[off topic] Stats showing letter delivery times?

[unit244]

This is a CAR newsgroup, I think you should have posted this over at

rec.anorak.postal.delivery

[Mary Fisher]

How do you know?

Mary

[M. J. Powell]

In message , Mary Fisher writes

Unless under a false name. I don't know any Marys.

Mike

[Bluesky]

Automatic £500 insurance if it goes missing and compensation if they dont deliver it before 1pm the next day

[Stuart]

Yeah .RM repay the SD fee .....well to the sender obviously.

[Bluesky]

Tells you its been picked up and in their sytem after its first scan normally after 8pm , and tells you if theres any problem online and when its been delivered ....if you call in though fight your way thru the bots and get to a human with your tracking number they can tell you exactly where the parcel is as it gets scanned w#every time the cage moves premises

UPS and TNT are brilliant with their tracking ,tells you online EXACTLY where the parcel is including when it #s on the van out for delivery a phone call normally gets you a 30 min window when the driver will be s#at your premises .... if carlsberg made delivery services !

[Bob Eager]

If they don't deliver in time, you just get the postage back, though. As you say, insurance (they call it 'compensation') of £500, upgradeable to £2500.

I find it a pretty good service.

[Bluesky]

Hit and miss this time of year with royal mail , so mnay variables especially with heavy weather in different parts of country that can impact on movement of mail. Overall though in my experience they do a fantastic job , and deliver within 2 days in most cases ... most of the problems when they do happen come down to lacklustre local sorting depot or postman/woman ....

Cant rememebr last time i had a special delivery fail , outstanding service and value for money.

> some more info about the mail process

[Stuart]

Thats pretty much my experience as well...I'm in Glasgow...My main gripe is when you get a card saying someone tried to deliver a parcel ( Standard Parcels usually) the previous day and you know damn fine you were in ....

[Mary Fisher]

I never use a false anything, I'm boringly transparent :-(

Mary