[ad_1] Receiving post six days per week could soon be history if unions accept proposals to cut most Saturday deliveries. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) appears to have conceded a six-day post delivery service is financially unviable following rumours that the postal service could be taken over. There are reports that a foreign private equity…
[ad_1] Royal Mail has axed fines on letters delivered with ‘counterfeit’ stamps following outrage from recipients. People around the country have been receiving £5 fines for letters sent to them with so-called fake stamps. The issue is believed to have begun two years ago when Royal Mail introduced new stamps with barcodes which allow mail…
[ad_1] The Royal Mail is pausing the £5 penalty it was charging to anyone receiving a letter with a fake stamp. After a surge in fakes in circulation … [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Royal Mail is to temporarily waive £5 penalties for members of the public to collect post with counterfeit stamps as it introduces measures to tackle the problem. The company announced it is developing a new counterfeit stamp scanner in the Royal Mail app to allow customers to scan stamp barcodes and check whether it…
[ad_1] A CHARITY that looks after former members of the armed forces and emergency services and their families is opening a permanent branch in Jersey. Rock2Recovery Jersey (R2RJ) will bring together serving and former members of the armed forces and “blue light” 999 services suffering from anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder because of their…
[ad_1] Matt Easton of Easton Antique Arms has written to his local MP Jeremy Hunt and contacted antiques trade associations to rally support. His efforts follow a recent announcement by Royal Mail, and its courier and logistics arm Parcelforce, that it will no longer deliver swords and daggers from May 7. Easton, who also runs…
[ad_1] Royal Mail will temporarily waive £5 penalties levied on people who collect post with counterfeit stamps as it introduces measures to tackle the problem. In response to concerns about a rise in fake stamps after a switch to a barcode-based system, Royal Mail said it would suspend the fine for those who received post…
[ad_1] Proactive Investors – Royal Mail (LON:) owner International Distributions Services PLC will perhaps be surprised to have been offered a supportive lifeline from its main trade union in its effort to reduce its letter delivery requirements. The Communication Workers Union appears to have conceded to accept proposals from the company that would abandon its…
[ad_1] Royal Mail has suspended controversial fines for letters with stamps it deems counterfeit after claims that it was penalising the public for its own inadequate technology. Addressees have been forced to pay a levy of £5 to receive post if Royal Mail suspects that a fake stamp was used by the sender. Hundreds of…
[ad_1] Royal Mail has announced a “pause” on fines and “suspended” punishments for households who bought counterfeit stamps thinking they were legitimate. The Royal Mail has paused “fake” stamp fines after an apparent flaw in fraud scanners. The postal company defended technology but suspends surcharge, while the app allowed customers to scan own stamps developed….