Royal Mail Debuts Solar-Powered Postboxes with Digital Parcel Drawers
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Jane Englefield
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Summary
Royal Mail is introducing 3,500 solar-powered postboxes across the UK, representing the biggest redesign in the 175-year history of Britain's iconic red pillar postboxes. The new 'postboxes of the future' feature integrated solar panels that power digitally activated drawers designed to accommodate larger parcels, with rollout scheduled over the coming months.
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· 3 pulledRoyal Mail has given Britain's recognisable red pillar postbox the 'biggest redesign in its 175-year history'
integrating solar panels to power digitally activated drawers for larger parcels
The 3,500 new designs, billed as 'the postboxes of the future', will be rolled out across the UK within the coming months
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