The whole signed royal mail delivery service is a disaster. They just seem happy to dump the mail on anyone just to show it as being delivered in their stats. Last week they thought it was acceptable to leave my expensive package down the road with a painter/decorator doing a job at another house down the road. They could at least leave it with someone who actually lives at the address they have put on the card. On other occasions I've been sat in the house only to find a missed delivery card come through the letterbox - even though there was no attempt at knocking on my door.

Its only a matter of time before they start leaving parcels with the neighbourhood dogs and cats. In fact that would probably be no worse than it is already!