If a neighbour signs for a postage item without your express permission and it goes

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Paddy replied

11 October 2011, 07:39
Originally posted by sbakoola View Post

If a neighbour signs for a postage item without your express permission and it goes missing from a communal area in a block of flats who is responsible ? the delivery guy or the neighbour who decided to sign for it ?

Its just that I'm having an expensive Sony laptop delivered to my flat and certainly with Royal Mail I'm sure the downstairs elderly couple have just signed for items in the past.

I guess I could ask them to not sign anything for me for a while but I dunno... what do you think ...?

Presuming you have a letter box in each flat, Royal Mail are obliged to deliver it to your flat. It is against Royal Mail regulations for a neighbour to sign for it. However, with other parcel companies they can deliver it to any house nearby with or without you permission.

I get delivery problems all the time even with ordinary post. No matter how many complaints are made to Royal Mail, nothing ever gets better.
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aussielong replied

11 October 2011, 03:30
Originally posted by sbakoola View Post

If a neighbour signs for a postage item without your express permission and it goes missing from a communal area in a block of flats who is responsible ? the delivery guy or the neighbour who decided to sign for it ?

Its just that I'm having an expensive Sony laptop delivered to my flat and certainly with Royal Mail I'm sure the downstairs elderly couple have just signed for items in the past.

I guess I could ask them to not sign anything for me for a while but I dunno... what do you think ...?

So if it goes missing from the communal area and the elderly couple did sign for it - you are going to sue them?
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Peoplesoft bloke replied

10 October 2011, 22:29
Originally posted by sbakoola View Post

If a neighbour signs for a postage item without your express permission and it goes missing from a communal area in a block of flats who is responsible ? the delivery guy or the neighbour who decided to sign for it ?

Do you mean legally? or morally? in either case why would any sane person ask on here?
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wim121 replied

10 October 2011, 19:29
Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post

I had this problem in 2002 with a Russian mail order bride. By the time I tracked her down, 34 blokes in the street had 'signed for her'
Of course, not knowing any better, she fullfilled her obligations. So I sent her back and I have ordered a Thai, with specific instuctions this time

'Leave out the back, behind the bin'

How much did they cost and did they do all the cooking and cleaning?
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MarillionFan replied

10 October 2011, 19:23
Once had that with some stuff I sold via Ebay. £65 item required a signature. It got signed for. Fella come back saying it wasn't him and so someone in his block of flats must have signed. After a long back and forth, him threatening me with legal action etc I eventually paid out.

(BTW, that last bit's not true I told him he was taking the piss and to take a running jump but thought I'd spice it up)
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northernladuk replied

10 October 2011, 19:20
Originally posted by AtW View Post

Move to live in a place where postman can't miss your mansion OR your neighbours are trustworthy.

Deliver to your place of work.

Failing that if you (or someone at your address) did not sign then it wasn't delivered to your address.

That is if you have an address AtW......
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AtW replied

10 October 2011, 19:13
Move to live in a place where postman can't miss your mansion OR your neighbours are trustworthy.

Deliver to your place of work.

Failing that if you (or someone at your address) did not sign then it wasn't delivered to your address.
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EternalOptimist replied

10 October 2011, 19:13
I had this problem in 2002 with a Russian mail order bride. By the time I tracked her down, 34 blokes in the street had 'signed for her'
Of course, not knowing any better, she fullfilled her obligations. So I sent her back and I have ordered a Thai, with specific instuctions this time

'Leave out the back, behind the bin'
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northernladuk replied

10 October 2011, 19:12
You ask them to provide a signature. Say 'That is not my signature'. Prove it and then get them to supply you with a new laptop through their negligence. The whole idea is to get the signature of the person it is being delivered to. If they don't it is their fault.

Really pisses me off when they don't bother. It causes so much hassle if you are a small business or ebayer sending stuff.
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MaryPoppins replied

10 October 2011, 19:05
I've had a similar thing happen before, i.e. neighbour apparently signed for something and left it outside for me to collect. I claimed for the item from the delivery co in the end.
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sbakoola started a topic If a neighbour signs for a postage item without your express permission and it goes

10 October 2011, 19:02
If a neighbour signs for a postage item without your express permission and it goes

If a neighbour signs for a postage item without your express permission and it goes missing from a communal area in a block of flats who is responsible ? the delivery guy or the neighbour who decided to sign for it ?

Its just that I'm having an expensive Sony laptop delivered to my flat and certainly with Royal Mail I'm sure the downstairs elderly couple have just signed for items in the past.

I guess I could ask them to not sign anything for me for a while but I dunno... what do you think ...?
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