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Postie to Parcelforce?

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amhopkins1
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Postie to Parcelforce?

Post by amhopkins1 »

Has anyone changed job from postie to a Parcelforce driver? Seen a local job and wondered if it’s worth the change
smok3y666
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Re: Postie to Parcelforce?

Post by smok3y666 »

I worked at PF before going to RM and if you don't mind driving then i'd say it was the PF was the better of the 2 to work for. I moved because I could afford the reduction from FT to PT (at the time) and our local PF moved further away. Same manager mindset though.
Wullie10
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Re: Postie to Parcelforce?

Post by Wullie10 »

amhopkins1 wrote:
14 Jul 2026, 08:54
Has anyone changed job from postie to a Parcelforce driver? Seen a local job and wondered if it’s worth the change
Everyone has 😆
twoloops
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Re: Postie to Parcelforce?

Post by twoloops »

I did wonder what had happened to parcel force because our DPR drivers seem to be taking all the large packets?
Hitcher
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Re: Postie to Parcelforce?

Post by Hitcher »

twoloops wrote:
14 Jul 2026, 20:00
I did wonder what had happened to parcel force because our DPR drivers seem to be taking all the large packets?
They're delivering small packets!
qwerty2
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Re: Postie to Parcelforce?

Post by qwerty2 »

Hitcher wrote:
14 Jul 2026, 20:27
twoloops wrote:
14 Jul 2026, 20:00
I did wonder what had happened to parcel force because our DPR drivers seem to be taking all the large packets?
They're delivering small packets!
Yes I’ve seen them in bigger vans than ours doing smaller packets :arrrghhh
And apparently they don’t collect from people’s houses anymore we’re doing it :evil/mad
Mr Rush
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Re: Postie to Parcelforce?

Post by Mr Rush »

qwerty2 wrote:
14 Jul 2026, 22:01
And apparently they don’t collect from people’s houses anymore we’re doing it :evil/mad
Yes, I've had the recent pleasure of collecting a few very large items from customers and slapping a Parcelforce Express label on it. I'd love for the company to explain their strategy as to which parcel courier branch of their parcel courier company does what, assuming there is one.
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