On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:51:42 +1100, 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.
ISTR that there was some talk of UK post offices offering a take-in
service - did this ever happen?

Our local post office is in the town centre. It's right on a main road
dual carriageway clearway. No parking if you need to get a heavy
parcel. They used to have a drive in pickup point round the back but
closed it off on grounds of 'security'. Royal Mail is crap. Not
because of the workers but because of crap managers.

I'm currently waiting for delivery of some equipment sent by their
parcel force sector. They were supposed to deliver Friday. I had
someone waiting all Friday so they decided to deliver Saturday
morning. Nobody at home. I'v arranged to have someone in on Monday but
if the delivery gets here before 8am It means I have a 40 mile drive
to their nearest depot.