Royal Mail Tracking

[Paul B]

I have found 'signed for' packages simply stuffed through the letterbox when they fitted...

Ok it means that I didn't need to get to the sorting office to pick them up - but I could easily have said that I didn't receive it as I didn't sign for it and get money back from the Post Office!

[MalcolmInN]

"Tracked" doesn't imply "signed for" or "personally handed over" though 

Hmmm... I guess that's true! I just assumed that it would need a signature on delivery. I guess I'm the one that's unreliable!

Yep,   optional sig.    with tracked services,
From RM site :
"Tell me more about getting a signature on delivery ,,,
,,, and if you've requested a signature using Royal Mail Tracked."

From the RM site for Tracked24 (guess 48 will be similar) :
"Optional signature on delivery, plus SMS and/or email notifications"

Nit picking = not sure of the 'plus', to me that implies something additional/extra,
whereas a simple 'and' would say SMS etc were   also  optional depending if one thinks that they have their comma in the right place, or not.

And Andy (OP) was trying to have a larf or at least a smile, oh the tangled webs we do weave !

[silly moo]

Beware of posting things Signed For or even Tracked to overseas destinations especially Africa. A few years I bought Del Prado models for a friend off eBay. All of the parcels were sent Royal Mail Signed For or Tracked. Half of them went missing, they were safe when they were in Royal Mail's hands but once they touched down on African soil they were transferred onto the South African Post Office tracking and delivery system and 'vanished' There was nothing the seller or I could do.

I'm afraid our postal service is a disgrace and is only fit for delivering bills. I know a lot of you grumble about Royal Mail but you should try our lot.

Most people here try to avoid using them at all and make use of email and courier services.

This should probably have gone in the unhappy topic  :'(

[MikeDunn]

Hmmm... I guess that's true! I just assumed that it would need a signature on delivery.

I've had a bunch that didn't - and a bunch of signed-for small enough to be pushed through the letterbox when no-one was in 

I guess I'm the one that's unreliable!

I couldn't possibly comment 

[Newportnobby]

I always thought 'Tracked' was our postie running over the parcel in his van so he could then get the parcel through the letterbox

[Yet_Another]

Beware of posting things Signed For or even Tracked to overseas destinations especially Africa. A few years I bought Del Prado models for a friend off eBay. All of the parcels were sent Royal Mail Signed For or Tracked. Half of them went missing, they were safe when they were in Royal Mail's hands but once they touched down on African soil they were transferred onto the South African Post Office tracking and delivery system and 'vanished' There was nothing the seller or I could do.

The assumption is that if it's tracked/signed for, then there must be something valuable inside, so it's worth stealing.

You're right, it's down to trust in the system. I used to send cash to Germany, in the days when most German retailers didn't take Paypal. Nothing ever went missing.

[DELETED]

I use the signed for and fully tracked services often enough.  Only slip-ups I've really had are when the local PO have put a package through as signed for when I've specifically asked for full tracking (only ever have this problem at my local PO though).

The signed for option is still handy if you don't need the higher insurance.  Say I've sent something to Jimy Such and Such but he's claiming he's never received it -I can check if it's been delivered or not.  I've only ever had a couple of signed for parcels just posted through my letterbox -both have been in the last 6 months though which suggests to me a substitute postman not quite up to scratch.  I've had the 'odd item sent to me (usually at work) not turn up, then when I find out who's signed for it I've had to run-off and find the person to grab the package.  My last company was terrible for this, they had a mail room but nothing received got sent out round the office from it, and nobody contacted you if you received anything   The system didn't work very well but not many things did in that place to be honest

[dannyboy]

Jimy Such and Such

Is he the one who has a brother in the House of Lords?
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Sorry! 
David.

Addit: As I was about to hit 'Post' I had a thought - as he is Jimy Such and Such, is his brother just a half brother? (Even sorrier!).