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Correct Address wrong Postcode (Post Office - UK)

  • 01-03-2008 7:41pm
    #1
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Sent a letter with the correct address but totally different (and wrong!) post code.

    What are the chances of it getting to the address any time soon?

    As far as I can tell I used the old post code for the new address

    Not sure were else to post this


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  • #2
    McGinty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 829 ✭✭✭McGinty


    Hi Op

    I used to work for Royal Mail so to tell you the bad and good news is that your letter may get there eventually but it will be delayed, maybe by a few weeks, mail used to be sorted by hand but now most of the sorting offices use automated sorting machines that send the letters to the various areas via postcode only, and unless an eagle eyed sorter notices it, it will go to that sorting office, so for instance if you put a London postcode and it is addressed to Lancashire, it will go to the London sorting office, then someone will (hopefully) cross out the postcode and resend it to Lancashire where it may be sorted by human hand. I do believe it will get there eventually (but please God you haven;t put a passport or money in the letter because chances of it getting to its destination is slim).


  • #3
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    McGinty wrote: »
    Hi Op

    I used to work for Royal Mail so to tell you the bad and good news is that your letter may get there eventually but it will be delayed, maybe by a few weeks, mail used to be sorted by hand but now most of the sorting offices use automated sorting machines that send the letters to the various areas via postcode only, and unless an eagle eyed sorter notices it, it will go to that sorting office, so for instance if you put a London postcode and it is addressed to Lancashire, it will go to the London sorting office, then someone will (hopefully) cross out the postcode and resend it to Lancashire where it may be sorted by human hand. I do believe it will get there eventually (but please God you haven;t put a passport or money in the letter because chances of it getting to its destination is slim).

    Ah crap


  • #4
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Ouch.


  • #5
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Sherifu wrote: »
    Ouch.

    Its nothing I cant do again but a lot of time and effort went into the contents of that packet. Just a pain in the arse!


  • #6
    Sherifu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Not to bad so, could have been worse. It wasn't the script for 5x10 of the wire was it?


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  • #7
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Sherifu wrote: »
    Not to bad so, could have been worse. It wasn't the script for 5x10 of the wire was it?

    Jaysus if I lost that I really would be up **** creek with out a paddle.

    No its something more personal to that. Hope I can remember it now


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