Covid 19 & Royal Mail

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lindens said:

If they stopped delivering all the junk mail and leaflets that would help!!
I think from next week Rm will be delivering only essentials due to staff shortages and ebay parcels will be refused, Just a gut instinct

As pointed out, there's no way of knowing without using up more resources. If I use RM a lot of my stuff goes out in standard brown envelopes. It's probably not essential in the great scheme of things but quite important to a lot of people. There's no way anyone would know its importance without opening it.
It does seem like the government need/want RM to continue deliveries as much as possible. Especially as they've just given them £3million of business and I expect will be using them again. Some people still have no online access so Royal Mail can be vital to them.

custardy

lindens said:

in_the_Cotswolds said:

lindens said:

If they stopped delivering all the junk mail and leaflets that would help!!
I think from next week Rm will be delivering only essentials due to staff shortages and ebay parcels will be refused, Just a gut instinct

We only deliver Direct Marketing as it's called to houses that have mail during the week.  You do realise you can stop it?  I've explained to numerous people how to do it and I'm still delivering it to them 6 months later and they still complain!!  Perhaps you are one of them?

I didnt realise i could stop it. Will this mean i wont get important govt letters though that are just addressed to the householder?

Further to this. Boris's 'letter' next week will be a D2D.
However anyone with internet access would have no issue getting such valuable information from various sources.

custardy

Update on callers office times

in_the_Cotswolds

Re Lindens question about Government letters etc. 

It doesn't stop mail addressed to you from marketing companies.  They are either personally addressed to you or to the "Householder".

Boris's letter will probably be like David Cameron's letter before the Brexit vote.  They will go in your slot and we will probably have 3 days to deliver it.

custardy

in_the_Cotswolds said:

Re Lindens question about Government letters etc. 

It doesn't stop mail addressed to you from marketing companies.  They are either personally addressed to you or to the "Householder".

Boris's letter will probably be like David Cameron's letter before the Brexit vote.  They will go in your slot and we will probably have 3 days to deliver it.

Its already been confirmed its a D2D.
As per new policy it should go in your frame Monday and taken with mail across the week

custardy

Apparently RM have just got round to getting hand sanatizer into delivery offices now.............

custardy

Not much has happened from a customer view. 
However it seems RM are bringing back 2 in a van for deliveries from Monday.
A surprising move IMHO and not union sanctioned