Bechet45 said:Based on my vast experience of working with RM over a couple or three Xmases, I can say without fear of telling a lie that RM is stuffed to the gunwales with idle and incompetent management and staff and nothing short of privatisation will save it. I have to say also that keeping the same management and staff - as with the BR privatisation - will achieve nothing except prolong the chaos.
I think it is somewhat unfair that BR and RM were chosen when the entire Civil Service needs a similar shake up if ever it is to stop wasting our Tax Pounds - but that's life and thhe CCivil Service will protect itself endlessly - the primary function of a bureaucracy.
Long live efficiency!!! But can privatisation achieve it where State Ownership could not?
Sheesh! the stories I could tell!!
Lose the beard said:RockShaving said:Big Bob said:I had this experience yesterday. I ordered a shirt online it was sent to me second class to be signed for clear price on "stamp sticker" £2.60. It did not fit wife and I repack the short exactly as it was sent in the same packet. Cost to post £3.70. Now this has to be wrong. Any suggestions? To be clear the shirt was folded as it arrived put back into the same packet and taken to the post office, the question is where has the extra £1.10 come from. The post office must think we are all mugs.
Unless it was maybe sent franked. It could not have been sent signed for for £2.60.
£3.70 is the cheapest price for a signed for small packet.
£2.60 is the cheapest price for a small packet.
It all depends on your deal with Royal Mail. As an example we pay 12p per Standard 1st Class Letter. We do our own Mail Sorting before they hit Royal Mail though which does reduce the cost.
Different prices for different customers.
RockShaving said:Lose the beard said:RockShaving said:Big Bob said:I had this experience yesterday. I ordered a shirt online it was sent to me second class to be signed for clear price on "stamp sticker" £2.60. It did not fit wife and I repack the short exactly as it was sent in the same packet. Cost to post £3.70. Now this has to be wrong. Any suggestions? To be clear the shirt was folded as it arrived put back into the same packet and taken to the post office, the question is where has the extra £1.10 come from. The post office must think we are all mugs.
Unless it was maybe sent franked. It could not have been sent signed for for £2.60.
£3.70 is the cheapest price for a signed for small packet.
£2.60 is the cheapest price for a small packet.
It all depends on your deal with Royal Mail. As an example we pay 12p per Standard 1st Class Letter. We do our own Mail Sorting before they hit Royal Mail though which does reduce the cost.
Different prices for different customers.
Indeed, but the postage price is not displayed on the label.
Louis said:Article on the postal situation in Holland, which may be the way UK postal service might be going:
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v33/n09/james-meek/in-the-sorting-office
Can any of our Dutch members comment on this?
rum said:"due to a shortage of staff" (read "the driver couldn't be jacked to turn up for work today").
trainman said:rum said:"due to a shortage of staff" (read "the driver couldn't be jacked to turn up for work today").
A bit harsh,i'm a Train driver,albeit not on the tube,and up until earlier this year, when i had to have surgery, i hadn't lost a day to sickness in nearly five years.
Not all rail workers are lazy good for nothing's.
Louis said:Article on the postal situation in Holland, which may be the way UK postal service might be going:
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v33/n09/james-meek/in-the-sorting-office
Can any of our Dutch members comment on this?
Louis said:Article on the postal situation in Holland, which may be the way UK postal service might be going:
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v33/n09/james-meek/in-the-sorting-office
Can any of our Dutch members comment on this?
Neep said:Recorded delivery (Signed for) Small Packet Prices:
WAS:
UK £3.00
EU £7.00
USA £9.00
NOW:
UK £4.10
EU £8.80
USA £9.90
mattyb240 said:Just a question, with the new restrictions if you say your package doesn't contain a restricted item (truthfully) can they still insist on asking what it is? I had a rather rude post office person insisting I tell them the contents of the package despite me reading the list.
mattyb240 said:Just a question, with the new restrictions if you say your package doesn't contain a restricted item (truthfully) can they still insist on asking what it is? I had a rather rude post office person insisting I tell them the contents of the package despite me reading the list.
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