Royal Mail beyond the law?!?!?!

**cross posted to UK Legal**

I am seriously, but seriously p****d off. For over a year I have been complaining to Royal Mail about items of post that I know have been posted to me but which I haven't received. (see my post Identity Theft Worry - 30/09/2005).

It now turns out that the investigation that led to the delivery person being removed from his round was due entirely to the refuse collectors finding a whole sack of mail, which they reported to their depot and which led to the Royal Mail internal investigation team being called in, and had nothing whatsoever to do with my complaint. So, had the refuse collectors not become involved, then I dare say my complaint would still be being ignored.

I am furious on several levels:-

1) Having followed Daytona's excellent advise (Thank you!) to ask Royal Mail to cover the cost of asking Royal Mail to pay for a subscription to the Experian, Equifax and Call Credit credit monitoring services, they have refused as they say they are not liable for consequential loss...even though the losses could have been stopped months ago if they had properly investigated my earlier complaints.

2) The Delivery officer has been allowed to resign!...RESIGN! - after police found thousands of items of undelivered (and in a lot of cases opened) mail at his home and in his car.

3) If Royal Mail choose to do nothing other than deliver whatever mail can be salvaged, then no-one is apparently responsible for any losses. It's not even as through we can vote with our feet and use another postal service is it?

I'm so mad I could spit! and still very worried about the identity theft threat.....

Thanks for reading - any advice welcomed

Ly

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Ly
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I had two items go "missing" within a matter of weeks. One ended up being posted back to the sender and who knows where the other item is.

The main problem appears to be that undeliverable items get put in a bag at the nearest Post Office with new items and re-enter the system again. In the past, they went back to the local sorting office since the postman had to go back for the afternoon delivery which of course is now history.

Roland.

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Roland Watson

This is bound to be the standard 'dixons' response.

I suggest that you investigate this liability further. It is quite possible that they are not being entirely honest.

How does this make any difference to your situation?

The dishonest postie is. You can bring a prosecution against him if you wish. The PO will be vicariously liable if they don't have statutory protection from this (as seems to be their claim).

tim

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tim (moved to sweden)

The alternative would be for the Post Office to fire him on the spot for gross misconduct. However this could take years and he would have to be kept on until then. The scenario would be as follows: He is told he will be sacked and have to face a dsciplinary interview. Because of the stress this causes him he is certified sick by the doctor. The interview has to be put back until he is well enough to attend. the ongoing threat of the interview causes more stress.........

The PO took the cheaper, quicker, simpler option. He was allowed to resign, no black marks on his record, and he was probably paid for his notice period without having to work it. Quite normal practice in many places these days.

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rob

At 19:42:23 on 10/10/2005, rob delighted uk.finance by announcing:

Meanwhile, did he not commit a criminal offence? Is not a conviction for such grounds for summary dismissal without needing an interview?

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Alex

I think the Post Office do a wondeful job, particularly in the face of rude, ignorant and pompous "customers" banging on about their "rights".... not to mention the dogs ...

.. OT I know, but how much an hour would you want to do the job???

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Rab C Nesbitt

Both should be arrested. PO and the Tleaf.

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Peter

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