| Personal experiences with physical mail: - Post office clerk offered to fill in cheque details for me. Recipient didn't receive the payment and sued the broke 18 year-old me. The clerk likely pocketed the money. This was over a decade ago, but coincidentally a Czech post office clerk was sentenced this week for pocketing ~$140k over a 2-year period. - The recipient's lawsuit letter didn't reach me in time and was automatically considered delivered, causing further complications. - DVLA refused to send mail to non-royal mail PO boxes even if the address is the official business address (UK), preventing international travel with the vehicle. - On a separate occasion, striking Royal Mail workers prevented me from travelling internationally by delaying the delivery of my driving license. - I used to live in an apartment with an awkwardly positioned letter box. My mail would end up in random places, usually the neighbours' more easily accessible letter box. - Every now and then my mailbox contains mail addressed to adjacent buildings. I also help manage a small B2C family business that is on its third address at the moment. We're renting a small section of a larger shop that is within a commercial estate. We don't have access to mail delivered to the official address. It could probably done, but it may be complicated. > What else am I missing? Royal Mail is one of the largest employers in the UK. |