Royal mail box system, upgrading the controversial

Recently, the British Royal Mail announced, will upgrade of mail system, further improve the letters Lanshou and delivery efficiency. However, change has attracted controversy, the Royal Mail, the Communication Workers Union, communication management board are involved.
The Royal Mail: "early" Lanshou not reduce service standard
Recombinant royal mail box system, collection time national 50000 mailbox will advance, and Lanshou deadline will advance to the afternoon of 3: 00, and before 4 in the afternoon to 00 or later. Comment personage analysis points out, this change means a drop in the quality of service.
The Royal Mail said, this change is based on the universal service obligation, further optimization of the mail service. At the same time, in order to improve the mailbox public popularity, the Royal Mail in remote area increased by 2000 a box, especially in other regions of Scotland, Northern Ireland and the box cover to. In addition, the Royal Mail will also be in the flow of people many areas, such as train stations, shopping centers and other places additional mailbox.
The Royal Mail said, although the letters business volume decline, causing by mail delivery of letters volume remains in the doldrums, but the company still perform the service promise, ensure the quality of service, which caused a large number of mailboxes cannot compensate for the huge cost profit. The Royal Mail has not therefore removed the benefit is not good mail, but continue to keep regulators require mailbox laying density, by improving the investment efficiency to maintain mail letters LAN, network survivability.
Communication Workers Union: "universal service" to guarantee the government must hand
British Communications Administration (Ofcom) issued the "2014 communication market report" shows, 2013, royal mail letters volume of business competitive enterprises in 2012 increased by two times; the royal mail letters business volume compared to 2008 decreased by 5800000000 parts.
Therefore, on behalf of the British Postal and telecommunications industry about 200000 employees interests of the Communication Workers Union in England, regulatory requirements for universal postal service faces competition for emergency assessment. Union pointed out that, according to the "Regulations" the postal act of 2011, the primary task is to ensure that the postal regulatory agencies continue to provide universal service and financial sustainability and effectiveness of.
The communication workers union secretary general Billy Hayes said, research report released Ofcom prove the necessity of supervision intervention. In recent years, the royal mail letters business volume continued to decline, if want to continue to protect the universal postal service, regulators must take urgent intervention measures. Other can provide mail service company to the customer does not need to match the Royal Mail Service Standard flat. The competition in the field of letters direct affect the financial sustainability of the universal postal service, because the TNT competition, enterprises have the right to choose the low cost, have good prospects of gain of delivery area, thus reducing the effective income to maintain the Royal postal universal service.
Communication management board: 91% customers agree with the "Lan cast one" concept
In 2013, Ofcom has pointed out in a user requirement review report, customer agree to the royal mail letters "concept of LAN cast one", 91% of users said that, not according to Lanshou time selection box. Customer understands the royal mail this is done in order to improve the investment efficiency of letters embrace, and better meet their service to high-quality, efficient postal needs.
"Lan cast in one" mode means the letter collection work will be completed by the local postman delivers letters in the process, this process in the city and suburbs for the time period from 9 am to 3 pm. In rural areas 12000 mailbox does not implement this model.
The Royal Mail has 115300 box in the whole territory of the United Kingdom, the next few months, the company will be taking time before 4.5 of them to 50000 mailbox, the postman delivered the letters at the same time the collection of letters.
The Royal Mail said, the reorganization will not merge the mailbox mail network. The letter collection deadline in advance is also in response to customer demand, improve investment efficiency of letters to embrace, is conducive to enhance the volume of business letters. In addition, in addition to the nearly 50000 mail collection deadline in advance, the remaining majority mailbox Lanshou deadline will remain unchanged. The Royal Mail to ensure that each "early" mailbox service within a radius of about half a mile, and in the "early" mailbox marked out the nearest "late" mailbox.
MYEX min Asia International Express
2014-09-22