Heathrow Postage
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Heathrow Postage
I'm transiting T2 to T5 tomorrow early morning and have some UK post. Are there any post boxes landside in either of these terminals? (I assume W H Smiths sell stamps) Thanks.
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From: Reading, UK
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There are one or two big red post boxes on the T5 landside departures/check-in level, midway between north and south security screening areas and on the same side of the building (i.e."behind " the check in desks, the side opposite the entrance doors). Just be aware they are designed so it won't take anything thicker than a bulky letter.
There's are a couple of small WH Smiths landside on the check in departures level, an even bigger one downstairs on landside arrivals level, opposite the access for The tube..last time I checked they did sell stamps.
On the principle that a pictures worth a thousand words see the second "map" here ("terminal 5, check in, level 3")
http://www.heathrow.com/file_source/...row_T5_Map.pdf
Hope that helps.
There's are a couple of small WH Smiths landside on the check in departures level, an even bigger one downstairs on landside arrivals level, opposite the access for The tube..last time I checked they did sell stamps.
On the principle that a pictures worth a thousand words see the second "map" here ("terminal 5, check in, level 3")
http://www.heathrow.com/file_source/...row_T5_Map.pdf
Hope that helps.
Last edited by wiggy; 25th February 2017 at 10:43.
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40 years? I have a friend in N Italy who carries out mail for her friends and neighbours to post in France - and most of it is FOR Italy - apparently international mail has at least an even chance of getting through wheras local mail is a total lottery. It may be never collected and if it is it never makes it out of the sorting office
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I seem to remember from my training that it is an offence to carry letters to post in U.K./Overseas. Something to do with International law.
I'm sure someone can confirm or deny this. I'm also sure that no one takes a blind bit of notice!
I'm sure someone can confirm or deny this. I'm also sure that no one takes a blind bit of notice!
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From: Hertfordshire, UK.
No one takes notice! My family in South Africa always give me a sheaf of letters to post as their system is similar to the Italian. Last year, I took a letter from Pretoria to post in the UK, in the hope that it would get to a place near Bulawayo in Zimbabwe - their neighbouring country.
