Postboxes upgraded with solar panels in high-tech parcel trial

Postboxes upgraded with solar panels in high-tech parcel trial

Several postboxes in Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire have been retrofitted to accommodate an additional chute for packages, as Royal Mail adapts to falling letter volumes and rising demand for parcel services.

Royal Mail trials postbox with parcel hatch, solar panels and barcode scanner

Royal Mail has unveiled a solar-powered “postbox of the future” with a built-in barcode reader and a hatch to accept parcels larger than letterbox size. In the “biggest change to postbox design since their introduction more than 175 years ago”, the hi-tech pillar box looks as if it is wearing a jaunty beret. The black, […]