Royal Mail new prices released

ballisticbrian

Keli wrote: »

Today we have fine of £2.58 when I know we havent sent anything incorrectly

I can sympathise. I've been on the phone to them today and are trying to get it sorted by email.
This is one of the things they don't tell you about franking when you embark on it.
THe franking machine fails to print 5 quid as the jiffy bag slips - you don't get the money back because there's nothing to send Royal Mail. Over-frank something and Royal Mail have never once spotted it and credited me - NOT ONCE. And fines from Royal Mail - you absolutely KNOW without a shadow of a doubt are Royal Mails mistakes.

grunnie

I post stuff for a survey and today received extra stamps to add to a 6 inch cube - so instead of £3 it is £5.65 to post first class. That is for a post survey for Kantar.

ballisticbrian

grunnie wrote: »

I post stuff for a survey and today received extra stamps to add to a 6 inch cube - so instead of £3 it is £5.65 to post first class. That is for a post survey for Kantar.

Not quite sure what you mean, are you saying a company running a survey for Royal Mail doesn't know the new rates?

grunnie

ballisticbrian wrote: »

Not quite sure what you mean, are you saying a company running a survey for Royal Mail doesn't know the new rates?

Well it certainly seems like it!

theonlywayisup

It's no surprise a company like Kantar don't know the rates, why should they when the Post Office don't have a clue.

lovinituk

custardy wrote: »

trayed mail

http://www.royalmail.com/sites/default/files/RM_how_to_prepare_mail_for_Collection_0.pdf

Oh dear! My collection posties are not going to like that!

techspec

phil_jd wrote: »

I actually managed to get some today.

Of course, now the PO has said they're applying for an exemption from accepting PPI mail (on H&S grounds - even though volume of mail will stay the same, the number of mail bags will increase).

It's just one thing after another...off to consider a collection service.

I posted a few cubes the other day. Normally they would have gone in jiffy bags, taking up much less room. And surely the posties prefer a few jiffy bags in the mail bags to a few cubes.

Its nuts.

RFW

soolin wrote: »

I am still using my own system, 6 inch cube boxes is the largest I take there now, everything bigger goes to MyHermes.

2 questions, I'm sure one is easier to answer.

How is MyHermes treating everyone using it? I've not used them for sending, had a few deliveries from them without a problem.

Second question about Royal Mail. Anyone (Custardy?) know what the thinking is with the 6" cube boxes?

Incidentally I was asked to do a survey on RM today. From the sound of it they were testing whether the use of the word 'Royal' in the title was a good or bad thing. Nice to see they've got their priorities right:mad:

donglemouse

fwiw i sent 6 items with my hermes last week - a mix from less than 1kg packages to a box >10kg

all arrived within 3 days from Northern Ireland to various addresses across England without issue

six items isn't a massive sample but no issues for me anyawy & for reference for me myhermes seems to deliver faster than collectplus but that may only hold true if you despatch your items from belfast

custardy

techspec wrote: »

I posted a few cubes the other day. Normally they would have gone in jiffy bags, taking up much less room. And surely the posties prefer a few jiffy bags in the mail bags to a few cubes.

Its nuts.

/cynicism mode activated

you're thinking non "World Class Mail"
The posties are out looking happy with their little vans and little trollies tootling round the streets
remember mails down and packets are the future...........