Second-class deliveries on Saturdays could become a thing of the past under proposed changes to the postal service. Ofcom has announced plans to cut second-class mail deliveries to every other weekday, with no second-class deliveries on Saturdays. The proposals also include a price cap on second-class stamps. The suggestions from …
Read More »What if Ofcom had cut Royal Mail some slack half a decade ago? What if the universal service obligation (USO), the requirement on the postal operator to deliver nationwide six days a week at a uniform price, had been tweaked before letter volumes fully fell off the cliff? Would Royal …
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EFFORTS to overhaul Royal Mail must be accompanied by better working conditions for staff and improved service reliability, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) warned today. Regulator Ofcom has proposed plans to axe Saturday deliveries of second-class letters, reducing the service to alternate weekdays, a step it claims would save up to £425 million annually. Royal …
Read More »Ofcom, Thursday, proposed changes to Royal Mail’s universal service to ensure its sustainability as letter volumes continue to decline. First Class mail will still be delivered six days a week at a uniform price across the UK, while Second Class letters will be delivered on alternate weekdays, excluding Saturdays, but …
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The UK Royal Mail, a subsidiary of International Distribution Services, has deployed its 6,000th electric delivery van, adding it to 15 others at its Manchester mail center for deliveries and collections. So far, more than 240 Royal Mail offices use EVs. Royal Mail purchased its first 100 EVs in December …
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The communications regulator has proposed cutting letter deliveries with second-class post arriving every second day and no longer on Saturdays. Ofcom said Royal Mail customers’ postal needs would be met by keeping first class deliveries six days a week. It also outlined provisional plans to reduce goals for the delivery …
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Royal Mail is set to be allowed to deliver second-class letters only on alternate weekdays and not on Saturdays under proposals to shake-up postal service rules announced the industry regulator, it has been reported today (Thursday). Royal Mail could scrap second class letter deliveries on Saturdays and reduce the service …
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Ukrposhta branch (Photo: Ukrposhta / Flickr) A new bilateral agreement between Ukrposhta and Royal Mail will allow Ukrainian exporters using Amazon, Etsy, and eBay to save 15% on shipments up to 1 kg to the UK via the “Small Package PRIME” service. The partnership with DHL has also sped up …
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Royal Mail owner International Distribution Services PLC (LSE:IDS) has got the green light for most of its proposals to relax obligations under … Source link
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