Tag: Royal Mail

‘Wake-up call’ over UK postal charges

Posted by | May 10, 2004 | |

Paul Jackson, chief executive of mail industry consultancy Triangle Management Services, has a stark message for small firms. He says the current disruption to the postal service is “a wake-up call”. “Small businesses should stop moaning and recognise the world is changing,” he says. “They have a bargain at the moment and that bargain will not last for ever.” Price comparisons supplied by the Royal Mail suggest that Britain’s flat-rate 28p first class postage for letters under 60g compares favourably with the price of similar services across Europe, the US and Japan. You would pay 37.8p minimum per letter in Germany, 35.3p in France, 48.1p in Italy and 36.6p in Japan. Mr Jackson says that in countries where the postal services had been opened up to competition, like Sweden, prices for small businesses had increased. “In the long term when competition enters the marketplace the small user prices will go up. They should think about using mail less.”

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UK Royal Mail wants size to matter

Posted by | Apr 27, 2004 | |

Postcomm today began consulting on Royal Mail proposals that would bring about
the biggest change in postal pricing since the Penny Black. The company has asked Postcomm if it can change the way it charges for letters and packets to take account of the size of the mail item. At the moment the price of the stamp depends on the weight of the letter. But Royal Mail says it costs more to sort, handle and deliver big envelopes and packets and it wants stamp prices to take account of the size of the envelope. Nigel Stapleton, chairman of Postcomm said:
“These proposals would involve major changes. They mean that light but large mail such as very large greetings cards, CDs, rolls of photographic film, audio cassettes and video tapes, would cost more to post, but that some heavier items – books for example – would cost less. I hope as many people as possible will let us know what they think.”

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UK Royal Mail reintroduces collection tabs

Posted by | Apr 15, 2004 | |

Postwatch is delighted that Royal Mail has agreed to reintroduce collection tabs to its postboxes. The tabs will be reinstated during the rest of 2004.
Postwatch began its campaign to have collection tabs reinstated in September 2002. Commenting on Royal Mail’s u-turn Peter Carr, Chairman of Postwatch, said: “This is good news for customers. We are delighted that our perseverance has paid off. We are very pleased that our campaign, which was supported by the industry’s regulator Postcomm, persuaded Royal Mail that collection tabs were necessary. Royal Mail deserve recognition for accepting they got it wrong and for taking steps to put things right.”

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UK postal workers union attacks newspaper subscription plans

Posted by | Apr 14, 2004 | |

Postal workers union the CWU has attacked Royal Mail plans to dispense with the Newspaper Registration Service. The service is a cut-price method to send newspapers through the post at a reduced rate. It was set up in the mid-1800s to enable publishers to reach readers living in remote areas. By registering their newspapers with the Royal Mail, users get first class deliveries for second class rates. Communication Workers’ Union general secretary Billy Hayes is calling on ministers to intervene to reverse the planned scrapping of the service.

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