special delivery wrong postcode lost track ref PASSPORT!!!

[jonononono]

Hi everyone,

I stupidly gave my uncle the wrong postcode to send me my passport, and he's lost the tracking id.. I told him E13 XXX (which doesnt exist) instead of E14 XXX. He sent it on 19th May by Special Delivery so its been over a week now and I need my passport by 2nd June for a trip I've been looking forward to all year. And I've just realised it's a bank holiday on Monday. I'm really panicking... Can anyone help me?? Is there anything that I can do?? Myabe I could visit the delivery office? If so should I go to E13 or E14 or both?? Thanks ppl.

*sent from edinburgh to london btw!

[Lounge Lizard]

E13 is Plaistow Delivery Office and E14 is Docklands Delivery Office so it might be worth going to both. Good luck.

[arnold cheshire]

if it had the correct adress you should have received it by now or it should have been returned to your uncle good luck

[jonononono]

thanks guys i'll definitely check the delivery offices if i dont get it on tuesday morning. i read in the last post that edinburgh airport was shut for a day or two last week so maybe that caused the delay? and also something about the tracking system being down?

[arnold cheshire]

thanks guys i'll definitely check the delivery offices if i dont get it on tuesday morning. i read in the last post that edinburgh airport was shut for a day or two last week so maybe that caused the delay? and also something about the tracking system being down?

whats the point in checking the delivery offices it wont be stored in a delivery office unless a p739 card has been left

[jonononono]

well i dunno thats why im asking. maybe its stuck at the wrong delivery office? i dunno...

[Pinky 1]

The delays at Edinburgh wouldn't affect an item posted on the 19th, the volcanic ash was later than this wasn't it ? The tracking system was down for a day, you're right, but you've mislaid the tracking number anyway .......... so no matter.
Initially the letter would have gone to the delivery office covering the postcode that you used. When the office recognise the address doesn't exist on their patch they will normally try a neighbouring office. If they don't, the item will be returned to the sender as 'no such address'.
If they do try another office, and they have no luck, they will do the same.
A delivery office is very unlikely to hold on to a special delivery item that's not for them, so as long as your uncle's return address is clearly marked, it will be returned to him. If it's not, it may well be in the Returned Letter Branch and would explain the delay in it getting back to you.

[jonononono]

i see. thanks. so since it's already been over a week there's no chance it'll show up on tuesday? is it possible that its completely lost?

[Pinky 1]

If your's and your uncle's address's are clearly written it's unlikely they are missing ..........

[jonononono]

yeh its just the postcode that was wrong. from what i've read on other threads ppl say a wrong postcode should only delay by a few days.. how long does it normally take to be returned to sender?

[Pinky 1]

It would be returned through the special delivery system, so it should be the following working day. Hope this helps.

[jonononono]

ok thanks...

[stokes11eg]

i see. thanks. so since it's already been over a week there's no chance it'll show up on tuesday? is it possible that its completely lost?

Offices only hold S/D items for 1 weekm brefore returning to sender, if he gets it back he should have to sign for it!

[Lounge Lizard]

i see. thanks. so since it's already been over a week there's no chance it'll show up on tuesday? is it possible that its completely lost?

Offices only hold S/D items for 1 weekm brefore returning to sender, if he gets it back he should have to sign for it!

I thought it was Recorded Delivery one week and Special Delivery three weeks.

[stokes11eg]

i see. thanks. so since it's already been over a week there's no chance it'll show up on tuesday? is it possible that its completely lost?

Offices only hold S/D items for 1 weekm brefore returning to sender, if he gets it back he should have to sign for it!

I thought it was Recorded Delivery one week and Special Delivery three weeks.

Not in our office! eirher way, if it has been returned or semt on, then there should be a record of it in Delivery officE!