Royal Mail only delivered 74.7% of first-class mail on time last year Ofcom previously fined Royal Mail £5.6m for falling short of its targets By HARRY WISE Updated: 07:22 EST, 13 December 2024 Britain’s communications regulator has slapped Royal Mail with a fine for late deliveries for the second time …
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2. Royal Mail fined £10.5mln for failing to hit delivery targets. According to Ofcom, Royal Mail delivered 74.7% of First Class mail and 92.7% … Source link
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Ofcom has fined Royal Mail £10.5m for failing to meet its First and Second Class delivery targets in the 2023/24 financial year. Announced this morning (13 December), the fine is the second time Ofcom has found Royal Mail in breach of its regulatory obligations in recent years, after the lower £5.6m …
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Read More »Royal Mail fined record £10.5m for late deliveries
Royal Mail has been fined a record £10.5 million by the postal regulator after delivering more than a quarter of first-class letters late. Ofcom said that the company failed to meet its obligations to handle letters swiftly enough, marking the second financial penalty it has faced in just over a …
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