No 2nd class postal deliveries at the weekend

RedImp_2

Announced today, but will anyone notice the difference?  I kind of think they’ve just made official what is already happening!

Spoonie_Turtle

Do they mean just letters, or parcels as well?  We'll notice the latter as our (parcel) deliveries are quite good round here.

WelshPaul

I dropped off a parcel at the post office on Monday morning; it was sent tracked 48. That parcel was delivered today at 4:19 pm. Evri parcel sent at the same time, that was delivered yesterday morning. Royal Mail is terrible!

RedImp_2

Spoonie_Turtle said:

Do they mean just letters, or parcels as well?  We'll notice the latter as our (parcel) deliveries are quite good round here.

Just letters.  I believe actually only going to be delivered every 2nd day. Mon - Wed - Fri one week Tue - Thur the next and so on

RFW

RedImp_2 said:

Announced today, but will anyone notice the difference?  I kind of think they’ve just made official what is already happening!

Custardy (a former RM employee) used to talk about it on here a long time ago. It has long been their goal. Keeping second class mail at a reasonable price is part of their deal with the government. As they can't raise the prices too much they'll just diminish the service. 

RFW

WelshPaul said:

I dropped off a parcel at the post office on Monday morning; it was sent tracked 48. That parcel was delivered today at 4:19 pm. Evri parcel sent at the same time, that was delivered yesterday morning. Royal Mail is terrible!

It depends. I've been trying to get a service added on to my RM account for several months and only just managed it. Every email sent takes 3-5 days for a reply, even if it's just to confirm what they have sent to me. So I'm loathe to defend RM.
However, as a business delivery service they tend to be a bit more reliable than Evri. Evri is generally standard and next day delivery. Royal Mail have dozens of services for each from private customers to the priority service, and prices, they give Amazon. I think I get about 10 options to send something for next day delivery.

Spoonie_Turtle

WelshPaul said:

I dropped off a parcel at the post office on Monday morning; it was sent tracked 48. That parcel was delivered today at 4:19 pm. Evri parcel sent at the same time, that was delivered yesterday morning. Royal Mail is terrible!

Whereas I had something posted to me Tracked 48 on Monday afternoon, nearly 5pm, and it arrived the following day!  It wasn't even as if it was local, it came from the other side of the country.

(I think our local delivery office and the mail centre one level up must be decently staffed or something, because parcel delivery here is pretty consistently good.)

savergrant

To be honest, apart from the odd birthday/Christmas card I rarely see an incoming second class stamp, so not sure what difference this will make, it's not as if first and second class letters are delivered by different posties. Only thing it will do is reduce the reliability of second class.

mr_stripey

if I get one or two "meaningful" letters a month that's about it 

Looking forward to the postie shovelling endless pizza flyers and other junk mail through my door every other day though!

savergrant

mr_stripey said:

if I get one or two "meaningful" letters a month that's about it 

Looking forward to the postie shovelling endless pizza flyers and other junk mail through my door every other day though!

I don't think that will be affected by this.

ballisticbrian

RedImp_2 said:

Spoonie_Turtle said:

Do they mean just letters, or parcels as well?  We'll notice the latter as our (parcel) deliveries are quite good round here.

Just letters.  I believe actually only going to be delivered every 2nd day. Mon - Wed - Fri one week Tue - Thur the next and so on

Any info on large letters?