Royal Mail has joined forces with a consortium of established UK drone companies – including DronePrep and Skyports – and addressing technology what3words, to become the first nationwide UK parcel carrier to transport a parcel for recipients via an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). In a UK first, the consortium arranged an initial drone delivery to a remote lighthouse* on the Isle of Mull this month.
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Royal Mail has acknowledged delays to its deliveries amid “exceptionally high volumes” of post and anti-Covid measures.
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Royal Mail is marking the delivery of more than 500 million personal protective equipment (PPE) items to NHS and care home workers since the start of the pandemic on behalf of the Government by launching several branded vehicles.
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Royal Mail has announced that from 1 January, 2021 the price of a 1st Class stamp will increase by 9p to 85p and the price of a 2nd Class stamp will increase by 1p to 66p. These changes are necessary to help ensure the sustainability of the one-price-goes-anywhere Universal Service.
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This week Royal Mail has introduced a hydrogen-powered vehicle into its fleet in Aberdeen as part of a 12 month trial to help reduce emissions associated with its operations.
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