Tag: Royal Mail

UK Royal Mail in Experian deal to credit check post clients

Royal Mail is unveiling a major tie-up with Experian to allow the global information giant to check the credit-worthiness of its 420,000- plus business customer accounts. The three-year contract, which includes an option to extend for a further two years, will enable Royal Mail to access Experian’s commercial credit reports online, to check customers before extending credit for a postage account. The credit records of limited and unlimited companies wishing to start new accounts can also be checked. The service extends across the group, including the Post Office and Parcelforce Worldwide. Experian says it has been recognised as Royal Mail’s preferred supplier of business-to-business marketing information.

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UK postal service may be ditched

One in five large businesses in Eastern England would consider switching postal provider from Royal Mail when the market is opened to competition in January 2006, a new survey revealed. 200 businesses in the area were interviewed on issues such as security of mail, delivery and collection times and value for money. Only half the companies surveyed were “very satisfied” with the overall postal service they receive. The survey also found nearly threequarters of businesses receiving the most post are dissatisfied with the time it takes for delivery. One-third of businesses using couriers are more satisfied with them than with their postal service.

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Plans for UK national address register shelved

The government’s intention to establish a single, comprehensive national address register, announced in May, has been shelved because the parties involved could not agree a way forward, undermining the country’s e-government strategy and raising a barrier to delivering efficient public and private sector services.

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