Royal Mail has today asked customers to refrain from sending items to overseas destinations until further notice as it tries to address a “cyber incident” Royal Mail has asked customers to not send items abroad ( Image: AFP/Getty Images) Royal Mail has asked customers to not send items abroad until …
Read More »Royal Mail warning as customers urged not to send parcels
Royal Mail customers are being warned not to send items abroad “until further notice” after a cyber attack. The postal giant said it continues to experience “severe service disruption” following the incident, but has not provided any further details on the issue. A Royal Mail statement said: “To support faster …
Read More »Royal Mail cyber incident delivers overseas disruption
Jan. 16, 2023Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 2:20 a.m. FILE – Royal Mail worker Leila delivers mail in Balham, London, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. Britain’s postal service said it was hit Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023 by a “cyber incident” that’s temporarily preventing it from sending letters or parcels to other countries. (Kirsty …
Read More »Shell broadband service is absolute garbage. AVOID AVOID AVOID – Royal Dutch Shell Plc .com
“If you value your hard earned cash, time and sanity please avoid Shell Broadband, their hardware is shoddy at best, they clearly don’t value the customer and their service is absolute garbage. AVOID AVOID AVOID” Shell Energy Broadband Reviews recently posted on broadband.co.uk Reviewer Donna: Location Lancashire: Date 2022-12-21 Comments My service …
Read More »Last Mile Brief 16/01/2023: delivery delay complaints in the UK mounting up
Today’s headline story: delivery delay complaints in the UK mounting up DPD has become the latest UK parcel delivery company to come under scrutiny in recent weeks, with some customers in the Stoke area claiming they have still not received parcels that were intended for arrival before Christmas. In a …
Read More »Majority of UK online shoppers had delivery problems in December
More than 6 in 10 UK online shoppers (61.5%) experienced delivery issues across the month of December as strikes and capacity challenges plagued the UK’s parcel delivery companies, new research commissioned by Doddle has uncovered. The most common problem faced by shoppers was deliveries arriving late, which affected 41% of …
Read More »Bournemouth’s Royal Mail customer service point could close soon
A DROP in footfall could lead to the customer service point at Bournemouth’s Royal Mail delivery office closing as part of a company-wide review of its services. The customer service point at Royal Mail’s office in Wellington Road, behind Lansdowne’s Lidl, has been named as a contender to close as …
Read More »Royal Mail depot in Lewisham could be bulldozed for homes
A Royal Mail depot could be bulldozed to make way for new South London flats. Developers have submitted plans to demolish part of the Blackheath Delivery Office and build nine homes. A three-storey block of flats containing six apartments would be built on the site of the former Royal Mail …
Read More »Crematorium installs nine-year-old’s ‘postbox to heaven’ for messages from the bereaved
An old Royal Mail postbox has been given a new lease of life after being installed in a crematorium for bereaved people to “send letters to heaven”. The white-coloured postbox has been erected in Gedling Crematorium, Lambley, Nottingham, in an effort to provide comfort to grieving families. It means that …
Read More »eBay and Etsy Advise Sellers on Ongoing Royal Mail Shipping Disruption
Both eBay and Etsy offered advice to sellers impacted by the shipping disruption that hit UK’s postal service midweek last week. According to the BBC, the incident was caused by a cyber attack known as ransomware, describing it as “malicious computer software that encrypts data and locks up systems.” Incredibly, …
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