HELP NEEDED recorded delivery problem

loopylass

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

But they didn't come round at the time? Why wait until you posted the tickets through the door?

They didnt know we had them since the 17th when we posted them on the 24th neighbour complained to ebay saying they sent tickets too late and im guessing they were asking seller about tickets before concert to but it all came to light that they were delivered on the 17th after the complaint

rachbc

Postmans fault for not delivering it correctly - ebay seller shoudl refund neighbour and claim back through post office

loopylass

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

Why is it partly his fault? He is not paid to deliver post!

He just signed for something, not to say that he would continue the process and do the last bit of the postie's job for him...he hasn't signed up to the terms and conditions of carriage...it's ridiculous to partly blame him.

I wasnt really blaming him i am really annoyed at the PO but i did explain to my son not to sign again and said that he should have told me that he had signed for something for the neighbour
And i agree with everything its not his responsibility and i want to basically find out the laws etc because i wouldnt want the same thing happening to another child and it could have more of a bad outcome
As a mother of 4....nan to 1 i can see several very bad situations that can happen if they allow any age to sign for things like alcohol drugs and medication to name a few

loopylass

LandyAndy wrote: »

I assumed 'signed for' was to prove that the item had been delivered to the correct address. When the postie can't deliver 'signed for' items here I get a card through the door saying it can be collected from the sorting office as it couldn't be delivered due to a signature being required.

yes thats exactly my point i get a card through the door stating where my item is. when i want something sent by R/D i pay the PO to make sure it gets there to the correct person if that person isnt there i would expect them to let the person i sent it to informed where it is

chirpchirp

Just as an aside, sometime during this week a friend posted on facebook that she was bringing the groceries in that the delivery driver had delivered and when she returned to the door her TWO year old was signing for it!!!!

custardy

LandyAndy wrote: »

I assumed 'signed for' was to prove that the item had been delivered to the correct address. When the postie can't deliver 'signed for' items here I get a card through the door saying it can be collected from the sorting office as it couldn't be delivered due to a signature being required.

loopylass wrote: »

yes thats exactly my point i get a card through the door stating where my item is. when i want something sent by R/D i pay the PO to make sure it gets there to the correct person if that person isnt there i would expect them to let the person i sent it to informed where it is

as I already posted. leave with neighbour includes recorded items

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3392320

I posted about this some time ago

saidan

your childs own fault - if they have been told not to sign for things then he should not have done so.

then all he had to do was give the mail in his hand to you - and you could have then either made a complaint to PO, or hand-delivered it next door.

i'd be taking it out of your childs pocket money - then maybe he'd learn not to sign for something again.

loopylass

saidan wrote: »

your childs own fault - if they have been told not to sign for things then he should not have done so.

then all he had to do was give the mail in his hand to you - and you could have then either made a complaint to PO, or hand-delivered it next door.

i'd be taking it out of your childs pocket money - then maybe he'd learn not to sign for something again.

He has been told not to sign for things after this incident and he thought he was helping as the postman said will you sign for next door and i was busy
I am not blaming him as his not his responsibility to get the letter from A to B

DVardysShadow

saidan wrote: »

... i'd be taking it out of your childs pocket money - then maybe he'd learn not to sign for something again.

I thoroughly disagree.

This is solely the fault of Royal Mail. The postman should have followed procedures, carding the address and taking the envelope back to base. Instead it was landed on a 13 year old who had no idea of the buck being passed.

As parent, I would have commiserated but I absolutely would not have paid the neighbours anything. OK, they did pay, it was their choice to do so, and I would not go out of my way to say they were wrong. But to then go and impose this on the child is just abuse of power.

loopylass

We paid before basically thinking about it properly and felt bad as the tickets were a christmas present from his mum
Plus we have been neighbours for nearly 19 years and never had any problems so i know that they hated saying anything and i know they feel sorry for even having to mention it ( son late twentie/ early thirties and mum live together)