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One major irony of the whole messenger/courier stuff is that in the olden days, when I was young, the POst Office had a monopoly on mail. Businesses had a choice - use the GPO mail or deliver it yourself. Third parties were not allowed to deliver for you for a fee. Most City businesses had messengers. Banks had chaps with tophats, law firms had members of the Corps of Commissionaires who delivered "by hands". Then came Margaret Thatcher who got rid of the monopoly and opened up delivery services. Couriers, first on motorbikes and then cycles, came in. The rest is history.
Couriers are the children of Thatcher.