Royal Mail new prices released

phil_jd

Small post offices are allowed to refuse parcels on health and safety grounds if they haven't got space for them. So question I'm weighing up is 'Do I pay Royal Mail £775+VAT for collection? If so, do I do it now or wait and see if I have a problem and then have a panic in December when they're refused and have to see if I can get collections arranged then?'

charlies_mum

phil_jd wrote: »

Small post offices are allowed to refuse parcels on health and safety grounds if they haven't got space for them. So question I'm weighing up is 'Do I pay Royal Mail £775+VAT for collection? If so, do I do it now or wait and see if I have a problem and then have a panic in December when they're refused and have to see if I can get collections arranged then?'

I have a Royal Mail business account, bag my post into RM bags, attached a label and a copy of my order, and dop off at my local sorting office. Is that an option for you ?

phil_jd

charlies_mum wrote: »

I have a Royal Mail business account, bag my post into RM bags, attached a label and a copy of my order, and dop off at my local sorting office. Is that an option for you ?

Our post office is a 3min walk away. Sorting office is a 12 mile round trip by car. If I were to claim fuel at 45p/mile that's £5.40 per day. Nearly £2/day more expensive than collections.

custardy

phil_jd wrote: »

Our post office is a 3min walk away. Sorting office is a 12 mile round trip by car. If I were to claim fuel at 45p/mile that's £5.40 per day. Nearly £2/day more expensive than collections.

well thats up to you to weigh up
nobody can really give you an answer past your own costs
however do you leave the house for other stuff?
EG I would pass my local RM office most days whilst doing the nursery run anyway
so on those costs it wold be about 45p total

phil_jd

custardy wrote: »

well thats up to you to weigh up
nobody can really give you an answer past your own costs
however do you leave the house for other stuff?
EG I would pass my local RM office most days whilst doing the nursery run anyway
so on those costs it wold be about 45p total

I understand what you're saying, but it's a special trip to the post office anyway.

AirWulf_2

Ive finally started using Parcels2go for items that are bigger and heavier, I used to weigh the items and then goto the royal mail price finder tool website to get a price, recently I sold a job lot of a item and combined weight was nearly 20kg, royal mail advised roughly £20-£25. Looked at parcels2go and Yodel collect and deliver for £12 (with VAT). I now wont touch the royal mail for bigger items.

Just one quickie, so if I normally send a light parcel say 120g and its to thick to fit through there letterbox measure (normally costs £2.20 2nd class) what would it be going upto and when?

paulofessex

AirWulf wrote: »

Ive finally started using Parcels2go for items that are bigger and heavier, I used to weigh the items and then goto the royal mail price finder tool website to get a price, recently I sold a job lot of a item and combined weight was nearly 20kg, royal mail advised roughly £20-£25. Looked at parcels2go and Yodel collect and deliver for £12 (with VAT). I now wont touch the royal mail for bigger items.

Just one quickie, so if I normally send a light parcel say 120g and its to thick to fit through there letterbox measure (normally costs £2.20 2nd class) what would it be going upto and when?

Believe it will go up to £2.60 (Small Parcel) as from 01 April 13 See here

soolin

AirWulf wrote: »

Ive finally started using Parcels2go for items that are bigger and heavier, I used to weigh the items and then goto the royal mail price finder tool website to get a price, recently I sold a job lot of a item and combined weight was nearly 20kg, royal mail advised roughly £20-£25. Looked at parcels2go and Yodel collect and deliver for £12 (with VAT). I now wont touch the royal mail for bigger items.

Just one quickie, so if I normally send a light parcel say 120g and its to thick to fit through there letterbox measure (normally costs £2.20 2nd class) what would it be going upto and when?

All th elinks are in the first few posts, it is a little complicated this time so it pays to actually check the exact dimensions to see whether it will be a small or medium parcel.

The PDF is here (but still really worth reading some of the posts on this thread as well)

http://www.royalmail.com/sites/default/files/RoyalMail_OurPrices_April2013.pdf

Increases take effect 2nd April, so basically anything sent after close of business on the Easter Saturday will be affected

soolin

paulofessex wrote: »

Believe it will go up to £2.60 (Small Parcel) as from 01 April 13 See here

Only if it is less than 8cms deep or fits one of the exemptions

paulofessex

Soolin, can l ask, have you managed to source a new gauge as yet. Have seen a couple on ebay but clearly not official ones.

Regards