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 Author: Stuart9 View Messages Posted By Stuart9
 Posted: Jan 11, 2023 06:33
 Subject: Royal Mail confusion, how unusual
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Checked a tracked parcel from Sweden yesterday and it told me it was in transit
in the U.K.

The map showed it to be in London.

Checked today and it’s now just leaving Sweden but data dated 8/1/23.

????
 Author: Rob_and_Shelagh View Messages Posted By Rob_and_Shelagh
 Posted: Jan 11, 2023 07:06
 Subject: Re: Royal Mail confusion, how unusual
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In General, Stuart9 writes:
  Checked a tracked parcel from Sweden yesterday and it told me it was in transit
in the U.K.

The map showed it to be in London.

Checked today and it’s now just leaving Sweden but data dated 8/1/23.

????

My guess is that it was scanned in at the airport in Sweden and marked as leaving
Sweden on the system (although actually just handed over to the air carrier)
and the system then defaults to showing its destination airport as the current
location. Be interesting to see if the tracking changes again before it leaves
London (airport).

Robert
 Author: Rob_and_Shelagh View Messages Posted By Rob_and_Shelagh
 Posted: Jan 12, 2023 04:35
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In General, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:
  In General, Stuart9 writes:
  Checked a tracked parcel from Sweden yesterday and it told me it was in transit
in the U.K.

The map showed it to be in London.

Checked today and it’s now just leaving Sweden but data dated 8/1/23.

????

My guess is that it was scanned in at the airport in Sweden and marked as leaving
Sweden on the system (although actually just handed over to the air carrier)
and the system then defaults to showing its destination airport as the current
location. Be interesting to see if the tracking changes again before it leaves
London (airport).

Robert

Hmm, wondering now if this has something to do with RoyalMail's announcement
last night.
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 Author: Stuart9 View Messages Posted By Stuart9
 Posted: Jan 12, 2023 07:50
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Guess what, package just arrived 5 minutes ago, haven’t opened it yet.





In General, Stuart9 writes:
  Checked a tracked parcel from Sweden yesterday and it told me it was in transit
in the U.K.

The map showed it to be in London.

Checked today and it’s now just leaving Sweden but data dated 8/1/23.

????
 Author: Rob_and_Shelagh View Messages Posted By Rob_and_Shelagh
 Posted: Jan 12, 2023 08:23
 Subject: Re: Royal Mail confusion, how unusual
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In General, Stuart9 writes:
  Guess what, package just arrived 5 minutes ago, haven’t opened it yet.



What does tracking say?
  


In General, Stuart9 writes:
  Checked a tracked parcel from Sweden yesterday and it told me it was in transit
in the U.K.

The map showed it to be in London.

Checked today and it’s now just leaving Sweden but data dated 8/1/23.

????
 Author: Stuart9 View Messages Posted By Stuart9
 Posted: Jan 12, 2023 09:32
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Tracking is correct, now states delivered.



In General, Rob_and_Shelagh writes:
  In General, Stuart9 writes:
  Guess what, package just arrived 5 minutes ago, haven’t opened it yet.



What does tracking say?
  


In General, Stuart9 writes:
  Checked a tracked parcel from Sweden yesterday and it told me it was in transit
in the U.K.

The map showed it to be in London.

Checked today and it’s now just leaving Sweden but data dated 8/1/23.

????
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 Author: Stuart9 View Messages Posted By Stuart9
 Posted: Jan 13, 2023 06:44
 Subject: Re: Royal Mail confusion, how unusual
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Apparently it’s a ransomware attack.




In General, Stuart9 writes:
  Checked a tracked parcel from Sweden yesterday and it told me it was in transit
in the U.K.

The map showed it to be in London.

Checked today and it’s now just leaving Sweden but data dated 8/1/23.

????