[access-uk] Re: Articles for the blind labels?
- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:13:55 +0100
Two experiences to report here re. articles for the blind.
I had one specialist company sending print invoices for an item I'd bought
delivered separately with articles for the blind labels stuck on the envelope.
I
hope the business got a warning, but they are still in business in spite of me
reporting it to Royal Mail.
Second and way back almost in pre-history, a friend received some large 1.5
batteries rolled up in a Braille letter sent articles for the blind. You could
hear the batteries rattling around in the rolled up letter. The postman was
indignant saying it was not allowed, which it wasn't, and isn't.
I'd say if many here are determined to abuse the system then look forward to
losing it, given the commercial pressures Roayal Mail is now under.
From Ray
I can be contacted off-list at:
mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
Tristram Llewellyn
Sent: 24 October 2006 2:48PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Articles for the blind labels?
Your parcel may fall witin the guidelines but it would depend on exactly what
it
is technically, there are some items that are allowed specifically through AFB
and
others that are not. I do know that sometimes checks are run to see it is not
being abused. I once had to write snotty letter to the local post office when
someone there took it upon themselves to regard a braille bank statement as
chargeable postage. Anyway, I think this site may be a good starting point:
http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/PublicWebsite/public_afbgl
.hcsp#P10_949
Regards.
Tristram Llewellyn
Sight and Sound Technology
Technical Support
www.sightandsound.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: Alistair
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 1:31 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Articles for the blind labels?
Hi folks,
Sorry if this is the wrong forum for this question however I have to send a
package to the other end of the country which weighs about 3 killos, if
properly packaged would the post office process the thing if it is intended
for another blind person using a articles for the blind label? Sorry, never
been down this road before! Any thoughts?
Alistair
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