New Member - resoect the postman

[ldwheel]

Hi,

I'm new here and want to say that I respect postman. I know its a tough shop with the mail, as when I was a child, I won a competition at a school, to have a tour at a Sorting Office. I was completely amazed about how many letters, parcels and other items being sorted, it overwhelmed me.
I'm now disabled, but do rely on Royal Mail a lot, as I still love writing. When I can't get to a post office, I use a letter box, but in my area, there are only 2 post boxes I can reach as I'm a wheelchair user. One of them, I have to travel for ten minutes.
I had a post box installed just outside my front door, so I don't need to struggle picking up my received post.

[barrowc]

Hello :)

Here's what Royal Mail say about the issue of pillar boxes being accessible to wheelchair users and customers with disabilities in general:

Post Office Letter Boxes

Royal Mail take great care when installing a new post box or relocating an existing one that the new location is as accessible as possible for all people in the community including those who suffer from disabilities, subject to cost and other legal and environmental constraints.

http://www.royalmailgroup.com/sites/def ... 0final.pdf

There doesn't seem to be any commitment to looking at whether existing pillar boxes are accessible, unfortunately