UK Royal Mail proposes letters to be priced by size
Royal Mail wants the postal regulator, Postcomm, to allow it to price mail by size, rather than purely by weight. However, the price for sending three-quarters of mail would not change under these proposals.
Royal Mail’s proposals would introduce a fairer and simpler pricing system, which more accurately reflects the costs of handling mail. This is because the size and shape of most mail is a more important factor in the cost of mail sorting and delivery than weight. The changes are needed so that Royal Mail can continue to provide a one-price-goes-anywhere universal postal service, and can compete fairly with competitors in the 21st century.
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