[Talk-GB] Post Box Last Collection Times

[Paul Berry]

>  What are people's opinions regarding a mass change of data?

Short answer: no.

There is no mass change method that is either desirable or even allowable
because the only way of arriving at this data accurately and
legitimately is by a ground survey for each box. The long way! However, by
all means tag boxes you think may have changed, with a note or fixme, for
others to resurvey.

Also, if you notice mass changes to anything mappable in your local area,
never assume this applies to a wider region without seeking a consensus
first.

FWIW a number of rural boxes in my area have been Mo-Fr 09:00; Sa 07:00 for
years. But that's all: I wouldn't assume those collection times apply to
any other box unless they'd been individually verified by a recent ground
survey.

Happy mapping.

Regards,
*Paul*

On Sat, 4 Dec 2021 at 14:24, Timothy Baker <osm at exaggerated.org> wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> It has come to my attention that Royal Mail have changed the "Last
> Collection Time" on most mailboxes in the UK. The boxes are being
> emptied by postmen/women on their usual rounds, rather than by the Man
> in a Van old method.
>
> In my area most postboxes have changed to 9am MF, 7am Sat. I think this
> is just them covering themselves because the postman never comes that
> early around here, it's more like Noon. So they are just saying "we'll
> empty it when we feel like it, sometime after 9am".
>
> It seems to be recent in my area, The IOW was done in March 2020
> (
> https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/18279532.postal-deadline-now-9am-isle-wight-letters-reveals-royal-mail/
> )
>
> What are people's opinions regarding a mass change of data?
>
> Should existing collection times be removed so they can be added again
> by people doing surveys with apps?
>
> Sorry if this has been covered before, I'm new to this mailing list and
> couldn't find anything in the archive.
>
> Thanks, Tim
>
>
>
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