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Royal Mail said the changes, which will see mail picked up by delivery staff during their rounds, will ensure it is able to maintain its estate of 115,000 post boxes, despite a 33% drop in volumes since 2005. More: continued here

Royal Mail to improve access to postboxesPost and ParcelRather than decommission uneconomic postboxes, while staying within the regulated density requirement, Royal Mail will ensure their viability by improving the efficiency of its collections arrangements. The company has discussed its plans with Citizen … More: continued here

Express.co.uk 'Post early or miss new collections', say Royal MailExpress.co.ukRoyal Mail said the changes will ensure it is able to maintain its 115,000 post boxes across Britain despite a 33 per cent drop in volumes of mail since 2005. About 47,000 post boxes will move to the earlier collection times …

Royal Mail is to cut its late collection times at postboxes by almost half. Between 45,000-50,000 of its 115,3001 postboxes will be moved to an earlier collection time between 9am and 3pm. More: continued here

Changes to collection times at thousands of Royal Mail post boxes adds "insult to injury" after its privatisation, the shadow business secretary said. More: continued here

Royal Mail is to cut its late collection times at postboxes by almost half. Between 45,000-50,000 of its 115,3001 postboxes will be moved to an earlier collection time. More: continued here

THE last collection time at almost 50,000 Royal Mail post boxes is to be made earlier under plans that will see mail picked up by delivery staff during their daytime rounds. More: continued here

The Independent Half of post boxes to be emptied once a day as Royal Mail cuts costsThe Independent“The majority of postboxes will retain a 4pm or later final collection as they have now,” the Royal Mail said. “We will ensure that there is a late posting box within half a …

Currently, the boxes are emptied after 4pm, but Royal Mail has moved the times to between 9am and 3pm as part of a restructuring. More: continued here

Dwindling letter volumes means many post boxes no longer cover their costs, so between 45,000 – 50,000 will be emptied earlier, while rural Scotland and Northern Ireland will get new boxes. More: continued here