“It is a big team effort and I am very grateful for our posties for playing their part to help keep people safe. Health and Social Care Secretary, Matt Hancock said: “I want to thank the Royal Mail, who, from this weekend, will empty some of their post boxes seven days a week to speed up home testing. You could receive one or a hundred letters and you’d pay that flat fee. Want it forwarded on to another UK address The price then increases to £265 per annum. The cheapest option, where you collect your post from the sorting office, comes in at £215 per annum. If you are expecting your local postbox to carry such a sticker, but you arrive to find it does not, you can still use. I have noticed that my local postbox is now being collected by a postman or woman on their rounds. The cost of a Royal Mail PO Box varies depending on the service you choose. These can be identified by the NHS /Royal Mail sticker affixed to them. When does mail get collected from postboxes Please find details of our collection times here. Royal Mail has always been proud to help the country in whatever way we can and we could not be prouder of the support we have been asked to give the Government and the Department of Health and Social Care.” How many postboxes are there Royal Mail has around 115,000 postboxes across the UK. As part of this we introduced a unique network of priority postboxes for the rapid return of test kits to labs to help in the country’s fight against the pandemic. This includes delivery to and collection from the growing number of regional test centres and care providers and the return of home tests. Nick Landon, Chief Commercial Officer at Royal Mail, said: “Since April, we have played a crucial role in the movement of test kits. In addition there will be 2,000 extra postboxes – an increase to 35,000 – that have Monday to Saturday postings. This postbox is located on the concourse opposite the escalators to the Underground and is emptied finally at 6:30pm on weekdays and at noon on Saturdays. In an attempt to speed up the home COVID testing process, Royal Mail is identifying more than 15,000 priority postboxes that will have Sunday collections from the 21st November.Ĭustomers will be able to identify their nearest prioritised red pillar box through the Royal Mail app or website.
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