Good news or bad news? Unexpected letter sent Special Delivery

roadie · 22 Mar 2017 at 21:05

So I had a 'Something for you' card shoved through my letter box yesterday for a letter that has been sent by Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed. I'm not expecting to receive anything important; what are the bets that this is something good? Or bad!?

I hope it is not like the thread below. I've not had anything like that happen...

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...any-trying-to-scare-me-into-payment.17994111/

roadie · 22 Mar 2017 at 21:15

Could you imagine how many views!!!

In all seriousness, I'm kind of worried without having a good reason to be.

roadie · 22 Mar 2017 at 22:36

The card I received has my surname on it. No companies other than the essential money, insurance and utility companies have my address as far as I am aware, as I moved into my flat at the beginning of the year.

There is no tracking information upon the card. I'll find the time to pop down to the collection office and see what it is. Hopefully it is not an summons to court!

roadie · 22 Mar 2017 at 23:00

Special Delivery Guaranteed trolling would be a new and expensive method with a letter (what the card indicates is waiting for me) sent via that method being £6.45 a pop!

roadie · 23 Mar 2017 at 10:04

Hades said:
Are any of your debit or credit cards close to expiry and due a replacement?

Actually that could be a good shout. I received one credit card through the regular postal service yesterday, but I do have another that expires next month.

hughtrimble said:
It must have the tracking number on it? If it's not written out on the form itself, then try the code in the barcode stuck on the form. If it's got neither of those, then that is very odd.

Nope, no tracking number or barcode.

Bishie said:
Opened it yet?

I appreciate everyone is on tenterhooks in this riveting thread, but I've not collected it yet. I'll only be able to do so after work...

roadie · 23 Mar 2017 at 15:57

All will be revealed should I make it out of the office and to the delivery office before 17:30.

roadie · 23 Mar 2017 at 20:28

I didn't make it out of the office on time and have just gotten home. I'm on holiday for the next week and a bit. Might it be my last!?

No pulling the curtain back on the mystery yet I am afraid!

I'll see if I can pop into town before heading up to Liverpool tomorrow.

roadie · 23 Mar 2017 at 22:23

Chill boys I'll go get it in the morning. Calm your ADD

roadie · 24 Mar 2017 at 09:22

OK I have recovered the letter and gotten back home. There's nothing untoward on the front of the letter, just my address, the postage paid stamp and the Special Delivery sticker.

On the back there is a return address for a solicitor...

It's the solicitor I used for the purchase of my flat late last year. What do they want?

IT'S GOOD NEWS!!!

We are currently undertaking an exercise to identify client account balances on apparently completed matters. We have a residual balance of £84.01 on your account.

As a result I enclose a cheque in the amount of the balance

Awww yeah, drinks are on me boys! Good things do happen to bad people.

Result!