Expat Postal Problems – A Neat & Modern Solution
Thursday, 26 March 2009

Postal problems

One of the many problems British people find when they move
to Turkey is the postal service.
In the UK we were used to a reliable and timely service with
deliveries at least once a day to our door.
If things go wrong we know that there is a complaints
procedure on offer and compensation should things go wrong.
But in Turkey the deliveries are sporadic; post goes missing and
the letters that do make it through can take several weeks to
appear.

Only a few weeks ago we highlighted a postal backlog in Ovacik / Hisaronu that was causing
hardship for many. Whilst last year it was Fethiye that had a massive backlog (See picture
above of the pile of undelivered post).
The odd postcard or Christmas card going missing may not be a problem ,but what if the letters
you are expecting are more important?
We can’t always afford letters from the bank, bank cards, cheques, investment statements,
benefit letters and the like to go missing – but they do causing major headaches.

A Neat Solution is at Hand

We came across a company, UK Postbox, the other day that might just solve many of the
problems our readers have with the intermittent postal service whilst living away from the UK.
They offer a complete secure mail handling service that users can access from anywhere in the
world.
Their services include:
- Viewing your mail online and then decide what, if any, you want forwarded to you in Turkey
or elsewhere even by registered post;
- Allowing you to send letters directly from your computer via the Royal Mail as if you were in
the UK the same working day;
- Pay cheques into your UK bank;
- Enable you to shop online, receive and forward deliveries that would not be possible directly
to Turkey.

Easy to Use

When you sign up for their service you are given a unique UK Postbox account and postal
address.
For example:
John Smith – 123
PO Box 7169
Poole
BH15 9EL

This address should then be notified to everyone you receive mail from or you can have the
post from your previous or current address redirected to your account for up to 24 months
before you notify anyone of your new postal address.
When letters arrive the envelope is scanned and saved to your online account.
You can then review the envelopes and decide which letters you want opened, scanned and
saved to your account for further review or just forwarded without opening.
Any letters you don’t want can be securely shredded – great for unwanted junk mail.

Cheque Paying In Service Really Useful

The cheque paying in facility will be a god send to many people living away from the UK where
foreign banks either won’t accept UK cheques or charge a huge commission for banking them.
With UK Postbox paying your cheques directly into your bank account you’ll be able to draw the
cash out using your ATM card within days not months.

To Find out More or Sign Up

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