CONSIGNIA admitted yesterday that limited capacity at local sorting offices means that five million letters will be diverted hundreds of miles away from their destinations.
The former Post Office, which recently announced plans to make 30,000 postal workers redundant, claims that it is quicker to divert items long distances when local centres are busy.
A Doomsday scenario for the ailing postal service that could lead to the end of door-to-door deliveries has been mapped out by postal bosses. Executives at Consignia, the new name for the Post Office, warned “extremely drastic measures” will have to be taken unless the Government gives them more freedom to invest in their future.
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