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I realise that the uk is different in scale to the US, but we function just fine here with mass market vehicles. All* our last mile deliveries are made by norma
by maccard 6y ago
I realise that the uk is different in scale to the US, but we function just fine here with mass market vehicles. All* our last mile deliveries are made by normal vehicles, even in London!
(Apparently according to https://www.whatvan.co.uk/analysis-and-comment/2016/fleet-focus-the-royal-mail https://www.whatvan.co.uk/analysis-and-comment/2016/fleet-fo... there are some modified vans by peugeot to handle "rough" terrain, but that's a far cry from a custom designed custom built vehicle).
- kube-system 6y agoBear in mind that these "custom" vehicles that the USPS has used in the past use a lot of off-the-shelf parts. For example, the current "custom" Grumman LLV is built on a GM chassis, and uses a GM powertrain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_LLV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_LLV It's essentially a new shell thrown on top of an 80's GM SUV. Do you have left-hand drive mail vehicles in the UK? I don't recall ever seeing images of a Royal Mail delivering to a post-mounted mail box from a truck now that I think about it....
- maccard 6y agoNot that I know of, nope. My experience is that the royal mail vans are parked, and they do the rounds on-foot/bike