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Appeal Did not receive appointment letter

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  • okee32
    okee32 Posts: 36 Forumite
    antonic wrote: »
    I live in an old house converted into flats.

    My flat number is 8 but the HOUSE number is 11.

    When I first moved in and tried to register for Noddle I couldnt because my flat number didnt exist on the Post Office database (I think thats what it called).

    So Noddle advised me to email the post office here :

    [EMAIL="addressmaintenance@royalmail.com"]addressmaintenance@royalmail.com[/EMAIL]

    and my address appeared within 7 days - try this to see if it helps.

    Hi i have contacted royal mail and they are going to mark the addresses in the sorting office stand.
    I asked for a letter or something explaining the mess with the post to show the tribunal and the man said that he was not allowed to.
    Who do i ask for a statement to show that there is a problem with the address.
    And will i get backdated money if i win as i have borrowed so much and wont be able to afford to pay it back.
    So stressed.:mad:
  • rogerblack
    rogerblack Posts: 9,446 Forumite
    edited 26 November 2012 at 1:27AM
    okee32 wrote: »
    Hi i have contacted royal mail and they are going to mark the addresses in the sorting office stand.
    I asked for a letter or something explaining the mess with the post to show the tribunal and the man said that he was not allowed to.
    Who do i ask for a statement to show that there is a problem with the address.
    And will i get backdated money if i win as i have borrowed so much and wont be able to afford to pay it back.
    So stressed.:mad:

    http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/royal_mail_group

    Ask for any statistics they have on complaints of missing letters from your postcode, and surrounding ones.
    Similarly, you might do a request to the council about any address complaints, or statistics on allegations of lost mail from that postcode.
    If your appeal is successful, then you get all money backdated.
  • okee32
    okee32 Posts: 36 Forumite
    rogerblack wrote: »
    http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/royal_mail_group

    Ask for any statistics they have on complaints of missing letters from your postcode, and surrounding ones.
    Similarly, you might do a request to the council about any address complaints, or statistics on allegations of lost mail from that postcode.
    If your appeal is successful, then you get all money backdated.

    Thanks for the advice but i have looked at that site and the reply's take about 21 days. Way to long for me, but i will ask for statistics anyway.
  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    edited 26 November 2012 at 2:23AM
    antonic wrote: »
    I live in an old house converted into flats.

    My flat number is 8 but the HOUSE number is 11.

    When I first moved in and tried to register for Noddle I couldnt because my flat number didnt exist on the Post Office database (I think thats what it called).

    So Noddle advised me to email the [STRIKE]post office[/STRIKE] Royal Mail here :

    [EMAIL="addressmaintenance@royalmail.com"]addressmaintenance@royalmail.com[/EMAIL]

    and my address appeared within 7 days - try this to see if it helps.


    The OPS address already appears on the PAF database
    this is an isue at the point of delivery
  • antonic
    antonic Posts: 1,978 Forumite
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    Custardy,

    It DIDNT appear BEFORE I emailed Royal Mail.

    Becaused I did email them it now DOES appear.
    custardy wrote: »
    The OPS address already appears on the PAF database
    this is an isue at the point of delivery
  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    antonic wrote: »
    Custardy,

    It DIDNT appear BEFORE I emailed Royal Mail.

    Becaused I did email them it now DOES appear.

    THATS GREAT! (no idea what the caps are for)

    now for the hard of thinking

    The OP(thats the original poster if you are unsure) has an address that is already on the PAF database
    So its neither relevant to them or what happened to you.
  • xylophone
    xylophone Posts: 45,753 Forumite
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    so using 10/16 is a false start

    I disagree.
    Flat 10
    16, Any Road
    Anyleigh
    Anyshire
    AA1 2BB
    was how my address was recorded all the time I lived there and I never had reason to suppose any post went missing.
    In the case of the OP, if his address actually is 7 The Street (ie as in my first example) then the postman is at fault in not delivering to this correct address.

    Indeed I would say that it is the people in Argyle Court
    not recording their addresses as 1, 2, 3 etc Argyle Court 7 The Street etc that is causing the problem!

    And I would still recommend taking up the matter with the owner of the blocks/the Council!
  • i have same problem here where the sign is on my fence says another road im in another and the postman delivers some of my post to a different house yesterday he delivered a letter here for someone across the road
  • okee32
    okee32 Posts: 36 Forumite
    Well here is an update:
    My MP has emailed decision maker advising them to make another reconsideration instead of going to tribunal. They have agreed to the reconsideration. Does that mean its in my favour and how long does it take to reconsider?
    Without MP's help i would never have got this far. I advise anybody in the same circumstances to get help from there local MP.
    Thanks for all advice and i will update outcome from reconsideration.
  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    xylophone wrote: »
    I disagree.
    Flat 10
    16, Any Road
    Anyleigh
    Anyshire
    AA1 2BB
    was how my address was recorded all the time I lived there and I never had reason to suppose any post went missing.
    In the case of the OP, if his address actually is 7 The Street (ie as in my first example) then the postman is at fault in not delivering to this correct address.

    Indeed I would say that it is the people in Argyle Court
    not recording their addresses as 1, 2, 3 etc Argyle Court 7 The Street etc that is causing the problem!

    And I would still recommend taking up the matter with the owner of the blocks/the Council!


    but thats a completely different format to your original post
    you are segregating the flat from the building number
    you originally posted flat 10/16
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