Posted April 8, 2024 (edited) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/08/quit-royal-mail-falling-apart Edited April 8, 2024 by Sue Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1661847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianr Posted April 28, 2024 Share Posted April 28, 2024 Back, regrettably, to the Private Eye benchmark test. Have folk expecting the issue that would normally have been delivered on Wednesday the 24th received theirs yet, and if so, when? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1664083 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alice Posted April 28, 2024 Share Posted April 28, 2024 Got mine two days ago plus yesterday I received a second-class letter which was posted the day before in Sydenham Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1664084 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted April 28, 2024 Share Posted April 28, 2024 I'm still waiting for the pin for a card which was delivered some time ago. Luckily I was able to view it on the app, otherwise I still wouldn't be able to use the card. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1664168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianr Posted May 6, 2024 Share Posted May 6, 2024 On 28/04/2024 at 14:46, ianr said: Back, regrettably, to the Private Eye benchmark test. Have folk expecting the issue that would normally have been delivered on Wednesday the 24th received theirs yet, and if so, when? It eventually arrived this morning, accompanied by two bank letters dated 17 and 18 April. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1665019 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Posted May 6, 2024 Share Posted May 6, 2024 1 hour ago, ianr said: It eventually arrived this morning, accompanied by two bank letters dated 17 and 18 April. 😮😮😮 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1665026 Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgins Posted May 17, 2024 Share Posted May 17, 2024 We haven't had post for about two weeks - birthday cards missing (I assume!) magazines not showing up. We're on Belvoir Road. Anyone else nearby had any post recently? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1666015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen Olander Posted May 17, 2024 Share Posted May 17, 2024 2 hours ago, figgins said: We haven't had post for about two weeks - birthday cards missing (I assume!) magazines not showing up. We're on Belvoir Road. Anyone else nearby had any post recently? Yes, loads of stuff missing, some sent weeks ago. Hopeless. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1666037 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie Posted May 17, 2024 Share Posted May 17, 2024 We’re on Overhill and our Mail delivery has deteriorated badly since our regular, friendly & reliable postie got moved to a different patch at the beginning of May. Lots of missing letters, birthday cards etc. We managed to get some, but not all of the missing post, by going down to the sorting office in Highshore Road, Peckham. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/332587-royal-mail-late-deliveries-and-the-price-we-have-to-pay/page/6/#findComment-1666040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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