Residents of Bromley forced to drive to sorting offices to collect their post trends now
Residents of Bromley are being forced to drive to collect stacks of letters from a Royal Mail sorting office after deliveries in the area fell to once a fortnight.
The sorting office in Bromley, southeast London, sees residents forced to trek there to collect days' worth of mail.
Julie Reeves, 63, picked up 14 letters on Friday - and told The Times she is forced to drive three miles there from Catford every few days.
'We have been getting letter deliveries once a week since July,' she said, adding that they used to have a regular postie come each day at 9.30am.
It comes as Royal Mail faces staffing shortages and financial losses amid strike action from workers.
The sorting office in Bromley (pictured), southeast London, sees residents forced to trek there to collect days' worth of mail
It comes as Royal Mail faces staffing shortages, financial losses and strike action from workers
Mrs Reeves, whose pile of mail include a Next shopping account bill, said: 'This month, I haven't seen a Royal Mail van on our road for ten days.'
And an 85-year-old man, who was seen collecting a pile of around 15 letters last week, told the Times that he had't had a letter delivery in days - with the postie who arrived that morning saying he was just delivering parcels.
Royal Mail asked the government if Saturday deliveries could be ended, however the proposal was denied as questions were raised on whether the needs of the public would be met.
Despite this, many residents say a six-day
