Has Royal Mail Run Aground?

[leadhead]

Has anyone noticed Royal Mail taking longer to achieve anything in the way of progress lately?  I ask because I have a package whose tracking number's status has not changed since April 23.

Your item, posted on 23/04/12 with reference RJhoobajoobGB has been received at our international mail centre and is being made ready for despatch overseas.

Normally such packages arrive in 3-5 business days, seven at the absolute outside, and status is usually updated within two days.  I've also been waiting for another for much longer than normal.

Any thoughts?

[Graeme]

That means it is sat under the drivers seat of the van delivering it and no one has noticed. Send them a reminder email.

[leadhead]

Maybe someone was watching, status has just changed.

[Balgin Stondraeg]

Has anyone noticed Royal Mail taking longer to achieve anything in the way of progress lately?

Yes. Additionaly we have an evil postmistress who overcharges everyone. She was charging the new price for stamps 2 months before she should have done and insists on bumping parcels up a cetagory or two so she can charge more for it "because it's too heavy to send the way you want to". Yeah, right. The box was large but not heavy.

A lot of people are unhappy about her. The other staff at our local post office are friendly and don't overcharge anyone for anything at all. We wonder why she's still allowed to work there, bitter old hag that she is.

But anyway, getting back on track the postal service has been taking longer to deliver packages and parcels recently.

[leadhead]

Well as of this morning, the item with the tracking number has arrived in Canada, and the other thing I was waiting for was delivered.