Can it really be true?

[Zeeflyboy]

I spoke to the postman today...

I noticed he was in a van rather than his normal bicycle and asked if it was just too hot. He told me that they are no longer allowed to use their bicycles due to health and safety, so now his route takes him 1.5hrs longer and of course helps pollute the environment.

Can this really be true? Are postmen no longer allowed to cycle on grounds they may get run over/fall off/die of hear exhaustion?

Is that not just completely insane?

[buzzbird]

This is an old article, but it does support what you said.
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/royal-mail-scrap-bicycles-for-safety-reasons-25576/]Royal Mail Scrap Bicycles For Safety Reasons - BikeRadar[/url]

I know my local posties are still using bikes, or they were in the last month, cos I've seen em on em.

[scuba steve]

my postman just turned up with my 550 parts....on a bicycle, maybe they didn't get that H & S memo at my village post office :confused:

[Weirdfish]

My postie has been using a big push along trolley, not seen a bicycle for a while now.

[Zeeflyboy]

Can it really be true?

According to a couple of old articles I saw they are being phased out... Perhaps they finally got around to phasing out this guy's route.

Mental...

[ollie]

yes this is correct my wife is a posty and no bikes allowed. bloody stupid

[PorscheBoy]

Probably the reason I have not received 3 different parcels from 3 different sources, they phased out the Royal Fail postie, not just her bike.........

There was some town recently where if it was raining they were not allowed to deliver for fear of slipping over?
[url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2158688/Royal-Mail-refuses-deliver-street-rainy-days-elf-safety-grounds-weather-like-lots-trips-sorting-office.html]Royal Mail refuses to deliver to street on rainy days on 'elf and safety grounds (and with the weather like it is, there will be lots of trips to the sorting office) | Mail Online[/url]

This country is going to ratsh*te in a basket Grrrr