On Wed, 25 Mar 2015, at 09:22 PM, Pmailkeey . wrote: > > What use are post box ref numbers ? Who is really bothered about > collection times ? The nearest post box is useful info. > > I can't imagine anyone using postcodes for routing. Postcodes, I guess > are only of use to Royal Mail for the purpose of organising delivery > rounds and abbreviating locations inaccurately. >
I am one of the mappers interested in post box data. I find it very handy to know the collection times. Around my house there are post boxes collected at 11:00, 11:30, or 12:00 on Saturdays. When I want to send a letter on a Saturday after 11:00, I check OSM for the closest uncollected post box. The fact that the data is not useful to you doesn't mean is it not useful for other people! As for routing via postcodes, as pointed out already it is ubiquitous on satnavs…
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