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…… if you moved into a house and the former tenant had relatives living next door and you KNEW this and knew the fact that one of the people who had lived in your house now LIVED next door themselves. Well – lets just say the post delivered some gifts, vouchers and cash for the person who had lived there – the person now living next door would you: a) pop it through neighbours door b) knock on neighbours door and say – here is your post c) open it and keep the contents d) open it realise you had morals and apologise for 'accidently' opening it– but return it AND the envelope OR e) open it , remember what neighbour said about mail tracking and return it MINUS the envelope and lie – saying that there was no name on the envelope Waiting on an answer from Royal Mail as we speak But very interested to know what you would do

I think Id give up totally confused!!! But if the question is if a letter that looks valuable arrives in your post by mistake, without question Id take it next door to the right person.

If it was addressed to someone who now lived next door, I would knock on the door and hand it, unopened, over personally to that particular person. If they made an arrangement with RM re change of address, I would let them sort it out with RM. Jay

I would take it next door and give it to the person whose name is on envelope. M.

B, although I wouldn't know what was in it as I wouldn't open it. i would like to think if someone else got my post they would pass it on. Gloria :-))))

I am sitting here raging about it - we suspected it but couldnt prove it. The person in question had called at our house last night and we dropped mail tracking into the conversation. The card and money - without envelope were handed in here nealy an hour after the post arrived - and they HAD been in all the time

I'd mark it return to sender :) and put it back in the post (unless they delivered it to the worng house in the first place) If it was at the wrong house, then I'd just take it round to them, probably unopened.

Pop it next door and give it to whom ever it was intended for.... I assume in this case it was the last 'or'..... that applies. Jacquie xxxxx

Do-as you-would-be-done-by....... I would do ( b)... without opening it. Gwyn

its funny though - when any brown envelopes arrive - they are brought to the door in minutes! we have even had people address our mail for addresses several doors away - and its ALWAYS brought to us the same day - its only a small village and everyone knows each other.

There are some dishonest buggers about She. M.

nick it all, have a good time, and hang the consequences!

if you open someone elses mail without consent you are breaking the law.

Actually Alter had this conversation with our Postman last week and you are allowed to open mail delivered to you whether it is yours or not and he stood there while my mother opened a letter addressed to someone else and then she gave it back to him. m

what really sticks in my throat is that we have bailed this couple out a lot when they have been in dire straits - lent them cash (yeah silly I know - but they have a little one) and carrier bags of food. The girl isnt working again and thinks she can pop round at anytime - sorry - have hardened up here - you dont treat people like that and get away with it.

sounds like someone has recieved something belonging to you!! they may well have opened it in error.... I used to open every piece of mail here as daddy couldn't read properly but when I opened something belonging to my landlord I now check the envelope every time. xx

I would knock on the door and hand it to someone who lived at the house and ask them to give it to the addressee. I can think of one former neighbour who I wouldn't have wanted to talk to, so in that case I'd have pushed it through the letterbox. I once had a letter correctly addressed to me by the Inland Revenue but delivered to another house further along the road. It was pushed through my door with an attached note saying 'Sorry, deliever to ***. Opened in error'. I went to the house concerned and got no reply, so I went back home and wrote a note to the occupier saying I was very annoyed that someone had opened a letter clearly marked 'Inland Revenue- Private' that did not belong to them. The result was an extremely rude letter, hand-delivered next day to say that my letter had been opened by someone recently bereaved and how dare I complain! I didn't know these people at all, had no knowledge of their bereavement and never realised that bereavement meant people couldn't read postal addresses. Some people's behaviour just defies belief! CB >|<

sorry for my flippant comment sheila. i thought it was a general question not a real situation and i was messing. no offence intended, sorry x

at christmas time my step d had been sent a gold locket with a precious gem in it by her maternal grand parents - they also enclosed a fairly substantial gift voucher.