On the subject of misdirected mail: now, when I get an item not addressed to me (usually right house number but quite the wrong street - probably down to a mis-reading of the post code), then I usually just pop it in the nearest pillarbox with the endorsement 'DELIVERED TO <my address> IN ERROR'. That way, I assume, the Royal Mail get an opportunity to monitor misdeliveries and maybe rectify the situation if performance drops. But do they?
I could of course easily take the item to the correct address myself (especially since I'm a cyclist, it won't cost me anything). This may be more helpful to the rightful recipient, true. But is it the right thing to do? And if, say, I get attacked by the addressee's dog, what's the position? I am not a postman.
