Major changes to mail deliveries DE13 - DE15

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MAJOR changes are being made to the times homeowners and businesses across Burton receive their post.

Royal Mail is making changes to the way it delivers mail in the DE13-15 postcode area over the next few weeks.

Postmen and women will now use new delivery methods and adopt revised delivery routes as these changes are introduced on a phased basis.

Every address in Burton is set to receive a letter about these changes in the coming weeks.

These changes will include:

œ Royal Mail will continue to deliver in the morning and for a longer period during the day. Many customers will continue to get their mail by lunchtime.

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, Royal Mail may need to adjust delivery arrangements and times.

Collections and delivery sector manager Karen English said: "We are proud of the high regard in which our postmen and women are held in Burton.

"The changes to delivery routes will mean that a member of our local and experienced team will still be delivering to our customers in the area.

"The local delivery team and I are fully committed to providing a high quality of service that is as reliable and friendly as customers have come to expect from Royal Mail in Burton over many years.

"However, we need to modernise the way we operate. We are therefore making changes in Burton to maintain our services and to keep our prices amongst the lowest in Europe.

"The way in which we communicate with each other has changed dramatically.

"Unfortunately, fewer letters are now posted every day and Royal Mail needs to organise its delivery routes to be as efficient as possible.

"We also deliver more large 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 telephone 0845 601 1399.

The changes are anticipated to take around two months to implement.

[Lincox]

And an unknown amount of time to get right.

[POSTMAN]

Many customers will continue to get their mail by lunchtime

I've seen this a lot in the the news stories on here,what time is lunch time in RM land?

[R@YAL F@IL]

Many customers will continue to get their mail by lunchtime

I've seen this a lot in the the news stories on here,what time is lunch time in RM land?

Depends if you are a postie or a manager, postie is 12 noon, manager is 12 noon and !pm and 2pm

[scoobydo79]

Yawn!!!

[DGP1]

Lunchtime is anytime up to dinner time can't have a last letter time of 4pm and still tell people they're going to get their mail at 12 midday.