Posts by rpmmatt

Amazon UK to offer collection service at corner shops

Wow, so almost everyone on here has little or no understanding of the logistics industry, How typical, I deliver on behalf of a company called Hermes. We handle many different contracts including Amazon parcels. I can have anything up to 200 deliveries per day, which can be about 9-10 hours worth work. I have no choice to deliver during normal working hours, as there simply is not enough time to deliver all the parcels between 6pm and 7pm like you all seem to want. Internet shopping is increasing month by month as more and more people want the convenience of shopping at home., but no a\ allowances are made for the couriers who have to deliver.

We are all under pressure not to return parcels undelivered, so to say couriers don't attempt deliveries is nonsense, any courier returning to many parcels wouldn't stay in the job more than a few days.

When you order something, do you expect to be in? If not, please your porch, gate or garage door unlocked, that way we can safely leave your parcel for you, if your in a terraced house or flats, might be worth asking a neighbour in advance if they will take your parcel, then leave a note for the courier to leave with that neighbour, the whole works much more smoothly if a neighbour is expecting us, rather than being disturbed unexpectedly.

For those of you living out of town, make sure your house name/number is easily visible,. the posty who does the round everyday might know where your house is, a courier it might be their first time in your area, and if your address isn't obvious then your stuff won't be delivered. as we don't have time to waste looking for someone who doesn't make it clear where they are.

Lastly, if you are in, then make sure your not hanging round in the garden all day where you can't hear us knocking. Make sure your out of bed, as we can't spend 10 minutes for you to get dressed and stagger down the stairs. Many of us will be knocking doors from 7:30 onwards so be prepared.

I welcome parcel shops, it will allow people who are never at home another option., but you could all save yourself some trouble by helping the couriers who deliver your goods.

British lags less chatty on mobiles

New scanning technique for phones...

Most phones and other contraband is normally hidden, well, up a prisoners bum. For this reason most prisons will now have an electric scanning chair, which a prisoner sits in and the chair can detect metal objects up there. Prisoners are normally scanned on entrance to prison, such as on return from court or start of a sentance, but they are also scanned when suspected fo having a phone and also selected for random scanning.

As for the chargers, most prisoners have the correct charger end with their phone, but just with bare wires from it. There is then say 1 or 2 chargers per spur which is passed around in a coffee or cereal box or even swung from window to window. these chargers also have bare wires so to charge just twist the ends of the wires together and you have a universal charger. Phones are very valuble as they offer the only secure means of communication.

EU to lift flight ban on carry-on liquids

Duty free already allowed on flights?

Surely, duty free purchases will remain unaffected as you can already take them on aircraft as a carry on. Any duty free shop, as well as other restaurants and cafes and the like are what is called "airside", meaning anything for sale is passed passport control border and has already been checked by security when delivered.

If you are travelling on a single flight in the within the EU, once you have been through passport control there are no restrictions on what you can carry on in terms of liquids, whether duty free whiskey or a bottle of coke out of WH Smiths.

The new ruling may help some transit passengers having to change planes, as they have to pass through security during their change in planes, but for the majority of travellers within the EU, this will simply allow them to take a bigger bottle of shampoo or take a bottle of water with them that they bought from petrol station on the way to the airport.