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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Ross

Royal Mail didn’t deliver my Father’s Day card – so I went to get it myself and they tried to charge me

A father got so fed up waiting on his son’s undelivered Father’s Day card that he went to his local Royal Mail sorting office – only to be told he needed to pay £2.60 for them to hand it over.

Mike Chappell complained and had the charge was waived, as he picked up another 15 overdue letters, including important correspondence from the NHS and HMRC.

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