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Royal Mail Я POO

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    Royal Mail Я POO

    Quite happy with mail to Europe taking 2-3 days however, I had some documents that needed to be signed for. It cost £6.30ish to send and included tracking.

    I was expecting the mail to go by air and delivered by the local post; oh how I was wrong. Royal Mail now use GLS parcel service.

    Day 1 PO to RM sorting office.
    Day 1 RM to RM Heathrow.
    Day 5 RM Heathrow to GLS London
    Day 15 GLS in transit (sent email to GLS no reply)
    Day 26 Arr GLS Austria
    Day 27 In depot store
    Day 28 In depot store
    Day 29 In depot store (phone GLS, “it’s on its way)
    Day 30 In depot store
    Day 31 In transit
    Day 32 In transit
    Day 33 In transit
    Day 34 Delivered.

    All by effing road!

    Returned Documents
    Day 1 PO Austria
    Day 2 Handed to GLS
    Day 3 In transit
    Day 4 In UK but lost
    Day 43 Delivered to wrong address
    "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

    #2
    The signed for service is atrocious. They "lost" three signed for deliveries I sent last year. One of them finally made it to the destination 18 months late. Another one finally made its way back to me having travelled around Switzerland and Germany (it was addressed to Spain).
    England's greatest sailor since Nelson lost the armada.

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      #3
      They're never going to replace email with that kind of tulip.
      Will work inside IR35. Or for food.

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        #4
        You should move to the mainland instead of operating from the Outer Hebrides.

        In the past I've used FEDEX, UPS, or DHL when speed and security matters. Recall sending a document to a Norwegian client not that long ago, sure it was FEDEX, cost ~€30. Arrived at the client's desk 30hrs later.
        "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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          #5
          Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
          You should move to the mainland instead of operating from the Outer Hebrides.

          In the past I've used FEDEX, UPS, or DHL when speed and security matters. Recall sending a document to a Norwegian client not that long ago, sure it was FEDEX, cost ~€30. Arrived at the client's desk 30hrs later.
          1. I am less than an hour from central London.

          2. GLS is a German Company and locally known as Große Logistik Scheiße
          Ihr Paket – Die GLS Katastrophe (I) | Du denkst, Du kennst schon alles?
          "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

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