Post deliveries to change in the Radstock area

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Royal Mail is making some changes to the way it delivers mail in the Radstock area (postcode areas three to five ) over the next few weeks.

Postmen and women will use new delivery methods including trollies and vans and will be adopting revised delivery routes as these changes are introduced on a phased basis.

The changes are being brought in as the Royal Mail adjusts to the falling amount of letters that are now being posted and an increase in the number of parcels being delivered.

The company will be writing to every address in Radstock about these changes and this includes households, businesses and other organisations.

Royal Mail said that there would still be morning deliveries in the area and for a longer period in the day with many customers continuing to get their mail by lunchtime.

However the time customers receive mail will depend on where they live on the new delivery route. This may be later or possibly earlier than current delivery times.

When mail volumes vary the company may need to adjust delivery arrangements and times.

A spokesman for Royal Mail said the changes were being brought in because fewer letters were being posted every day and delivery routes needed to be re-organised to be as efficient as possible.

He said:“We also deliver more larger items and so we are investing in new equipment to carry these items to customers even more securely.

The new equipment also reduces the risk of injury to our postmen and women from carrying heavier mail bags.

If customers have any queries after they have received a letter, they can call the Customer Services Team on 0845 601 1399. Our deaf and hard of hearing customers can use our Textphone: 0845 600 0606