Royal Mail Medium Parcel

ladyholly

I havent seen this on here so my apologies if I am preaching t the converted but RM have brought in  a new category of medium 2nd class parcels weighing between 2 and 5kg for £8.99. A great improvement on the £13 odd for parcel force. This is for personal customers not sure about business rates.

twhitehousescat

not offered it yesterday , I was having problems with hermes print in store and went to PO , £13 odd so i declined and found another hermes place £6.49 

ladyholly

It is on their on line price leaflet and I got it on Tuesday (I think ) for one of my parcels. They seem to be keeping it ver y quiet but I have an excellent PO who are really on the ball.

[Deleted User]

I normally send all my parcels through interparcel and drop and go at the post office as I've had to many arranged collections that haven't always been picked up on the day. It's cheaper aswell and piece of mind that I've actually got it to the post office to be collected. When sending 24 hour delivery through interparcel the price is roughly £11 and cheaper for 48 hour delivery. So is the price you mention something new in all post offices now? 

ladyholly

Yes it changed this week. This is a copy  and paste from their price list Still pricey for 1st class but now much better for 2nd class.

Max Weight	1st Class	2nd Class
Medium parcel 61cm long 46cm wide 46cm thick	1kg	£5.90	£5.20
	2kg	£9.02	£5.20
	5kg	£15.85	£8.99
	10kg	£21.90	£20.25
	20kg	£33.40	£28.55

[Deleted User]

Sorry for a further question but my parcels are normally small parcel and weight anywhere from 3kg to 8kg. Is there any price difference for small parcel or does this only apply to medium? 

molerat

ladyholly said:

I havent seen this on here so my apologies if I am preaching t the converted but RM have brought in  a new category of medium 2nd class parcels weighing between 2 and 5kg for £8.99. A great improvement on the £13 odd for parcel force. This is for personal customers not sure about business rates.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6106116/royal-mail-price-increases-23-march-2020#latest

Spoonie_Turtle

Daveym79 said:

Sorry for a further question but my parcels are normally small parcel and weight anywhere from 3kg to 8kg. Is there any price difference for small parcel or does this only apply to medium? 

Small parcels only go up to 2kg, so anything above that regardless of small dimensions would be a medium parcel https://personal.help.royalmail.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/89/~/size-and-weight-guide-–-uk-letters-and-parcels

molerat

Daveym79 said:

Sorry for a further question but my parcels are normally small parcel and weight anywhere from 3kg to 8kg. Is there any price difference for small parcel or does this only apply to medium? 

A "small parcel" cannot be over 2Kg so anything of small parcel size over 2Kg will be a medium parcel.