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UK Postal problems
Posted: 10 Jan 2022 09:59
by rubber_jonnie
Just wondering if anybody else in the UK is having problems with the post?
We seem to get really random deliveries here in Essex at the moment, stuff came Monday to Wednesday last week, then nothing after, not even a sign of the postie, and nothing today, and I am expecting post.
I suppose I shouldn't moan, as there are folks in Chelmsford who had no post for 3 weeks, but it does seem really quite bad ATM and I can't fix stuff if I never get the parts!!
Ho hum
Re: UK Postal problems
Posted: 10 Jan 2022 10:07
by terriblefire
rubber_jonnie wrote: 10 Jan 2022 09:59
Just wondering if anybody else in the UK is having problems with the post?
We seem to get really random deliveries here in Essex at the moment, stuff came Monday to Wednesday last week, then nothing after, not even a sign of the postie, and nothing today, and I am expecting post.
I suppose I shouldn't moan, as there are folks in Chelmsford who had no post for 3 weeks, but it does seem really quite bad ATM and I can't fix stuff if I never get the parts!!
Ho hum
I think is just down to staff shortages. Not been too bad here in Glasgow but things are definitely taking longer than usual.
Re: UK Postal problems
Posted: 10 Jan 2022 10:13
by rubber_jonnie
terriblefire wrote: 10 Jan 2022 10:07
I think is just down to staff shortages. Not been too bad here in Glasgow but things are definitely taking longer than usual.
Been having a trawl round several local FB groups just now and several posties are coning on and saying just that. Just seems particularly bad around here ATM, and frustrating because of the parts I'm waiting on.
Re: UK Postal problems
Posted: 10 Jan 2022 10:17
by terriblefire
rubber_jonnie wrote: 10 Jan 2022 10:13
terriblefire wrote: 10 Jan 2022 10:07
I think is just down to staff shortages. Not been too bad here in Glasgow but things are definitely taking longer than usual.
Been having a trawl round several local FB groups just now and several posties are coning on and saying just that. Just seems particularly bad around here ATM, and frustrating because of the parts I'm waiting on.
Also remember they lay off people after xmas (or just have them for the xmas rush). So its probably a double whammy.
Re: UK Postal problems
Posted: 10 Jan 2022 10:22
by rubber_jonnie
terriblefire wrote: 10 Jan 2022 10:17
rubber_jonnie wrote: 10 Jan 2022 10:13
Been having a trawl round several local FB groups just now and several posties are coning on and saying just that. Just seems particularly bad around here ATM, and frustrating because of the parts I'm waiting on.
Also remember they lay off people after xmas (or just have them for the xmas rush). So its probably a double whammy.
That's true, so may not be helping either, though you'd think if they were struggling anyway, they'd keep those people on.
Re: UK Postal problems
Posted: 10 Jan 2022 11:53
by stephen_usher
Yeah, we've had no post at work since last Wednesday I think.
Re: UK Postal problems
Posted: 10 Jan 2022 12:07
by arkadiusz.makarenko
In here Saturday bus service on some lines, trains cancelled, postman delivering post every second day etc.... still better than during lockdown last year.
Re: UK Postal problems
Posted: 10 Jan 2022 12:24
by rubber_jonnie
arkadiusz.makarenko wrote: 10 Jan 2022 12:07
In here Saturday bus service on some lines, trains cancelled, postman delivering post every second day etc.... still better than during lockdown last year.
It's definitely got worse here since Christmas, and trains also getting cancelled out here, lots of complaining about that on the local FB groups.
Lockdown was actually better than now.
Couriers are fine, just not the Royal Mail. It does seem covid has caused a lot of issues for them of late.
Re: UK Postal problems
Posted: 10 Jan 2022 13:58
by GadgetUK164
Yes, got worse since XMAS! Staff shortage due to Omicron I think!
Re: UK Postal problems
Posted: 10 Jan 2022 15:58
by Atari74user
That's interesting, I only just now started to think about stuff I ordered at New Year, thinking why haven't I got it yet. East Anglia here, so yeah, defo waiting for stuff too which I would say are a couple of days overdue.