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Photographic Proof of Delivery.
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postieblueshirt
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Re: Photographic Proof of Delivery.
Should have taken the photo of the lady on the horse holding the parcel as long as her face wasn't in it and of course if the horse was OK with it to.maybe give it a sugar cube keep it happy...
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Dorset Plodder
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Re: Photographic Proof of Delivery.
Good ideapostieblueshirt wrote: ↑20 May 2022, 14:20Should have taken the photo of the lady on the horse holding the parcel as long as her face wasn't in it and of course if the horse was OK with it to.maybe give it a sugar cube keep it happy...![]()
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HTPostman
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Re: Photographic Proof of Delivery.
If anything I can see us having to deliver by horse and push back dispatch times from Mail centres by at least 15 hours meaning we start our deliveries at 10pm if not later.
The day is gonna come when we’re all gonna have to testify.
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clashcityrocker
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Re: Photographic Proof of Delivery.
Wouldn't it be more appropriate to take a photograph of the horseshit given how much of it is spoken in the higher echelons of RM management.
The societies of consumption and squandering of material resources are incompatible with the idea of economic growth and a clean planet.
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POSTMAN
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Re: Photographic Proof of Delivery.
On 'some' occasions possibly quite rare you would have to take the pic somewhere other than an open front door.
It would not be the end of the world.
The fact you would be taking a pic while the customer is holding the parcel or in a car etc is what it is.
On a possibly very very rare occasion, if the customer wants to pull a fast one and report a DOR, then more fool them.
It would not be the end of the world.
The fact you would be taking a pic while the customer is holding the parcel or in a car etc is what it is.
On a possibly very very rare occasion, if the customer wants to pull a fast one and report a DOR, then more fool them.
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It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
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The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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postieblueshirt
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Re: Photographic Proof of Delivery.
Yes quite safe I'd say there aren't many horse owners that would pull a fast one.unless it's a gypsy then I'd think twice.
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Dorset Plodder
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Re: Photographic Proof of Delivery.
Watch out for those COWBOY Builders.postieblueshirt wrote: ↑21 May 2022, 05:32Yes quite safe I'd say there aren't many horse owners that would pull a fast one.unless it's a gypsy then I'd think twice.![]()
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twoloops
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Re: Photographic Proof of Delivery.
Must be blind.
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yellowbelly
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Re: Photographic Proof of Delivery.
Had similar today myself, half posted an Amazon cardboard flat through the box, dog started creating behind the door, owner "Geroff it you little s**t!"
and whips it through before I could photo it! Photo of door taken, wasn't going to ask the owner to open the door with the 'little s**t' going bananas.
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twoloops
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Re: Photographic Proof of Delivery.
Oh Georgia 




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LouBarlow
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Re: Photographic Proof of Delivery.
Unless you take a picture of the recipient opening the parcel with a massive grin on their face, how will these photos ever 100% confirm deliveries?
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clashcityrocker
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Re: Photographic Proof of Delivery.
Nothing (except death) is ever 100%.
Obviously if you take a picture of a grinning recipient you will probably be sacked for breaching guidelines.
And rightly so.
The colour of their door or flooring aligned with the GPS location will probably be sufficient in most cases.
Never 100% but sufficient.
Obviously if you take a picture of a grinning recipient you will probably be sacked for breaching guidelines.
And rightly so.
The colour of their door or flooring aligned with the GPS location will probably be sufficient in most cases.
Never 100% but sufficient.
The societies of consumption and squandering of material resources are incompatible with the idea of economic growth and a clean planet.
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Barnacle
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Re: Photographic Proof of Delivery.
This is what I adhere to. I don’t bother with the whole half in the letterbox or open door malarkey. I make sure the tracking info is clearly framed and that f I’m leaving it somewhere other than through their door, I make sure the location is in shot.clashcityrocker wrote: ↑28 Feb 2024, 16:57Nothing (except death) is ever 100%.
Obviously if you take a picture of a grinning recipient you will probably be sacked for breaching guidelines.
And rightly so.
The colour of their door or flooring aligned with the GPS location will probably be sufficient in most cases.
Never 100% but sufficient.
GPS identifies where you were standing. That’s been good enough at our place so far.
’You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new.’
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Smoothbackground
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Re: Photographic Proof of Delivery.
You need enough detail in the POD photo for someone dealing with a potential complaint further down the line to be able to catch out any lying cheats who claim non-receipt.
For stuff posted through a letterbox, I will put them halfway through, then stand back and capture a photo with the door number and/or what surrounds the door. I always loudly say I will post it through fully once I’ve taken a photo as people often grab it!
For parcels handed to the recipient, I have the camera and parcel all ready to go before they answer the door, parcel on doorstep, and then I stand back four or steps, angling the PDA camera so I don’t capture any faces etc, and I take the photo as soon as they open the door, capturing parcel, open door and feet, then handing the parcel to the customer. If ever any items are damaged, usually overfilled Amazon boxes that have split open further upstream, I usually make a point of getting this in the image and telling the recipient I have included the damage in the POD photo and showing them it.
For stuff posted through a letterbox, I will put them halfway through, then stand back and capture a photo with the door number and/or what surrounds the door. I always loudly say I will post it through fully once I’ve taken a photo as people often grab it!
For parcels handed to the recipient, I have the camera and parcel all ready to go before they answer the door, parcel on doorstep, and then I stand back four or steps, angling the PDA camera so I don’t capture any faces etc, and I take the photo as soon as they open the door, capturing parcel, open door and feet, then handing the parcel to the customer. If ever any items are damaged, usually overfilled Amazon boxes that have split open further upstream, I usually make a point of getting this in the image and telling the recipient I have included the damage in the POD photo and showing them it.
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CarryingMGMT
- EX ROYAL MAIL
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Re: Photographic Proof of Delivery.
Lol. This is the way! Also remember to complete your walk every day folksSmoothbackground wrote: ↑28 Feb 2024, 18:02You need enough detail in the POD photo for someone dealing with a potential complaint further down the line to be able to catch out any lying cheats who claim non-receipt.
For stuff posted through a letterbox, I will put them halfway through, then stand back and capture a photo with the door number and/or what surrounds the door. I always loudly say I will post it through fully once I’ve taken a photo as people often grab it!
For parcels handed to the recipient, I have the camera and parcel all ready to go before they answer the door, parcel on doorstep, and then I stand back four or steps, angling the PDA camera so I don’t capture any faces etc, and I take the photo as soon as they open the door, capturing parcel, open door and feet, then handing the parcel to the customer. If ever any items are damaged, usually overfilled Amazon boxes that have split open further upstream, I usually make a point of getting this in the image and telling the recipient I have included the damage in the POD photo and showing them it.