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The Demise Of Royal Mail Bicycles: A US-Led Plot

The Demise Of Royal Mail Bicycles: A US-Led Plot

Remember all those stories about the Royal Mail phasing out its fleet of 24,000 bicycles “for safety reasons“? Well I think I’ve uncovered the truth on this, and it’s a whole lot more sinister than even the Health & Safety State Police could imagine. As part of the planned privatisation of the Post Office, their...
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It’s Only Right For Royal Mail To Stop Using Bikes To Deliver The Post

It’s Only Right For Royal Mail To Stop Using Bikes To Deliver The Post

… Because it’s for health and safety reasons. And because their Pashley post bikes can only cope with a 32kg cargo load. I mean, every other post office in the world has phased out their delivery bikes, and it’s time we got with the times (warning: pandering to national stereotypes ahead) . . . The...
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Friday Bicycle Caption Contest: Post A Letter via Guildford Edition

Friday Bicycle Caption Contest: Post A Letter via Guildford Edition

Yes I know it’s Wednesday. But there’s something wrong with this picture from Guildford: Under it’s new Chief Executive, Moya Green, Royal Mail is still actively planning to scrap its 24,000 delivery bikes. Apparently "these bicycles pose the wider safety risk associated with busy street networks, where the rider is exposed to greater...
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