Dad-1 wrote:You state that when you had problems 'They' didn't print your address correctly.
In all probability the best thing to do was delete that incorrect information so it
can't happen again.
They then have given you the chance to log in your correct details, providing a link
for you to use.
Did you respond to that ?
If not then what are you complaining about ?
If you did respond and it's still not working have you spoken to them about the
continued difficulty ? They are always most helpful.
As to Mountain's problem, yes things can go wrong when computer systems are
changed. However IF Mountain had given them the correct Post Code and this
was on the address lable, then a considerable amount of the blame must be with
the Post Office.
Geoff T.
This is the correct postcode. However, the computer systems take shortcuts and do not put the village name but put what they use as a postal town name instead, which is the other village along. In the other village is a house with the same name, hence if a parcels delivery company (Who does not associate our family sirname with the addresses) they deliver it to the wrong address as this village is not printed out because it makes the address too long for the computer to print it (I assume?)
For example. My address is:
HOUSE NAME,
THE ROAD NAME (Our lane has no name but there are only six houses here),
THE VILLAGE NAME,
THE COUNTY,
THE POSTCODE.
The computers use this format:
HOUSE NAME,
POSTAL TOWN (Which is the next village along),
THE POSTCODE.
Some of the better computer systems put in the road name but some don't.
Postmen and postwomen will know the differences as they call at every house every day so read the family names. We often used to deliver like this if someone didn't know the house number of a large housing area. We even would deliver witn some rarer examples where in a case where I knew the man by the mans knick name and just the village name. He used to call himself by his knick name! It was funny as they put him as a "Miss" as he was elderly so over the phone he may habe sounded like a lady as his voice was not that strong.
Those that deliver parcels may only deliver one every other month to a single address so won't remember the family sirnames. They go for the village name and the street and house name or number.
As a postman, we dis not deal with postcodes at our end. Postcodes were used to send the post to our sorting office. To the postman who actually delivers the post from the sorting office to the house it is irrelevent and means nothing.
Our postcode for this house is the same postcode exactly as about a third of the village down below and that now covers around 200 houses due to new housing sites. It covers an area of about two miles from one side to the other as they are all offshoots of a single country road. It is a wierd one and why no one round here bothers with the postcode lottery!
One amusing one to note.
Years ago we used to get yellow pages delivered once a year. This would be delivered by an individual who took the job to deliver them. Now about 20 years ago someone else used to do it so all the farms and amallholdings had them as each little lane would need to be explored.
Then about 15 years ago they stopped delivering them. Every year nothing. Then one day I noticed in a ditch piles of yellow pages with all our addresses on them. Every year since it would be the same. Mashed up and weathered yellow pageses in a ditch. I don't know if they still do them as we have not had them for years.
(I would have to check with my mum as I have not noticed that we still get them. I think one year we did get one. It was noticeably shrunk to half the size. Are they still around? Probably microscopic today! )
