Posted by Dylan Parry on 11/28/06 14:51

Toby Inkster wrote:

> AIUI, at least in the UK, Royal Mail doesn't make any use of geocoding
> data at all, so there's no "its own use" -- the geocoding is entirely
> done for profit.

Exactly. All of which keeps the cost of postage at a particularly low
price. 30-something pence to send a letter is much lower than the actual
handling cost, which involves manual sorting (in the case of
hand-written envelopes), transport and hand-delivery by the postman. How
far would you be able to personally deliver a letter for 30p? I'm not
sure you could even *step* onto a bus at that price <g>

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