Prelim letter gone astray

[daisy_bumbleroot]

I sent my prelim letter recorded delivery last tuesday.

 

Its still not been delivered according to the PO website! My DPA letter was recieved the next day after i sent it.

 

I sent it to the gresham road address, but didnt address it to a particular person

 

Would this be the post offices fault?

Can i get another go for free from the post office?

Has this happened often?

[Bookworm]

That's why I don't send items recorded delivery, unless I want to be sure they've arrived, as it can work against you.

 

I always send mine 1st class, but take them to the PO and get a Certificate of Posting, which is FREE. For the purpose of the Court, you do not need to prove it was received, only that it was sent. In fact, you don't even really need proof, as a letter will be deemed received 2 days after posting, so as long as you have a copy of the letter, it will be quite sufficient.

[daisy_bumbleroot]

Thanks for the reply - Ive never even heard of a certificate of posting !

 

I will resend it and ask the PO for a free recorded delivery as it must be thier mishap, PLUS a certificate of posting! :D:D

[miss_squeezy77]

Hi Daisy

 

I had sent my letter by RD too and it never showed as delivered on the Royal Mail systems - I did, however, receive a response a few days later, so it HAD been delivered. It seems that there's so much post going to these buildings that no-one bothers to sign for anything any more.... I'm sure your letter probably has been received.

 

Good luck!

[nathal]

if your letter is misplaced/lost by royal mail and it is sent recorded, you can get compensation for it.

check it out.

 

http://www.royalmail.co.uk

[daisy_bumbleroot]

Ah cool - thanks guys

 

I was thinking also, would the little ticket stub you get be classed as proof of posting as well, as it has the post office date stamp on the back?

 

If so, do the 14 days start from this date (ie 31st October)?

[daisy_bumbleroot]

Well, so far Ive heard nothing from Lloydstsb (10 days on) and now the post office website says this when i put mytrack n trace number in "Sorry, there has been a problem with the reference number you've entered. Please try again. If this problem continues, please Contact Us. " :eyeroll:

 

The Gresham Road address is ok to send the prelim letter to isnt it?

 

Or should I scratch this one, start again and send another prelim letter to the Colmore row address?

 

If the Gresham road address is wrong, please can someone just say yay or nay, because I am going to be sending mine and my boyfs single account prelim letters to this address also...

[daisy_bumbleroot]

Well, so far Ive heard nothing from Lloydstsb (10 days on) and now the post office website says this when i put mytrack n trace number in "Sorry, there has been a problem with the reference number you've entered. Please try again. If this problem continues, please Contact Us. " :eyeroll:

 

The Gresham Road address is ok to send the prelim letter to isnt it?

 

Or should I scratch this one, start again and send another prelim letter to the Colmore row address?

 

If the Gresham road address is wrong, please can someone just say yay or nay, because I am going to be sending mine and my boyfs single account prelim letters to this address also...