Bill payments at Correos increase by 68% compared to 2005
The payment service for bills and services that are not paid by direct debit, through the network of over 2,000 computerised Correos post offices located throughout all of Spain, has grown by over 68% this year, compared to the previous year. During 2006, over three million bills (3,230,000 to be precise) were paid at post offices all over Spain: over a million more than in the previous year.
Correos has been offering its bill payment service since 2004. With this service, citizens can take advantage of the closeness of a post office, of its long customer service hours (from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm in offices with morning opening hours, and from 8:30 am to 8:30 pm for those with continuous opening hours, or until closing time at the department stores when they are located in a shopping centre) to pay these bills or invoices in the same place in which they can also complete several other transactions or access telecommunication services.
Furthermore, during holiday periods, this service enables customers who travel to other areas and who do not pay their bills by direct debit, to pay their bill at any post office. Likewise, throughout the year, owners with holiday homes can pay their bills at any Correos branch, even if it is not in the town where the home is located.
The network of multi-service branches of Correos accepts payment of bills from companies such as Hidrocantábrico, Endesa, Caser, Telefónica (including Telefónica bills without payment notices), Mairena del Aljarafe Town Council, Gas Natural, Avon, Agbar, Emalsa, Inalsa, Gaselec, Telecable and ONO, among others. In short, this service enables customers and users to complete an increasing number daily transactions in a quicker and more convenient way.
