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Louche Lad · 26-12-2022 11:53AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120034388#Comment_120034388

Not every day though, just occasionally. Useful UK strike calendar from the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/dec/12/uk-strike-days-calendar-the-public-service-stoppages-planned-for-december

Alun · 26-12-2022 11:55AM

True, but these have been causing backlogs at one of their busiest times of the year so not surprising there are delays really.

farmerval · 26-12-2022 11:55AM

We had a card posted December 7th in UK arrived December 21st

Louche Lad · 26-12-2022 12:01PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120034448#Comment_120034448

They always used to take on large numbers of temporary staff in the run-up to Christmas though. I nearly went for a part-time job myself when I was working in England as the pay looked attractive. But maybe they don't do that so much now.

shanec1928 · 26-12-2022 12:05PM

I’d say some of it is to do with here too. Have a package that’s been scanned into Ireland since the 20th, scanned 3 days later to say they have sorted it again and still hasn’t left Dublin. It did take 10+ days to make it from uk to Dublin..

Caranica · 26-12-2022 12:07PM

Yeah I posted cards in Dublin on Monday and some didn't arrive to Dublin addresses until Friday. Add in royal mail strikes and there's nothing surprising about delays

The Continental Op · 26-12-2022 12:19PM

Even before the strikes the UK postal service had got really slow at getting stuff to Ireland. It might be something to do with An Post but can't say.

I've been dealing with a government department in the UK and back in the summer it was taking 2 weeks for stuff they had posted to arrive.

Akrasia · 26-12-2022 12:25PM

Ordered a telescope from Amazon on 9th of December seems to be lost in UK customs. Got a refund

The joys of Brexit and the Tory wasters

walterking · 26-12-2022 02:19PM

"intermittent" days - yep, 12 days in the last 7 weeks!!! and stuff gets piled on top on other piles and even left out in the elements.

Add to that people putting a 2nd class stamp or even a first class stamp on letters to Ireland as many still seem to think its all the same. These letters go into a slower "economy" service as correct airmail postage is £1.85 (international standard)

The economy service takes up to 2 weeks in normal times

Flaccus · 12-01-2023 02:10PM

It was reported the other day that Royal Mail are experiencing a cyber incident. I am still waiting for my package to be arrive and Royal Mail tracking says seller is preparing it. Seller says he sent it last Thursday who I believe as we have used this company plenty of times. By co-incidence since yesterday I am getting non stop calls from some London number. Googled it and it's not a business. Answered one and there was some guy with an English accent and all he kept saying was hello, who is this. I hung up. Hmmmmm......

spott · 12-01-2023 02:16PM

I ordered something recently. It shipped with Royal Mail on the 7th December from Belfast and arrived after Christmas, around the 29th or 30th.

whiterebel · 12-01-2023 03:27PM

Article on the Journal today giving examples of delays from the UK. Strikes, and more recently a Cyber attack are causing majors problems. An Post taking the opportunity to give them a kicking while ignoring their own appalling services in another article,

https://www.thejournal.ie/royal-mail-cyber-attack-5966958-Jan2023/

whiterebel · 12-01-2023 03:27PM

Article on the Journal today giving examples of delays from the UK. Strikes, and more recently a Cyber attack are causing majors problems. An Post taking the opportunity to give them a kicking while ignoring their own appalling services in another article,

https://www.thejournal.ie/royal-mail-cyber-attack-5966958-Jan2023/

https://www.thejournal.ie/an-post-delays-post-uk-royal-mail-5965169-Jan2023/

Flaccus · 15-01-2023 12:27AM

2 weeks next Monday since parcel was sent from UK. I guess it is still in the UK. Royal mail tracking is also broken and has been for some time. It says awaiting item from seller. Anyway, I guess I will wait. It is not the sellers fault so I don't think I will do a pay pal claim just yet.

Snake Plisken · 15-02-2023 05:15PM

Anyone else stillseeing delays from Royal Mail/An post?

Have a small item coming from an ebay seller which was dispatched on the 10th of January and it didn't arrive. So he sent the items again 10 days ago and still no sign. These are small items that would fit in a small jiffy bag.

Is the delay still with Royal Mail or is it An Post?

joujoujou · 19-02-2023 02:34PM

Got 2 items sent from online retailer in the UK, both via Royal Mail. "Later" one already arrived, while the one they sent a week earlier - not.

They blame cyber attack on Royal Mail system.

woody84 · 24-02-2023 12:23AM

Waiting on a letter from Uk since 8th of January. No sign of it yet. Wondering if its delayed or lost??

woody84 · 24-02-2023 12:27PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120281803#Comment_120281803

It arrived this morning. Nearly 7 weeks waiting.

AMKC · 25-02-2023 09:27PM

So simingly they tried to deliver my package on Friday just gone and I was out just typical. They used to leave a letter saying it would be in the local post office etc but nothing this time.

Raging.

Hoping it comes Monday and is not gone back where if came from. Is it possible to contact An Post about it at all?

gipi · 25-02-2023 09:46PM

I missed an An Post delivery a few weeks ago on a Saturday morning. No note left, I only knew I'd missed it because it was an Amazon delivery and there was an update on the Amazon site.

The postman brought it back the following Monday with no prompting from me.

Could you get a phone number for your local delivery office?

Jim_Hodge · 25-02-2023 09:50PM

They attempt three deliveries. It'll come Monday

AMKC · 25-02-2023 09:56PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120288620#Comment_120288620

Thank you. I done a redelivery online on the An Post website just to be sure. Hopefully it comes Monday do. Could have done with it this weekend would have been nice. Its only health food anyway well if you can call chocolate health food :) lol not all chocolate do some cereal and good good in it

AMKC · 25-02-2023 09:59PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120288638#Comment_120288638

I hope so.

AMKC · 27-02-2023 09:34PM

An Post are a joke. I have been waiting for a parcel for almost two weeks now and twice they said they attempted delivery and now today they say they delivered it which is rubbish unless it is invisible I do not see it anywhere near my premises.

They will be getting a good bollocking from me tomorrow if it does not turn up.

What was wrong with the cards they used to leave in saying your parcel is in your local Post Office.

It's backwards An Post gas gone.

DPD are the best of any of them and the only one I trust.

At least they message you and let you know when your parcel is coming.

Yggr of Asgard · 28-02-2023 09:53AM

Sign up for AnPosts My Delivery Manager.

Provide them with the e-mail and phone number that you use for your shopping and voila you get regular status updates via e-mail (when they get it, when it's on the way, when it's on the van and when it's delivered) and you can even define alternative delivery points (neighbours, safe places).

Works similar to what DPD does with their parcelwizard, the main difference is that you don't get the hour window that DPD does give you but it's very useful to see what is going on with your parcel and to re-direct it etc.

AnPost delivery for me has significant improved since I use that tool, there are still delays in getting stuff into the country but once it is with AnPost it usually is delivered quickly and the local postperson is always here at the same time, so I quite like AnPost.

peterofthebr · 03-03-2023 03:57PM

im still waiting for a letter sent 22 Dec!! - nothing shows up on the tracking site for it either. anyone know how I can contact them? I rang 0044 03457740740 but nobody ever answers

ON ENTERING THE TRACKING NUMBER I constanty get below

Sorry, we're currently unable to confirm the status of your item with reference XXXXXXXX. Please try again tomorrow.

my tracking number starts with DF and ends with GB . somone said to me thats not a valid tracking reference.anyone know thier codes. its a letter posted from England to Ireland. thanks

Snake Plisken · 03-03-2023 04:05PM

So a small item in a tiny jiffy bag I bought on the 9th of January from a seller on ebay turned up last Monday 27th February, 7 weeks to the day, no idea if delay was this side of the pond or with Royal Mail absolutely crazy delays.

John.G · 03-03-2023 04:13PM

Received a letter yesterday, posted in the UK on 2nd Feb but had no Postcode.

ma88 · 05-03-2023 02:54PM

wow, have got a letter posted on the 20th feb'23 - international tracked & signed and nothig showed up yet, by tracking it, just the day it was posted shows up since, nothing else! and i need that so badly . . . can't rely on the post system these days!!!

19-03-2023 12:06PM

David McRedmond has brought back a lot of parcel business for an post since becoming CEO in 2017 but why on earth did they pretty much walk away from it back in the 00s?

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