Rivals including TNT are now using more cycles to push mail – so why is the UK's iconic postal service giving up? The new year will mark the end of an era for the Royal Mail. Its postal staff will stop using the red Pashley Mailstar, once a common sight across the UK. Since 2010 Royal Mail has removed 13,000 to 14,000 bikes from its operation, leaving between 3,000 to 4,000, and in 2014 even …
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