# Is it legal for postal carrier to sit in middle of car, and other postal problems.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 11, 2003, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-for-postal-carrier-to-sit-in-middle-of-car-and-other-postal-problems/167939 "2003-04-11T01:37:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-for-postal-carrier-to-sit-in-middle-of-car-and-other-postal-problems/167939/21 "2003-04-13T00:11:56Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Elycien \*
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> They do not MAKE the carrier deliver with their own vehicle. I’m pretty sure almost all rural routes are so called “contract routes”. The post office has an area that is out of the city boundries but needs to be delivered to. So the post office asks for bids for the route…the lowest bid to deliver that route gets it.

Wrong, my ex is a rural carrier. He took the test and got the job. He was told to supply a vehicle. He did not bid for it, it’s not a contract, none of the routes around here is a contract. He’s just an employee like everyone else, except he has to supply the delivery vehicle. He asked if they could provide a government vehicle, and they said No Way.

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