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Royal Mail unveils huge new change to post boxes everyone will HATE
Apr 10, 2025
ROYAL Mail has revealed a huge shake-up to its famous red postboxes.
The postal giant has given its iconic design a makeover, and people are bound to hate it.
Royal Mail has launched new digital postboxes which will be solar-powered and feature a larger posting slot to accommodate small parcels.
This is the first time postboxes will have larger slots.
To use the digital postboxes, customers will need to scan a barcode on their parcel and a drawer will automatically open for them to drop it in.
They can then request proof of postage using the Royal Mail app.
The app update uses 4G and your phone’s location services — all customers have to do is tap ‘services’ on the home screen, go to ‘proof of posting’, and follow the steps.
It marks the biggest change to postbox design in over 175 years — and many will hate it.
The solar panels are attached to the top of the iconic postboxes, which has completely changed their look.
The digital shift comes as part of Royal Mail’s drive to make it easier for people to send parcels without having to queue at the Post Office.
Five of the futuristic postboxes have already been trialled in Ware, Hertford and Fowlmere, with plans to roll them out more widely.
The new postboxes are not replacing existing ones - they are in addition to the traditional boxes.
But while the design might make life easier for online sellers or shoppers returning items, others may dislike the change for taking away the simplicity of a quick letter drop.
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