READING Borough Council is reminding voters that they will need photo ID to take part in this week’s elections. Residents are going to the polls on Thursday, May 2, for the borough and Police and Crime Commissioner elections. A seat in each of the 16 council wards in Reading is …
Read More »Could Saturday post deliveries be scrapped?
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 …
Read More »Royal Mail humiliation as ‘unfair’ fine axed after outrage | UK | News
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 …
Read More »Royal Mail waives £5 penalty charge for fake stamps – BBC
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 … Source link
Read More »Royal Mail to temporarily waive £5 fines for post carrying counterfeit stamps – The Irish News
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 …
Read More »Charity supporting ex-military is to open a branch in Jersey
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 …
Read More »Royal Mail now refuses to deliver antique swords
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. …
Read More »Royal Mail suspends fines for counterfeit stamps
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 …
Read More »Royal Mail owner IDS gets surprising support from union for letter deliver reform By Proactive Investors
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 …
Read More »Royal Mail pauses fines for ‘fake’ stamps after apparent flaw in fraud scanners | Royal Mail
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 …
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