December 14, 2008

More ID needed to pick up Parcel from the delivery depot.

I just caught the Business Post delivery man on the footpath. He asked my surname and got me to sign for the Dell. I realised just how lucky when I was that their nearest depot was in by Fort Dunlop south of the M6. I had only just returned past their road!

Delivery ServiceTo get your parcel from the depot needs a different level of ID however. The new signs in the local City Link depot, a lot closer, off the A444, look for two forms of ID.
  1. A passport, photo driving licence, etc.
  2. A recent utility bill or similar.
    They are being forced to these lengths because of the scams that are being perpetrated using parcel pick-up.

The root cause of these problems are the ease of masking our identities on the internet and mobile phones. In South Korea trust e-business is so strong that it is used by the large majority of the population of all ages. No-one there can access the internet or email without linking to their national id card number.

One argument against the UK’s proposed ID card is the risk of identity theft. Surely no worse that struggling out of a depot in the dark behind a large box with 2 or three forms of ID in your pocket.


- 7 comments by 1 or more people Not publicly viewable

[Skip to the latest comment]
  1. Sue

    I had this problem when I missed a parcel recently. It wasn’t a long way to the depot but it was very complicated to find. The only directions I had were “off Feeder Road” and it turns out to be a very long road with lots of turnings off. I printed out directions before I left but forgot to print the map, I also forgot my A-Z. I eventually found it after over an hour (this was with help from a passenger in the car). I wished they’d just left it outside the door like the Royal Mail. It was only a rubber seal for the bottom of the shower door, I’m sure nobody would have wanted to steal it.

    15 Dec 2008, 07:12

  2. Sue

    Though I have to admit, it did look more interesting than it actually was because it was in a very nice tubular long box.

    15 Dec 2008, 07:17

  3. Starman

    How will the new proposed National ID Card be any different from say the current driving licence ? Most organisations that I have dealt with in recent years seem more than happy to accept my driving licence as official proof of ID, even Post Office and Parcel Delivery depots. If organisations insist on at least 2 seperate forms of ID in the future, surely this will also apply to a National ID card. Like all Official Documents, they too surely will be subject to forgeries which will be used by criminals to gain false credentials in gaining access to goods and services that are not rightly theirs.

    15 Dec 2008, 11:11

  4. Rob McGonigle

    You are right about the new photo drivers licence
    but not everyone has one, mine is still an old pink one.
    My experience was also the same as yours, until recently,
    and the only ID I always carry is my drivers licence.

    The South Korean system can trace back to the fraudster’s
    account, or even their payg SIM, so they do not have this problem.

    Our traditional anglo-saxon freedoms condemn us to carrying
    around multiple forms of id and to pay for fraud in our prices.

    You are also correct that an ID card is not the answer in itself.
    The Greek’s have a new modern electronic card but with even stronger
    limitations as to how it can be used and they have the lowest
    e-commerce take-up in the EU. (They still use ‘cash on delivery’!)

    15 Dec 2008, 12:33

  5. Starman

    In response to point 4, there are apparantely some 40 million drivings licences around today of which some 25 million are the new style photo driving licence. Naturally as time goes by, this number is bound to increase as people move home and have to update their address information. Perhaps, some 10 years after their introduction, it may be time for the DVLA to phase out the old style paper licence and have them replaced with the new photocard variety. I am told by one of my reliably- informed colleagues, that 85% of the population have either a driving licence, a passport or both. If this is the case, then there must be plenty of officially-issued Photo identification out there for general use. My big problem with ID cards is that for the Billions of pounds it is going to cost to roll it out across the whole country, it will prove to be, in most cases, no more than a show and go card that the photo driving licence has become today.

    At the end of the day however, ID Cards have less to do with practicalities and more to do with party politics !

    15 Dec 2008, 13:47

  6. Robert McGonigle

    Agree about the costs; cannot argue with your stats.
    And politically, you are right, the ID card scheme is dead in the water.
    The cash will go on visible buildings & jobs.

    15 Dec 2008, 13:54

  7. large parcel delivery

    large parcel delivery

    No comment regarding the delivery charges but 2 valid id’s would be enough.

    01 Jun 2011, 03:29


Add a comment

You are not allowed to comment on this entry as it has restricted commenting permissions.

Search this blog

Most recent comments

  • I can see what the probable pensioner was aiming for with the green bananas but I always find that i… by Wendy on this entry
  • When I was a child I remember reading the words "The end of the world is nigh" and thinking it said … by Sue on this entry
  • If anyone's in the Bath area I'd recommend "Roman Glass" on the Lower Bristol Road. by Sue on this entry
  • When the old Vectra died and I came to scrap my car I called Paul at Car Removals UK. by Robert McGonigle on this entry
  • Before making major changes to this account the owner took my advice and improved his Page Titles. H… by Robert McGonigle on this entry

Blog archive

Loading…

Snap

Google Analytics

Not signed in
Sign in

Powered by BlogBuilder
© MMXXIV