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Does anyone know whats happening about the proposed strike, i have to pay for an item this morning that i need for wednesday, im not sure what to do i dont want it in a backlog of post:thinking:
 
raythefab said:
Does anyone know whats happening about the proposed strike, i have to pay for an item this morning that i need for wednesday, im not sure what to do i dont want it in a backlog of post:thinking:
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The news on it has gone very quiet and RM does not seem to have anything on it's website about the situation.

Two days ago the Telegraph said that currently 1 in 8 letters are not being delivered.
I'd try to use another carrier.
 
When I posted a cheque here in Cheshire to a Manchester address, the lady at the post office told me that Royal Mail would guarantee deliveries of any letter sent by registered or recorded delivery. This was nearly a fortnight ago, so don't know whether this still applies today.
 
Carl V said:
When I posted a cheque here in Cheshire to a Manchester address, the lady at the post office told me that Royal Mail would guarantee deliveries of any letter sent by registered or recorded delivery. This was nearly a fortnight ago, so don't know whether this still applies today.
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They have never guaranteed delivery on 'Signed For' - which replaced Recorded and Registered some years ago.

The current service varies enormously throughout the country. London and Bristol appear to be the worst affected from our experience.

As in 'normal' times, if you must use the Royal Fail and want something delivered then use Special Delivery. That service appears to be still working.
 
2blue4u said:
They have never guaranteed delivery on 'Signed For' - which replaced Recorded and Registered some years ago.
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I didn't realise that, so thanks for saying.

Basically, I'd sent a cheque through 1st class post around one week before I sent my next one. The original cheque never arrived, so I asked at the post office about sending another via registered, and the lady simply mentioned that the letter would arrive within 24 hours guaranteed using this method of posting, and that Royal Mail were honouring that despite the problems with the dispute. Of course, she may have just been saying that to put my mind at ease. Funnily enough, the original cheque arrived the same day as the second one.
 
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Depends on what is being sent, but i have ordered a couple of things online, and whilst looking at my normal suppliers for the gear i regularly buy most are not sending anything by Royal Mail (4 company's) instead its been sent by UPS, or City link, and these are pretty big companys. RM must be losing out.

Last i heard Parcel force werent joining in the strike action?
 
Just back from the post office, the posties were holding a meeting to discuss holding wildcat strikes and the RM would not accept Special Delivery after 3pm today.

There was an interview with one of the Glasgow posties on the radio whilst I was driving back up the road - the strike they have called in Glasgow appears to be to do with the RM cutting the length of the posties' teabreak - I wonder if they realise that nonsense like that was what closed the Chrysler factory at Linwood and decimated the economy of Paisley and the surroding area for more than 20 years...
 
Well, reports say there's a backlog of around 20 million items.
They really aren't doing themselves any favours with this action to be honest....

Its annoying ALOT of people.
 
david1701 said:
so far my posty is still working, is it an area based strike?
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14 September, 2009 | 01:59PM BST

Royal Mail has announced that postal workers intend to go on strike within the following districts from Monday 14th September to Friday 18th September.

Monday 14th September

Cambridge
Slough
Ely
Norwich
Wigan

Tuesday 15th September

Middlesborough

Wednesday 16th September

London

Friday 18th September

Ayr
Kilmarnock
Kilwinning
Irvine

Buyers and sellers using Royal Mail services within these districts should be aware of potential delays in delivery of mail also this dispute includes Royal Mail drivers meaning cross-country mail services will be severely disrupted

Best advice for eBay sellers is to notify customers that there will likely be delays to their purchases arriving. Expect a minimum of two to three days delay for mail in these districts although it may well take until the following week for services to resume to normal

Sellers should check the Royal Mail website for further updates: http://www.royalmail.com/serviceupdate.

Regards,

The eBay Team

Regards

The eBay Team
 
I'm really beginning to lose my patience with them, I made a post on here recently about how numerous print packages I have sent out have not been received by customers and since then I've had about another eight or nine enquiries as to why prints have not arrived - two this morning FFS!

Whilst I have some sympathy with their plight their antics are seriously affecting business both and large and small and this series of strikes is seriously denting my margins as I have to get the images re-printed, packaged up and posted again - that's without taking into account the time it takes and the reputational damage.

:thumbsdown: to the strikers.
 
Hacker said:
I'm really beginning to lose my patience with them, I made a post on here recently about how numerous print packages I have sent out have not been received by customers and since then I've had about another eight or nine enquiries as to why prints have not arrived - two this morning FFS!
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I know how you feel. Unless I make a payment with a credit card, I normally send a cheque in the post, and I have had a number of them delayed by several days up to and including today. Luckily most people are understanding about it, but I'd hate it if someone was thinking I was trying to pull a fast one.
 
Hacker said:
Whilst I have some sympathy with their plight their antics are seriously affecting business both and large and small and this series of strikes is seriously denting my margins as I have to get the images re-printed, packaged up and posted again - that's without taking into account the time it takes and the reputational damage.

:thumbsdown: to the strikers.
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Surely that is the idea! A strike that had no effect would surely be completely pointless. Not saying I agree with it, but that is the nature of a strike and the only way it would work for them.
 
I thought the idea of a strike was to affect the business, not necessarily the customers.
Strike to make customers go elsewhere....

Not easy though, because there arent much alternatives for us customers. It's not as if we can switch to a similar competitor.

Naturally a strike is going to affect customers by it's very nature, however I think there's supposed to be a balance where it doesn't affect the customers much, just enough to make a dent in the profits to make their voices heard.
This is going beyond a dent in the profits IMO.
 
That's the main problem though, there is no other competition that delivers standard mail to home addresses. Competitors like TNT/DHL etc come in and cream off the highly lucrative business mail and courier services and Royal Mail is left to deliver stamped mail (christmas card, birthday card etc) on which it loses 6p on every one delivered. That's why your stamp prices go up (which even with inccreases are still some of the lowest priced in Europe) and the plethora of junk mail that drops through your door.

I used to work for the RM and my best friend is still working for them. If you think it's bad now wait until postmen's routes are bumped up to 4 hours 15 mins with the new Pegasus system being implemented.

The main problem at Royal Mail is the top brass, they are just clueless (Consignia anyone?). The rank and file postman signed up for a job that has totally changed in terms of workload and hours. A lot of guys I know were entitled to breaks, but they couldn't take them (including me) or they would be late in their rounds. The management only care about hitting targets and will do anything to make them to get their bonus. I'm glad to be out of the place, the job used to be tolerable before Single Daily Delivery (the reason you get your mail at 1pm+) but now it's a thankless task.
 
Laudrup said:
That's the main problem though, there is no other competition that delivers standard mail to home addresses. Competitors like TNT/DHL etc come in and cream off the highly lucrative business mail and courier services and Royal Mail is left to deliver stamped mail (christmas card, birthday card etc) on which it loses 6p on every one delivered.
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That's because no-one else is allowed by law to deliver the "standard" mail - at the moment.....
 
Laudrup said:
That's the main problem though, there is no other competition that delivers standard mail to home addresses. Competitors like TNT/DHL etc come in and cream off the highly lucrative business mail and courier services and Royal Mail is left to deliver stamped mail (christmas card, birthday card etc) on which it loses 6p on every one delivered. That's why your stamp prices go up (which even with inccreases are still some of the lowest priced in Europe) and the plethora of junk mail that drops through your door.

I used to work for the RM and my best friend is still working for them. If you think it's bad now wait until postmen's routes are bumped up to 4 hours 15 mins with the new Pegasus system being implemented.

The main problem at Royal Mail is the top brass, they are just clueless (Consignia anyone?). The rank and file postman signed up for a job that has totally changed in terms of workload and hours. A lot of guys I know were entitled to breaks, but they couldn't take them (including me) or they would be late in their rounds. The management only care about hitting targets and will do anything to make them to get their bonus. I'm glad to be out of the place, the job used to be tolerable before Single Daily Delivery (the reason you get your mail at 1pm+) but now it's a thankless task.
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I agree with that, why i left RoMEC quite a few years back, its crazy things like Consignia that are just laughable joke that 99% of people will have no idea about, they do need changes, but at just about every level if they are to cope in a competitive market, that is surely very close to happening. Something i could never get my head around was the almost 6monthly-1year office refits that where happening every time there was a new DOM. :cuckoo:

But there was also too many hard core nutters in the unions that used any excuse to walk out, light out, too cold (at 2degC even though warm weather gear is supplied, i regularly work at below 0 in the winter months) dishwasher broke down so used plastic cups plates etc so lets walk out etc etc. Has that actually stopped? Silly walk outs like was costing the RM fortunes. Now doubt it will still be feeling effects of that today.
 
This came in by email a few minutes ago:-

Important information regarding your subscription
MAILING DELAYS DUE TO STRIKE ACTION


Dear Dougie,
I am contacting you to let you know about a potential delivery problem with the arrival of your subscription copy caused by further strike action within Royal Mail.
Unfortunately, some members of the Communication Workers Union, including distribution staff, are taking industrial action. The subsequent backlog of mail will mean that you may find your monthly subscription copy delayed by several weeks.
We are doing everything that we can to ensure that your subscription is delivered as quickly as possible, and sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused. For updates on any future delays we advise that you visit the Royal Mail's website at www.royalmail.com/serviceupdates for the most up-to-date information on any further mailing delays.
Yours sincerely,
Gemma Bailey
Subscriptions Department
Future Publishing
Subscriptions that may be affected:
Digital Camera Magazine

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arclight, I've removed your subscriber number from that post for you, just incase.

Re : Royal Mail and the current profits problem.
Have they always been losing money? It worked years ago, why can't the system work now?
 
Marcel said:
arclight, I've removed your subscriber number from that post for you, just incase.

Re : Royal Mail and the current profits problem.
Have they always been losing money? It worked years ago, why can't the system work now?
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Thanks Mar cel- well spotted. I thought I had got all the sensitive bits out.

RM, like a lot of things worked until govs started tampering with things.
I reckon it has been going downhill since 1st and 2nd class mail was introduced.
 
Does any one know the situation with regards to late[very] delivered ebay items - can they be cancelled for a full refund?
 
Flash In The Pan said:
That's because no-one else is allowed by law to deliver the "standard" mail - at the moment.....
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And no one else wants to either, ask any of the other companies if they are willing to deliver a letter from ANY address in the UK to ANY other address in the UK for a fixed fee of 39p


The answer is a very loud NO
 
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