On Wednesday 17 January 2024 at 18:29:43 UTC, Simon Ferrol wrote:

I've just come home this evening (Wed 17/01/2024) and I found a "Sorry
we missed you" card from Royal Mail,
So, what is the best course of action, knowing the postman will not be
there when he will try to deliver:

If you are in when the postie redelivers, refuse it as Not Known At This Address.

The postie probably won't deliver it next door as that's not the delivery address, so it will go back to sender.

Otherwise, just ignore the card and after I think 16 days it will go back to the sender anyway.

Owain

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On 17/01/2024 18:00, Simon Ferrol wrote:

Hi, I might just be paranoid, but I like to err on the side of caution.

I've just come home this evening (Wed 17/01/2024) and I found a "Sorry
we missed you" card from Royal Mail, dated 16/124, presumably meaning 16/1/24, but it was not definitely there yesterday. They say they will
try again tomorrow (Thursday).

The estate address and the flat is right but the name of the addressee
is a guy who is:

- homeless
- known drug addict and dealer
- habitual client of the local Police force and
- whose mum lives next door.

I suspect that he wants to have something delivered to himself without
his mum knowing. He might then contact me outside the door asking if I received something for him. He once rang my buzzer asking me to help him forcing his mother door! I know who he is but I want nothing to do with
him.

So, what is the best course of action, knowing the postman will not be
there when he will try to deliver:

1) Ignore the card
2) Get the card and inform the police
3) ????

My common sense would go for 1) but you never know.

SF

I wonder if the named addressee has been shopping on the Dark Web?

S.

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Simon Ferrol wrote:

So, what is the best course of action

1) Ignore the card
2) Get the card and inform the police

3) give the card to his mum
4) contact the delivery office and ask them to return the item (assuming there's a reference number on it?)
5) if you'll be in when the postman returns, refuse delivery

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I thought about gving the card to his mum, but she is in absolute denial on how dangerous her son is. This might also create an expectation that I will accept mail for him again. The lovely chap might not be happy with his mum knowing. He is rumoured to
have assaulted an elderly man, among other things.

Andy Burns:

Simon Ferrol wrote:

So, what is the best course of action

1) Ignore the card
2) Get the card and inform the police

3) give the card to his mum
4) contact the delivery office and ask them to return the item (assuming there's a reference number on it?)
5) if you'll be in when the postman returns, refuse delivery

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