No more bikes for posties??

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bobg

Über Member
Anybody else heard this? Royal Mail doing away with them because of the increasing risk to their employees from cars etc
1. What of Pashley, I suspect that's a big contract to lose
2. What the hell will they use? Maybe those little electric disabled car thingies??.....:smile:
 
This was announced last year ... they will be having more vans ?

Simon
 

Gerry Attrick

Lincolnshire Mountain Rescue Consultant
Spoke to our postie about this a few days since. She says the thing has been blown out of proportion as there is no more efficient way to deliver in areas such as ours, with long drives and a fair space between houses. Vans would be as impractical a foot deliveries. (Although I supose there is always the Segway to consider!). Could this be another Daily Wail scare?
 

Chrisz

Über Member
Location
Sittingbourne
For most of the rounds they don't need the bikes any more - they use the hand-cart/red pram thingies instead - they can take much more mail in one go and present a much lower risk to the employees therefore less chance of a "where there's a blame there's aclaim" type shenanegans :smile:
 

MadoneRider1991

Über Member
Location
Dorset
there going to put motors onto the red hand cart things to replace the bikes!!

apparently the test one went straight through a shop window!!

all sounds very safe lol
 
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