Related Articles
Martin Lewis’ Money Saving Expert has urged anybody with stamps to check the new Royal Mail scanner. Royal Mail has introduced a ‘fake stamp scanner’ that enables you to check whether a stamp is legitimate or not., the BBC and ITV star’s site has confirmed.
It will also continue to waive its £5 penalty fee charged to anyone who receives a letter with a fake stamp on it for the time being. To use it, select ‘Stamps’, then ‘Counterfeit stamp scanner’ and the app will use your phone’s camera to scan the stamp.
It will tell you whether it’s genuine or not. Royal Mail said: “We’re always adding great new features and improvements to give the best Royal Mail experience, on our app. Receive instant push notification updates on progress of your deliveries.
READ MORE New Majorca, Menorca, Ibiza cap on UK tourists ‘per resident in Balearic’
“Buy postage in just a few simple steps, we can collect your items and bring the label or you can drop off. Book collections for your items when you purchase postage, or for items you already have labels for.”
The company added: “Set a Safeplace for your items when you’re not in. We’ll automatically attempt delivery again the next working day, or you can book a redelivery on the app. Find Postboxes, Lockers, Parcel Postboxes, and Parcelshops (including Collect+ and Post Office branches).”
MSE warned: “Royal Mail has confirmed it will continue to temporarily waive the £5 penalty fee for anyone receiving a letter with a fake stamp on it, adding that this temporary pause will be kept “under review”. This means that instead of being charged, the letter you receive will have a sticker on it telling you a fake stamp has been used.
“Unfortunately, you WON’T be reimbursed if you believe you were wrongly charged prior to the pause, as Royal Mail has confirmed it won’t be issuing backdated refunds.”
