On Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:51:42 UTC, Tony Bryer
wrote:

On 10 Jan 2009 09:28:31 GMT Huge wrote :
Not needed. Out stuff gets left at the village shop, if they don't
leave it in the porch.

No idea on what happens here in Melbourne wrt couriers, but if
Australia Post can't deliver a package that needs a sig they card
you and leave it at the nearest post office - a few minutes walk
away in my case. Beats trailing off to a distant sorting office.

My delivery office (not the same as a sorting office, but the one you
mean) is 400 yards away..

ISTR that there was some talk of UK post offices offering a take-in
service - did this ever happen?

Quite a while ago. You can have an undelivered item left there for a
small fee (50p). In fact, they waived the charge for the month of
December. Or have it redelivered (to an alternate address if you wish)
free.

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