Proof of Postage?

WelshSun

Hi,

Before you used to be able to get a Certificate stamped from the post office with the delivery address on it.

However I returned a item a few days ago and rather than doing this the person behind the till just gave me a receipt and said that was the Certificate of Postage. However it had no address on it. SO if my oackage got lost and I tried to claim how could I prove I sent it? Or, is my local post office wrong about this.

Thanks

Dr_Cuckoo3

WelshSun wrote: »

Hi,

Before you used to be able to get a Certificate stamped from the post office with the delivery address on it.

However I returned a item a few days ago and rather than doing this the person behind the till just gave me a receipt and said that was the Certificate of Postage
Thanks

You say that you "returned an item"

Was it a mail order return ? did you pay the postage yourself ?

The receipt will state "packet post rtns" and have the "destination address" printed on it

sometimes just the building number and postcode

The barcode is on the receipt and can be tracked http://track.royalmail.com

funnily enough I checked a packet post return seconds before reading your post

cyberbob

It's the new form of certificate of posting with the new RM computer system. Most PO just write the destination post code on it. It is valid for any claim for loss.

If you have the correct one it says on the bottom that it can be used if you need to claim.