On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 12:48:36 +0000
Brad Rogers <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 12:30:42 +0000
> Andy Street <[email protected]> wrote:
> >If there is a facility that allows the general public access to
> >collect or send mail then I'd consider amenity=post_office to be
> >appropriate.
> 
> Royal Mail, Post Office and Parcel Force are three separate companies,
> and have been for a number of years now, so care should be taken when
> using the word 'or' in that way;

Not only that but there are other companies in the UK post/parcel
market. I'd absolutely agree that setting the correct operator= and/or
brand= tags is important.

> Royal Mail Sorting Offices have the
> facility for customers to collect post, but can't be described as Post
> Offices, since you can't, for example, tax your car there.

FWIW I can't tax my car at my local Post Office nor can I get my
passport checked. Not all post offices will offer the same range of
services but what they do all have in common is that the public will
visit them for sending or collection of mail.

-- 
Regards,

Andy Street

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