PENSIONER David Wibberley was not best pleased when the day’s post did not drop through his letterbox until 6pm.

But his exasperation turned to anger when he realised the envelope was not even addressed to him.

Mr Wibberley, of Herschel Crescent in Littlemore, said he has regularly experienced problems with his post.

He said not only did he regularly receive other people’s post, he also sometimes did not get it until the evening.

He said: “On Monday we had two letters for the same house delivered to us. It was plainly marked and our house has got a number on the gatepost.

“We have been having this problem on and off for a few years but this time I got a bit angry about it.

“My concern is that if we are getting someone else’s post, then where is our post going?”

When Mr Wibberley receives post for other houses he takes it to each house himself and puts it through their letterbox.

The 69-year-old former mechanic said: “This time I rang the Royal Mail’s East Oxford Delivery Office in Ledgers Close and there was no one there to take the call.

“There was an answer machine, which said not to leave a message. If you can’t leave a message there is no point ringing.

“I don’t see why I should be doing the postman’s job.”

Mr Wibberley and his wife Jillian, 70, said they receive post for the other houses in their street around once a fortnight.

But they claim they have also received some of their own post several days late, which can have a serious effect.

The couple visit their doctor frequently because of problems with their health. Mrs Wibberley has diabetes while Mr Wibberley suffers from asbestosis.

He said: “We might receive a letter from the doctor for an appointment too late. It might mean that we miss an appointment. The last couple of days our post has come in the afternoon.

“A card sent by my wife’s sister from Egypt took three months to get here and we have just not received credit card statements.”

Royal Mail spokesman Valerie Antoine said: “We would like to apologise to customers who may have experienced later deliveries in the day than usual this week.

“This was due to an unforeseen absence which meant that a delivery round had to be covered by another member of staff after they had completed their normal duty. We expect deliveries to be back to normal next week.

“We also apologise for the misdelivery and the inconvenience this has caused. We have put measures in place to ensure this does not happen again.”

Any customer with concerns can contact Royal Mail Customer Services on 08457 740740.