A lot of the drivers are self employed and are fined if they don’t make a delivery… So if they know they are not going to make it they hit the “carded” button, so it makes it your fault and not theres… So no fine for them to pay for not making it. They were likely never even in your area…
According to DPD complaints the GPS shows he was here, but I live near the dual carriageway so I assume he’s hit the “not in” button on the way past!
I want my Squadron Challenge Coins! 
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Theve just been traded in elsewhere 
Check eBay tomorrow 
I’ll know there are out there when you fine fellows start whinging about our non-regulation Squadron Crest on here.
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GMG. Electricians. That is all.
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Our delivery drivers are amazing. Never had an issue with Hermes.
I guess we are lucky as I have heard some
Scary stories!
If I know a company uses Hermes I don’t buy from them.
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I’m the same with Hermes and Yodel, avoid companies that use them like the plague.
It’s “fun” to review our door camera & security camera footage for deliveries…
For “fun” read frustration. I can’t remember the courier company (75% chance it was DPD) but it was one of very well known ones - very recently, a signed-for package (expensive contents) left by the side of the front door “in a safe place” - perfectly visible to from the road. Ten secs from doorbell to the “you were out” note shoved through the letterbox. Last week, Amazon - zero seconds! No door bell (the app pushes an alert for both activation & if the camera sees someone) - large package just left outside front door.
Last year - “left in safe place” - on front door mat, in pouring rain. Contents ( a present) ruined - got a refund, but a lot of hassle & delayed present for recipient. We do have a “safe place” designated, but this often gets ignored, or imagination used by the delivery person - dropped over locked side gate (package clearly labelled “fragile”) - yep, broken contents, more hassle to get a replacement.
Our local town Facebook group always has numerous (daily) posts such as - where is my package / who has contact details for local Hermes delivery agent / my package has been signed for but I’ve been out / I’ve got a package for someone else.
Delivery couriers are the (very) weak link in the purchase chain.
There was recently a huge kerfuffle with DPD and Brewdog deliveries. Dented cans, half opened packages etc
Resulted in being comp’d an entire Beer Order - result!
Someone telling my padre they can’t send copies of their own ID or BPSS forms from their personal email to WHQ as someone has “raised a GDPR” issue. This person suggest we should drive to our Padre’s house, collect the forms, drive to WHQ and deliver them along with the ID.
I just don’t know what people think. How can it be a GDPR issue to send your own data from your own email address to someone you choose to send it to?
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I was under the impression that it was normal to use personal email for that in the current climate? If you are a ‘new’ member of staff you won’t have your own bader account. I’d be pushing back on that big time.
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They aren’t a new member of staff, but a padre, who doesn’t have a role account. The person suggested I drive and collect the forms, then send from my account. Why they don’t think they could scan it to me and then I’ll send it I don’t know.
If they’re worried about GDPR that would be worse then the Padre just emailing the information directly. When I was an Adj and needed staff to send certain copies of ID into wing I thought it ‘safer’ if they sent it direct from their own personal account rather than me sending it from mine. That way they have control over who has seen it and I’m not responsible for a copy of it!
Yes, but emailing to me and me forwarding is still safer than me driving 16 miles to the padre, collecting the forms and ID, driving away with them, scanning them, emailing them to WHQ then driving them back again
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Oh yeah, sorry. For sure! I would be forwarding that suggestion to the ARC asking if he/she thinks it’s a good idea WHQs are asking volunteers to go and see other people/go into WHQs.
Nah, I’ve just told them to email them directly
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I just enjoy stirring up trouble clearly 
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People who misuse DPA18 (It’s not GDPR that governs this) really annoy me. The Padres proposed action is perfectly compliant. I also find it laughable considering RAFAC’S general complete and utter failure to protect data.
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