special deliveries

daveallan333 · Post by **daveallan333** » 01 Oct 2020, 19:44

has the special deliveryy times changed from 9am to 11am and 1pm to 4pm and if so why are we still delivering at the earlier times

clashcityrocker · Post by **clashcityrocker** » 02 Oct 2020, 14:55

We're not.
Why are you?

2yearpostie · Post by **2yearpostie** » 02 Oct 2020, 14:57

yes they have.

Post by **POSTMAN** » 02 Oct 2020, 15:50

As I said in the email to you...

https://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communi ... 71&t=97629
Yes they have changed, they have changed to As per the link above.

You should not be doing 9am and 1pm anyway as that changed months ago at the start of the pandemic.
See this link about that...
https://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/communi ... 71&t=95312" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

PostmanBitesDog · Post by **PostmanBitesDog** » 02 Oct 2020, 20:14

daveallan333 wrote:has the special delivery times changed from 9am to 11am and 1pm to 4pm and if so why are we still delivering at the earlier times

Our office has recently gone back to the regular delivery times (9am and 1pm) just like your office is doing now, daveallan333. So it's not true that the temporarily delayed times (11am and 4pm) applies to all offices across the country.

olilew · Post by **olilew** » 02 Oct 2020, 21:56

Our office and indeed as I understand, our whole area are still insisting we honour the normal times. I kicked off about it with my manager and the union rep and got shouted down by both!

twoloops · Post by **twoloops** » 04 Oct 2020, 07:10

I had 7 x 1pm yesterday & was told we now have until 4pm to deliver them, so I saved them all until last, to test the water, 1:45 to 2:10 not one person in, 739ed all of them & brought them back

RICARD020191962 · Post by **RICARD020191962** » 05 Oct 2020, 18:35

The new times apply to our office. I still try to get them delivered before 1pm though if possible. We have been advised that since the rule change with signing for items that we can print the name on the SD and sign XPI then post through the letter box if it fits. Had no problems so far but may not be the same nationwide.

circles · Post by **circles** » 07 Oct 2020, 09:39

daveallan333 wrote:has the special deliveryy times changed from 9am to 11am and 1pm to 4pm and if so why are we still delivering at the earlier times

I haven't received a signature for a special since March.

Straight through the door without even chapping

dtyssmshdchrb · Post by **dtyssmshdchrb** » 07 Oct 2020, 20:37

I asked my manager if the times had changed and she said nope, that it was nonsense and not to trust the royal mail website. I delivered two specials after 1pm to see if it flags up. Either gonna prove her wrong and delight in telling the rest of the office or get seriously shafted

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 07 Oct 2020, 20:57

dtyssmshdchrb wrote:I asked my manager if the times had changed and she said nope, that it was nonsense and not to trust the royal mail website. I delivered two specials after 1pm to see if it flags up. Either gonna prove her wrong and delight in telling the rest of the office or get seriously shafted

The system will have been flagging them up anyway ever since the covid situation came in, unless RM had the times changed in the programming code of the system

dtyssmshdchrb · Post by **dtyssmshdchrb** » 07 Oct 2020, 21:20

SpacePhoenix wrote:
dtyssmshdchrb wrote:I asked my manager if the times had changed and she said nope, that it was nonsense and not to trust the royal mail website. I delivered two specials after 1pm to see if it flags up. Either gonna prove her wrong and delight in telling the rest of the office or get seriously shafted
The system will have been flagging them up anyway ever since the covid situation came in, unless RM had the times changed in the programming code of the system

Ahh right! So how does it work on an office to office basis then where some are saying its a firm 1pm or not?

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 07 Oct 2020, 21:26

dtyssmshdchrb wrote:
SpacePhoenix wrote:
dtyssmshdchrb wrote:I asked my manager if the times had changed and she said nope, that it was nonsense and not to trust the royal mail website. I delivered two specials after 1pm to see if it flags up. Either gonna prove her wrong and delight in telling the rest of the office or get seriously shafted
The system will have been flagging them up anyway ever since the covid situation came in, unless RM had the times changed in the programming code of the system
Ahh right! So how does it work on an office to office basis then where some are saying its a firm 1pm or not?

It'll be down to whatever the DOM says