whats the delivery time to afganistan

devizes18193

On the 20th july i posted a ds game to a army address in Afghanistan . And it was sent royal mail 2nd class recorded , The guy is chasing it and according to the tracking ref its still on route .
Has anyone delivered to the army in afganistan and how long should it take ,?

scubaangel

How long is a piece of string....

I've posted things in the past that have taken less than a week and others that have taken over 4 weeks. It all depends on the final destination base (please don't post that detail here ) how busy the movers are flying 'essentials' over as to how much space they have for personal mail as obviously they prioritise military essentials and food.

That said if it was posted in July it should be there/be close by now. But given the length of time it's been you can probably make a claim with the PO for the loss of the package and refund your buyer before they open a case.

custardy

scubaangel wrote: »

How long is a piece of string....

I've posted things in the past that have taken less than a week and others that have taken over 4 weeks. It all depends on the final destination base (please don't post that detail here ) how busy the movers are flying 'essentials' over as to how much space they have for personal mail as obviously they prioritise military essentials and food.

That said if it was posted in July it should be there/be close by now. But given the length of time it's been you can probably make a claim with the PO for the loss of the package and refund your buyer before they open a case.

how does it work with BFPO?
if RM have it as being delivered to them?
I have no idea if the tracking updates on the retail site when it goes to BFPO

scubaangel

I don't know, tbh I got lucky and nothing got lost in the post last time my OH was out there. But I'm pretty sure the BFPO is considered the 'delivered' destination as far as recorded goes.

But I would imagine the BFPO website should tell you somewhere (edited to find the link which should help) http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceFor/ServiceCommunity/BFPO/SendAParcel.htm