For more than 150 years Royal Mail posties have delivered letters to every address in Britain. From today they will collect items as well — for a small fee.
In a move hailed as one of the biggest changes to the service since the introduction of the postbox in 1852, Royal Mail will charge 72p to pick up a parcel from anyone’s doorstep.
Customers wanting to take advantage of the new service will not, however, be able to simply hand over parcels to their postman with some cash. They will have to book and pay in advance online and print off and stick a label to their item.
Once postal charges are included, the home collection and first-class delivery of a medium-sized, 2kg packet will
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