A simple queston regarding first class mail delivery

[stalin's dead]

I sent the A & L some letters by first class post and they responded saying they hadn't received them. They are obviously telling porkies

 

Of course i should have sent them recorded delivery, DOH!

 

I was wondering if it is possible to confirm actual delivery of a first class letter ie by a receipt or some other Royal Mail document?

 

thanks

[Revenant]

I think you can still go to the PO and get a "Proof of posting" receipt over the counter but that does not prove delivery just that the item went into the system

R

[esmerobbo]

If they say they aint got it there is not much you can do, getting it signed for is the only way you can prove they got it.

 

And being the oh so truthful industry they are they would not tell a lie would they.8-)8-)

[PGH7447]

yes it is amazing how these companies manage to stay in existance with such a poor postal service.

 

Take ClueLess Finance, if I send it normal mail it never arrives yet as soon as it is recorded they get it - truly a mystery

[esmerobbo]

Thinking out loud giving their IQ level do you think they know where the letter box is? and the reason they get the recorded ones is that the nice postie actually puts it in their hand??;-)

[247orbital]

and yet if a county court sends CCJ paper work it is considered delivered if it is not returned by royal mail. They don't even send recorded. I would always send special delivery because this has to be signed for individualy unlike recorded which can be bulk signed.

[stalin's dead]

ok, thanks guys

 

much appreciated

 

SD

[SillyMoo]

If the cost get to much,as you sometimes have post several, whether it be by recorded or next day special.

 

I have now taken to get proof of posting, and adding this to the bottom of every letter, it is sufficient as far as i am aware

 

 

 

This document is delivered by Royal Mail and I deem it to be served on you by the ordinary course of post in the meaning of Section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978 and therefore your responsibility and it's in your own interests this letter is handed to the relevant person within your organisation.

 

 

 

 

I should for completeness also set out section 7 of the Interpretation Act 1978:

"Where an Act authorises or requires any document to be served by post (whether the expression "serve" or the expression "give" or "send" or any other expression is used) then, unless the contrary intention appears, the service is deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre-paying and posting a letter containing the document and, unless the contrary is proved, to have been effected at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post."

[palomino]

Unfortunately you can't always blaim the recipient.

 

Royal Mail's record is pretty poor. Only recently there was something in the press about the many millions of letters that are not delivered each year.

 

Their complaints service is also pretty abysmal - I lodged a complaint about some letters not being recorded as delivered even though they were sent by Recorded Delivery. Their written reply was that I should use Recorded Delivery [anyone have a smiley for screams of extreme frustration ...].