Yes it’s a good idea to get a letter box with lock, certainly when there is a lot of theft in your neighborhood

Yes, we have a lock. Australia post recommends it.

Try and get as much stuff as possible emailed instead of posted and yes – get a lock!

It is an extra expense but maybe consider a PO Box

no but it is a great idea. i am home and see when the postie comes because the kids love getting the mail. it doesn’t sit in there longer than a min lol.

Yes we have a lock on ours. I feel safer that way

Thank yeah my husband is going to find a nice heavy duty sturdy lock 🙂

I have always had a lock on my letterbox as I had to find out the hard way with identity theft, they stoll my new medicare card as well as my credit card… so be very careful indead

I think you should place a lock on your mailbox if you’ve had mail go missing or destroyed.

I don’t. But we live in a very quiet street, a cul-de-sac. It’s 3 years that I live here and I never had a bad experience so far.

Yes we have a lock,alot of important letters with personal details l don’t want in the wrong hands!

The only time i’ve ever had to put a lock on my letter box is when the previous tenants of the house we live in came to collect their mail instead of redirecting it. Otherwise have never had a problem of mail going missing. It is a good idea to secure your mail for in case something bad happens. Anything big can be held at the post office until I can come collect the item.

We have a lock on our mail box and a PO box for bigger items that we want to be safe and secure.

Yes, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

We have a roadside mailbox and sometimes when expected mail doesn’t turn up and I call Australia Post to complain, they tell me to put a lock on my box. Knowing the mindless act of vandalism, they just enjoy destroying, so a lock may not be enough

A lock on your mail box is a good idea – identity theft is a good reason for a lock on a mailbox!

I have had to put a lock on ours in the past. I would mention it to the local post office as it might be an issue with the postie or they might know of others who have this issue too.

Where i come from we use a public post office. Its safer and we dont have strangers going through our mail.
But if you do not wish to use the post office than you should think of upgrading your mail box in a way that only you can open and excess your mail while the mailman can only slot the mail through it.