A letter arrived through my letterbox courtesy of my mail man. He had been given the envelope via another mail man. The envelope had been opened - presumedly read? by the second mail man and the front written on [ not very nice = abusive and threatening] I complained to the Royal Mail.
The letter had my name but the second mail man's address on.
I received a letter from Royal Mail stating among other things, it is a criminal offense to use someone else's address for Capital Gain and to please refrain from doing so.
I was floored to put it mildly. The letter/envelope in question was from my younger son's School informing me that he was late for School and consequently had after School detention. The envelope was water marked with the School Emblem on and had the name of the School on the front. How on earth is this capital gain?
Can someone please tell me what my options are. This is totally uncalled for - unprovoked and just plain nasty.
2007-03-24 04:06:42 · 4 answers · asked by Tapsy 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
In the UK it's postman (if that's what you mean). But I'll use mail instead of post, because you're obviously a fellow American.
You shouldn't be using someone else's address, period.
If it's addressed to his address, it's very easy to see how he (or one of his children) could have opened it by mistake.
My landlord still has stuff sent to this address, and I occasionally start to open it. My kids have opened mail too, we don't have a mailbox like in the US, it's just a hole in the wall. If they complain, I could just stop forwarding the mail and burn it all.
You can have the royal mail forward all your post from your old address to your new one, and tell everyone your new address.
If you sue over that, you give a bad name to Americans. I hate it when they say we're litigious. Please, don't sue over a little thing like that, what are you gonna do next, bomb them and send in troops? Decapitate the Queen and restore Cromwellian democracy?
2007-03-24 04:20:23 · answer #1 · answered by dude 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quite frankly, I don't understand the story. I'm sure there is a better way of describing the situation.
However, you are either a US or Canadian national living in this country so I will try to help you.
Go to the Royal Mail Delivery Office but first, as I understand it, the letter was addressed to you at another address. This is the fault of the sender, so contact them asking why it was wrongly addressed.
When you go to the Delivery Office, ask to see the duty Inspector, show him/her the package and relate the circumstances in clear terms without getting heated.
The Inspector should ask you to leave the envelope for some investigation to take place. You should also show, but retain, the letter from Royal Mail, so that the reference used by their staff can be cross-referenced.
I hope the matter is settled amicably.
2007-03-24 04:19:08 · answer #2 · answered by MANCHESTER UK 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make yourself an appointment with a solicitor, you can usually get a free half hour first visit.
The solicitor will advise you of your options, and will usually offer to write a letter on your behalf with all the legal content.
It doesn't sound as though you have made any financial loss through this episode so it will be difficult to sue on that score, but at least an apology and some compensation should be sought.
If you can't stomach the thought of a solicitor, how about the Citizens Advice Bureau.
2007-03-24 04:20:16 · answer #3 · answered by rookethorne 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
victims ought to have rights, perpetrators whilst they have been tried and located in charge ought to have not got any rights in any respect.the quicker it is acceptable in regulation the extra suitable that is going to likely be for all people who're victimised via criminals
2016-12-15 07:52:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋