Postcode rebels picket Royal Mail's headquarters

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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Villagers who have had their postcodes changed to ones in Coventry despite being in Warwickshire have been picketing Royal Mail's headquarters.

People living in Hawksbury said having their postcodes changed from CV7 to CV6 was confusing as it showed the village was part of Coventry when it was not.
A group of villagers protested at the firm's London headquarters earlier.

Royal Mail said the change was made for "operational efficiency" and saw no grounds to alter the postcodes again.
Coventry is covered by the CV1 to CV6 postcodes and Warwickshire by CV7 and above.

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One of the campaigners, Tom Vick, said that the situation had also been confusing for local police forces as Coventry was in West Midlands Police's area, while Warwickshire was covered by Warwickshire Police.

Mr Vick said that when someone reported a crime recently, the police had to check the postcode lists to see if they had responsibility for the village.
In a statement, Royal Mail said: "The main principle behind the code is that changes are only made where absolutely necessary and only in the interest of operational efficiency.

"Having reviewed this issue once again Royal Mail can identify no demonstrable benefit to mail sortation and delivery arrangements and still feel that there are no grounds on which to make any postcode changes in this area."

[Lounge Lizard]

So what's the problem in Hawksbury then ?
According to the following list Coventry City DO covers CV6 and part of CV7 while the remainder of CV7 is dealt with by Coventry South DO, Bedworth DO and four SPDOs.

CV01 1-5 COVENTRY EAST DO
CV01 1-5 COVENTRY CITY DO
CV02 1-5 COVENTRY EAST DO
CV02 1-5 COVENTRY CITY DO
CV03 1-6 COVENTRY SOUTH DO
CV03 1-6 COVENTRY CITY DO
CV04 7-9 COVENTRY WEST DO
CV04 7-9 COVENTRY CITY DO
CV05 6-8 COVENTRY CITY DO
CV05 6-9 COVENTRY WEST DO
CV06 1-7 COVENTRY CITY DO
CV07 7-7 COVENTRY SOUTH DO
CV07 7-7 MERIDEN SPDO
CV07 7-9 COVENTRY CITY DO
CV07 8-8 FILLONGLEY SPDO
CV07 8-8 GUN HILL SPDO
CV07 8-8 KERESLEY END SPDO
CV07 9-9 BEDWORTH DO
CV08 1-2 KENILWORTH DO
CV08 3-3 COVENTRY SOUTH DO
CV08 3-3 BUBBENHALL SPDO
CV08 3-3 COVENTRY CITY DO
CV08 9-9 KENILWORTH DO
CV09 1-3 ATHERSTONE DO
CV10 0-0 NUNEATON DO
CV10 7-9 NUNEATON DO
CV11 4-6 NUNEATON DO
CV12 0-0 BEDWORTH DO
CV12 8-9 BEDWORTH DO
CV13 0-0 NUNEATON DO
CV13 0-0 MARKET BOSWORTH SPDO
CV13 6-6 STOKE GOLDING SPDO
CV13 6-6 NUNEATON DO
CV21 1-4 RUGBY DO
CV22 5-7 RUGBY DO
CV23 0-0 RUGBY DO
CV23 0-0 BRINKLOW (CV) SPDO
CV23 0-0 MONKS KIRBY SPDO
CV23 8-9 RUGBY DO
CV31 1-3 LEAMINGTON SPA DO
CV32 4-7 LEAMINGTON SPA DO
CV33 0-9 LEAMINGTON SPA DO
CV33 9-9 HARBURY SPDO
CV33 9-9 LIGHTHORNE HEATH SPDO
CV34 4-6 WARWICK DO
CV35 0-0 WARWICK DO
CV35 0-0 KINETON SPDO
CV35 0-0 TYSOE SPDO
CV35 0-0 LIGHTHORNE SPDO
CV35 7-9 WARWICK DO
CV36 4-5 STRATFORD UPON AVON DO
CV36 5-5 LONG COMPTON SPDO
CV36 5-5 WHICHFORD SPDO
CV37 0-1 STRATFORD UPON AVON DO
CV37 6-9 STRATFORD UPON AVON DO
CV37 8-8 LOWER QUINTON SPDO
CV47 0-2 SOUTHAM DO
CV47 2-2 BISHOPS ITCHINGTON SPDO
CV47 7-9 SOUTHAM DO

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Snobbery is the only reason - You'll find it in most places. I have one old dear that includes, quite wrongly, in her address an affluent area about 2 miles away even though she lives on a council estate.