More CDs lost in the post

[Roland Perry]

In article <479778F8.3040402@fenrir.org.uk>, Brian Morrison 
<bdm@fenrir.org.uk> writes
>> BBC1 Ceefax p115 reports 'Court case data CDs lost in post' (1600 
>>23/1/08). It was registered post!
>
>I saw it described as Recorded Delivery, which is of absolutely no use 
>as the RD items are not separated from the bulk of the mail and 
>transported in a controlled fashion. Special Delivery does exactly 
>this, I never use anything else where I want proper traceability and 
>insurance with Royal Mail.

I recently had to send a passport in for renewal (enclosing the old one 
along with the application). It makes me very sad that the Post Office 
recommends that you need to send such a thing by Special Delivery, just 
to make sure it's not nicked within their system.

Clearly they will deliver the post to the various passport offices 
separately from other stuff each day, as there will be tons of it [maybe 
the Passport Offices collect it anyway]. So the risk must be between my 
local Post Office and the one in Peterborough, Durham etc.
-- 
Roland Perry