British postboxes have been green, blue, red, and even golden in their 175-year history. Now for the first time the pillars are set to become solar-powered. Royal Mail is bringing in 3,500 “postboxes of the future” across the UK, which will have a digitally activated drop-down drawer for parcels as …
Read More »
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light …
Read More »
Royal Mail has unveiled the most significant design change in 175 years to its iconic red postboxes. The postal service is introducing 3,500 solar-powered “postboxes of the future” following a successful trial earlier this year. The innovative design will incorporate a barcode scanner which will open a drop-down drawer for …
Read More »
These innovative postboxes feature a digitally activated drop-down drawer for parcels as large as a shoebox. Customers will use the Royal Mail app to … Source link
Read More »
Royal Mail has unveiled the most significant design transformation in 175 years to its famous red postboxes. The postal giant is deploying 3,500 solar-powered “postboxes of the future” after a triumphant trial conducted earlier this year. The revolutionary design will incorporate a barcode scanner that opens a drop-down compartment for …
Read More »
Britain’s iconic red postboxes still have some life in them yet, as Royal Mail begins to rollout new ‘postboxes of the future’. Around 3,500 of the new solar-powered postboxes are set to be rolled out across the UK. The new designs feature a digitally activated drop-down drawer which will enable …
Read More »
Royal Mail is rolling out 3,500 solar-powered postboxes across the UK following a successful pilot earlier this year, as the company continues to find ways to make sending, returning and collecting parcels more convenient. The new design allows customers to send and return labelled parcels – up to the size …
Read More »
The new design which sees the biggest change to the postbox in its 175-year history will be installed in a number of UK cities 08:35, 27 Aug 2025Updated 08:36, 27 Aug 2025 A new solar-powered postbox which is being rolled out (Image: PA Media) Royal Mail is introducing 3,500 solar-powered …
Read More »
From the 1st of September sellers sellers who send items via Royal Mail only for the eBay Simple Delivery programme will see prices rocket. Source link
Read More »
Jack Clarkson, managing director of out-of-home and commercial excellence at Royal Mail, said: “We are all sending and returning more parcels than ever before. “This trend will only continue as online shopping shows no signs of slowing, particularly with the boom of second-hand marketplaces. “There are 115,000 postboxes in the …
Read More »