Summary
Royal Mail is adding 3,500 solar-powered postboxes across the UK. These new postboxes aim to help the company compete better with other delivery services. The design features solar panels and a digital drawer for small parcels.
Key Facts
- Royal Mail is installing 3,500 solar-powered postboxes in the UK.
- The new postboxes have solar panels and a drawer for small parcels.
- Items as big as a shoebox can fit in these postboxes.
- This is the biggest redesign in Royal Mail's 175-year history.
- The change follows a successful trial in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
- The postboxes will first appear in cities like Edinburgh, Nottingham, Sheffield, and Manchester.
- A barcode scanner lets customers use an app for proof of posting and tracking.
- The rise of online shopping is driving the shift to more convenient parcel services.
