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Royal mail standard parcel question.

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  • macfly
    macfly Posts: 2,728 Forumite
    Wonder if anyone has tried suing them? If it's even possible. It seems the watchdog doeasn't keep either party happy, as I know Royal Mail complain about them.
  • martindow wrote: »
    It's worth phoning the local sorting office as RM do not always leave cards when they should.

    Has anyone ever managed to actually get through to a sorting office directly? I've tried ringing 2 different ones in the past and the phone just rings and rings and rings....
  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 74,957 Ambassador
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    Has anyone ever managed to actually get through to a sorting office directly? I've tried ringing 2 different ones in the past and the phone just rings and rings and rings....

    Mine is hit and miss, you etiher can't get through for days or else you get through on first ring.

    Now i use my delivery office to send my parcels I can see why. Although the queue is very much shorter than the normal PO there are a lot of issues for the staff (often only one person) to deal with from lost items, to specials that have disappeared. they also take in bulk mail like mine, or even (with much grumblings) full bags of parcels to be stamped. All the time the phone is ringing in the background and never answered.
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  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    Has anyone ever managed to actually get through to a sorting office directly? I've tried ringing 2 different ones in the past and the phone just rings and rings and rings....

    of course people do
    but one phone line vs 10,000's of customers means its never going to be answered for everyone
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