Letter deemed served 2 days after mailing

[Valdez is Coming]

Hi everyone. I read somewhere on here (but cannot find it now) that a letter mailed to a business is deemed served or delivered after two days?

 

Is there a specific law which backs this up or something in Post Office terms/regulations?

 

I know one should always mail recorded delivery, but on one occasion l didn't, just mailed CCA request to a DCA which has gone beyond default and offence deadlines. They are now saying they didn't receive my letter!

 

Urgent advice really appreciated as l'm not sure how to respond. Many thanks......Valdez

[lookinforinfo]

The two days is academic now. You have no proof of posting, they deny

receiving it [well they would, wouldn't they]. The only way is to start again

with a recorded delivery this time. They have thus been forewarned of your

action and may well be trying to get their hands on it, ready for your next

request.[How did you pay the £1, by postal order/-if so has it been cashed?]

 

There is nothing in the Act about allowing for the mail, just that they have

twelve working days. It would be reasonable to assume that a Court would

make allowance of one day for the letter to get there, and another day for

the response.

[meagain]

The two-day provision is part of the Civil Procedure Rules.

[dave]

I'm pretty sure it's 4 days.

[meagain]

CPR6.7 is the bit we're after. A document can be deemed served on the second day after it was posted if sent first-class, apparently.

[Valdez is Coming]

Thanks for the responses all of you. The knowledge and power of this forum nevers ceases to amaze me!

 

Meagain, yours is the one l was particularly looking for.

Have now accessed CPR rules and can move forward. Many many thanks.........Valdez