Tens of thousands of drivers who were caught speeding during December could escape fines and points because of the impact of the postal strikes, a leading motoring lawyer has warned. Industrial action by Royal Mail workers last month caused major disruption to deliveries with some letters and Christmas cards taking …
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‘Mr Loophole’ lawyer to the stars reveals how December’s postal strikes could help drivers evade fines and points on their licence if their speeding tickets arrive late If they successfully argue their case it is likely to be thrown out by magistrates He said to stop the loophole begin notifying …
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For many people, one experience in a dock at court is enough to haunt them for a lifetime. For others, Liverpool Crown Court has become something of a second home to them with the amount of times they have appeared before a judge. Over the last year Liverpool’s courts have …
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Courier companies including Royal Mail, Evri (formerly Hermes), DHL, Amazon and DPD have issued advice on how to spot and protect yourself from delivery scam texts. It comes after a rise in ‘smishing’ incidents as scammers take advantage or more and more people turning to online shopping. Tech-savvy offenders are …
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The rise in online shopping has given scammers opportunities to try and swindle valuable details from you by sending texts pretending to be from well-known delivery companies. Known as ‘smishing’, the con aims to get you to click on dodgy website links and to give away your personal information. They …
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A Royal Mail delivery driver has been suspended after getting into a fight with a customer in the street following a row over a parcel. Mark Walker said he threw two punches in “self-defence” after coming under attack from an angry customer. The 38-year-old agency worker has now been suspended …
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Masked men stole parcels from a Royal Mail depot in Liverpool the week before Christmas. Merseyside police said two men, who were wearing black clothing with their faces covered, entered the loading bay area of the depot, on Harrington Road at around 8.20am on Friday, December 16. They targeted a …
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Nearly every set of Christmas lights bought for safety tests on online marketplaces should not have been on sale in the UK, a shocking new report has found. Consumer champion Which? has called for online marketplaces to be made legally responsible for dangerous and illegal products sold through their sites …
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A brazen burglar stole a huge haul of mail after sneaking into a postal depot in the dead of night, a court has heard. Richard Cook was seen pushing large trollies full of parcels away from the building, none of which have ever been recovered. The 36-year-old has more than …
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A ‘missed delivery’ scam email purporting to be from Royal Mail has been reported to police more than 400 times. Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting centre for Cyber Crime, has issued an alert about the fake emails. It says: “The emails claim that the recipient missed a delivery and …
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