Starting in early 2015, parcel lockers will be installed in convenient locations across the Island, creating delivery and pick up points where items of mail can be securely held for the customer to collect at their own convenience.
Customers who want to use the service will need to register with Jersey Post, and provide a mobile phone number to which alerts will be sent. They will then be allocated a unique address to which items will be delivered.
The lockers are produced in different sizes to accommodate all types of packages, each one with a secure door that can only be unlocked with a unique pin code. When an item is received by Jersey Post, the customer will be alerted and sent the pin code to access the lockers. When the code is successfully entered at the locker console, the door of the appropriate locker will open and the item of mail can be retrieved.
The banks of lockers can also be extended to incorporate chilled or frozen units that can be used to store perishable items for customer collection.
Jersey Post will be the first company to offer this service locally, and has planned a phased introduction over a two year period, starting in January 2015. Eventually there will be parcel lockers in key locations across the Island to provide parish-wide availability.
The lockers will be accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, which will make the service extremely convenient for customers who may not be at home to receive deliveries during the day, and then need to wait one working day before they can collect from Jersey Post in Commercial Street.
Source: Jersey Post