Red Street Box Clearance Days Over the Xmas - NY Break

[clarry100]

I was unable to find any info on this on the Aust Post website so I asked at my local PO today...

This is the info they gave me.

Thursday 24th - Cleared as normal

Friday 25th - NOT Cleared

Saturday 26th - NOT Cleared

Sunday 27th - NOT Cleared

Monday 28th - NOT Cleared

Tuesday 29th - Cleared as normal

Wednesday 30th - Cleared as normal

Thursday 31st - Cleared as normal

Friday 1st Jan - NOT Cleared

Saturday 2nd Jan - NOT Cleared

Sunday 3rd Jan - NOT Cleared

Monday 4th Jan - NOT Cleared

Tuesday 5th Jan - Cleared as normal

I would guess any mail cleared on Thu 24th and Thu 31st will just sit in the sorting centres for a few days.

So it would be up to you if/not you put mail in them on those two days.

[clarry100]

Just thought I would BUMP this back to the top for those who may not have seen it.

[4green2000]

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@*tippy*toes* wrote:

Ours were full to the brim last year when I went to post something. I went back home with my items and left it until the PO opened again. People had tried to keep stuffing more in and they were easily grabbed by opening the flap. I wasn't taking any chances.

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yep.. last year we had 2 within 1km from each other and mail was hanging out and anyone could of taken it. seen this a few times now over the years.

[mildred.spasm]

I thought it was Thu 31/12 not Mon 4/1 that's the special AP approved holiday or picnic day or some such nonsense?  Still a second block of 4 days with no service (2 days of service in a sequence of 10).  And as soon as things do resume we'll be paying more than double for the same level of service on standard letters.

[gec2002]

If you were into conspiracy theories you would say they're not collected on the 3rd & 4th as the new postage rates come in on the 4th so all that uncollected letter mail picked up on the 5th will have insufficient postage and they get hit lots of people with fines.

[lyndal1838]

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@gec2002 wrote:

If you were into conspiracy theories you would say they're not collected on the 3rd & 4th as the new postage rates come in on the 4th so all that uncollected letter mail picked up on the 5th will have insufficient postage and they get hit lots of people with fines.

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That has never happened in the past.  There is usually a 5 day period of grace where there are no fines issued for underpaid postage.  This allows for mail to clear hen it was posted before the price rise. 

[dazzlingrosettes]

For the last 5 years I have never posted in a red letter box, unless cleared that day. As they have been robbed overnight, only post at country store or wait until P O is open. Lesson learned the hard way,