No the post boxes are on the pavement and it's illegal for cars to be on the pavement generally. Instead of just leaving a note the postman could have called the local council to come and put a parking ticket on the car aka a fine
Edit Ok correction it's illegal to park or drive on the pavement where I live. Even so, the postman could have called the council about the obstruction and had the car ticketed. I'm assuming the postman wrote the note because the note writer knew royal mail couldn't access the box to collect the letters inside and how much of a delay that would cause, but yes an observer could have written it.
Blocking access to mailboxes can be a criminal offense but that's regulated by cities. Most would have you fined or towed if it was something like this. Though our boxes typically face inward so this cant happen.
Tbf I’m from England and most post boxes are in places where you’re not allowed to park anyway (zig zags at a zebra crossing, corner of the road etc) and I’ve only ever seen them with the letter box and door facing away from the road.
Hi from england and most post boxes are in places where you’re not allowed to park anyway (zig zags at a zebra crossing, corner of the road etc) and i’ve only ever seen them with the letter box and door facing away from the road., I'm dad.
Wait, we have inward-facing mailboxes in the US? I’ve lived here literally my entire life and across 2 moves I remember (3 different places lived) and visiting family in another 3-4 places, traveling and seeing where my family lived for the first year of my life, and a cabin rental one summer with extended family, I have NEVER seen a mailbox that didn’t open towards the street.
Seen maybe a dozen total that could open on both ends
I'm not referring to personal residential ones. Those face the street for convenience to the postal worker. I'm particularly meaning the large blue postboxes in cities.
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u/seeyouspacecowboyx Nov 08 '19 edited Nov 08 '19
No the post boxes are on the pavement and it's illegal for cars to be on the pavement generally. Instead of just leaving a note the postman could have called the local council to come and put a parking ticket on the car aka a fine
Edit Ok correction it's illegal to park or drive on the pavement where I live. Even so, the postman could have called the council about the obstruction and had the car ticketed. I'm assuming the postman wrote the note because the note writer knew royal mail couldn't access the box to collect the letters inside and how much of a delay that would cause, but yes an observer could have written it.