Woburn Sands hanging baskets spark Royal Mail postal row

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At least half of all accidents involving posties in our DO happen between gate and delivery point.
To add an obvious hazard like those baskets can only increase the risk of an accident.

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A man says Royal Mail has refused to post him letters because his hanging baskets are too big.

Peter Kelly said his postwoman had told him ducking underneath the trailing begonias and geraniums to get to his front door was hurting her back.

"We're in our late-70s so I can't see why she can't do it," said Mr Kelly, from Woburn Sands, Buckinghamshire.

Royal Mail said there had been no formal suspension of mail but it was in discussions about what could be done.

Mr Kelly said he first heard about the concerns after speaking to the postwoman on Monday after not receiving any letters for a fortnight.

"I've had [baskets] bigger than that. The previous post lady used to just walk through," he told BBC Three Counties Radio.

"It doesn't take a half a second to bend down, push the post through and then out.

"We have to do it, me and my wife, and we're in our late-70s so I can't see any reason why she can't do it."

Mr Kelly said he had had hanging baskets bigger than his current ones

Royal Mail spokeswoman, Felicity MacFarlane, said: "We'd like to apologise to Mr Kelly for his recent concerns over his mail delivery.

"There has been no formal delivery suspension but our postwoman has experienced difficulty on recent occasions delivering the mail.

"Mr Kelly's mail has been delivered to him today and Royal Mail is discussing the matter with the customer."

"Mr Kelly's mail has been delivered to him today and Royal Mail is discussing the matter with the customer." and I always thought the customer was the sender who paid the postage.

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Royal Mail scythes, coming to a depot near you, another handy tool to use alongside your post-it-pegs.

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Why need England tremble?