Royal Mail has confirmed Plans to relocate the Dumbarton delivery office to Alexandria from July. Although the move will happen on July 11, Royal Mail insist that there will be no impact on deliveries and also that there will be no job losses as a result of the move. However people in Dumbarton will have to travel to Alexandria to pick up parcels.
The company says it is responding to the huge growth in electronic communications, and decline in letter volumes while seeing an increasing number of parcels and online shopping being delivered. A Royal Mail spokesperson said that there will be "no impact on deliveries to our customers".
With no collection point in place, Dumbarton residents will have to make their way to Alexandria, the Lomond Industrial Estate to collect their parcels if they are not in when they are attempted to be delivered the first time.
Local MSP, Jackie Baillie has said she will call on the Royal Mail to stop the move until a "compromise that is more convenient" is put in place.
She says she has previously met with Royal Mail and demanded an alternative arrangement for their customers in Dumbarton. There will always be a need for a local collection point as the Lomond Industrial Estate is difficult to reach for many staff and customers in Dumbarton who rely on public transport. She thinks that this is yet another money-saving exercise from Royal Mail designed to suit their shareholders rather than their staff and customers.
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