FOI request detail

Postal collections

Request ID: FOI-0299-2324
Date published: 25 May 2023

You asked
I have the following questions about the postage of postal Penalty Charge Notices issued by TFL. 1) Does someone from TFL take these to a post office, or has TFL arranged for Royal Mail to collect these from your offices? 2) If someone takes them to a post office, which post office was used for these purposes on Saturday 25 March 2023? 3) If Royal Mail picks them up, was there a Royal Mail collection on Saturday 25 March 2023? 4) How many letters were posted at a post officer or collected by Royal Mail on Saturday 25 March 2023? 4) If TFL has arranged for Royal Mail to collect outgoing post, is mail routinely picked up on Saturdays, or is it normally just Monday to Friday? If so, was Saturday 25 March 2023 an exception?

We answered

TfL Ref: FOI-0299-2324

Thank you for your request which we received on 29 April 2023, asking about postal collections.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.  I can confirm that we hold the information you require. You specifically asked:
 
  1. Does someone from TFL take these to a post office, or has TFL arranged for Royal Mail to collect these from your offices?

Items are collected by Royal Mail daily from Monday to Friday.
 
  1. If someone takes them to a post office, which post office was used for these purposes on Saturday 25 March 2023?

n/a
 
  1. If Royal Mail picks them up, was there a Royal Mail collection on Saturday 25 March 2023?

No, post is collected Monday to Friday.
 
  1. How many letters were posted at a post officer or collected by Royal Mail on Saturday 25 March 2023?

Please see questions 2 and 3.
 
  1. If TFL has arranged for Royal Mail to collect outgoing post, is mail routinely picked up on Saturdays, or is it normally just Monday to Friday? If so, was Saturday 25 March 2023 an exception?

Collections are routinely Monday to Friday.  No postal collection took place on Saturday 25 March 2023.

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely

Eva Hextall
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London

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