The Royal Mail has urged people not to post letters in London because of the strike by postal workers which will cripple deliveries.
The 24-hour walk-out by members of the Communication Workers Union could have a knock-on effect in other parts of the UK.
The workers are demanding a bigger rise in their London weighting allowance than one offered by the Royal Mail.
Read MoreCommenting on Postcomm’s announcement today that it intends to fine Royal Mail GBP7.5 million for failing the licence targets last year for two First Class business mail services, Royal Mail’s Chief Executive Adam Crozier said: “This heavy GBP7.5 million fine further tightens the financial pressure on Royal Mail. It underlines the need for us to get on with the changes that will deliver efficiency savings and better services to customers. While Royal Mail has reported last month some of its best customer service for five years, we realise we have to perform even better to avoid further fines, potentially even greater than GBP7.5 million.
Read MoreAn Post is taking legal advice after discovering that several companies are posting mail to their Irish customers via Britain in order to avail of cheaper rates.
Companies can save thousands of Euros by transferring their mail to Britain and getting the Royal Mail to post it back to Ireland. Companies can get rates of between 27 cents and 30 cents per letter in Britain; whereas it costs 39 cents a letter to post bulk mail within the Republic.
If a company sends 220,000 letters via Britain to its Irish customers it could save up to EUR22,000. For companies using regular mailshots during the year, savings could be significant.
Read MoreNightspeed Secure Worldwide Express won the £250,000 contract to deliver leading brands of sweets for the Golden Casket Group. Some 350 parcels per day of ‘Millions’ tiny chewy sweets and ‘Trillions’ chocolates in crispy crunchy shells will be delivered to agents, franchisees, retail wholesalers and cash and carry outlets throughout the UK.
Read MoreUK consumer logistics company in receivership
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