Amazing mail service to TRNC

RickF64


Joined: 07/01/2009
Posts: 173

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 11:00

From UK, we have had very few Christmas cards, one birthday card (opened before it arrived) and no mother's day cards.

But letters from HMRC arrive (wrongly addressed,no postcode) in 4-6 days!

So that's how to get your mail delivered asap.

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 11:33

I always tell my family and friends to post any mail to us in a brown envelope with a typed address. Works every time.

AJ

MsGarnet


Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 989

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 13:30

HMRC? What does that mean please........

Graham


Joined: 20/10/2007
Posts: 397

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 13:54

HM Revenue and Customs

chinaeyes


Joined: 13/02/2009
Posts: 425

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 14:08

Still waiting for my letter from HMRC,I know it was posted more than three weeks ago.

wackyjim



Joined: 04/06/2007
Posts: 760

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 14:31

chinaeyes



that will be the one with cheque in it !!!!!

pilgrim



Joined: 11/05/2007
Posts: 1404

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 15:12

MSgarnet, you must have led a sheltered or fortunate life if you have never heard of HMRC or had a letter from them sometime, 'tax code' etc.

Perhaps you' ve been away from UK since they were plain Inland Revenue.

regards

p

MsGarnet


Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 989

Message Posted:
17/04/2009 16:13

Blimey - how could I not have recognised that - tee hee - mea culpa.....yup - there is one on my table as we speak - wouldn't mind, but it is for someone who hasn't lived here for years - and I KEEP ringing/writing to them, to tell them that - but they "cannot discuss someone else - Data protection"........don't want to discuss, just want them to stop sending threatening letters to MY home address!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

scruffdog


Joined: 09/12/2008
Posts: 742

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 11:29

I thought the problem was in UK re post as like Rick we no longer receive cards posted from UK, but recently I airmailed from Girne post office, a birthday card to my son in Australia - it did not arrive. As he got engaged on his birthday I sent them 2 engagement cards (one from my daughter, one from me), both posted airmail from Girne post office, neither arrived!!!

NatAless



Joined: 31/03/2009
Posts: 789

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 11:47

I tell people to only send me recorded delivery now from the UK and is working so far! I also send recorded delivery from here, bit more expensive but you can track it & it works!

scruffdog


Joined: 09/12/2008
Posts: 742

Message Posted:
25/04/2009 18:42

I taker back what I said about post from TRNC. My sons birthday card turned up to-day in Australia, just 41 days after posting it airmail from Girne post office.

Dusterbruce


Joined: 03/08/2007
Posts: 1125

Message Posted:
25/04/2009 18:51

On the rare occasions I send holiday postcards from Girne to UK they usually take a month to arrive

Dusterbruce


Joined: 03/08/2007
Posts: 1125

Message Posted:
25/04/2009 21:45

Mail from nicosia south takes 2 days usually to UK

MsGarnet


Joined: 04/01/2009
Posts: 989

Message Posted:
25/04/2009 22:23

The only thing that ever arrives in TRNC sent from UK is when I send a load of magazines, paper rate. This means, they are rolled up and just have the brown address wrapper holding them together round the middle.........presumably as it can be seen they are just English magazines, and nothing else, is why they reach Alsancak untouched.