. Royal Mail is raising the price of stamps next month with first-class stamps costing £1.25 and second-class stamps will be 86p. Martin is now urging people to ‘stock up now’ He said “This has been an effective tactic, as a first-class letter stamp is now £1.25, soon to be …
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Read More »Martin Lewis says ‘stock up now’ as Royal Mail confirms stamp price rise
Stamp prices are set to rise by by 10p from next month. The Royal Mail confirmed it will increase the price of first-class stamps to £1.25 and second-class stamps at 86p. Just last year, a first-class stamp only cost 95p before facing an increase to £1.10 in April 2023 and …
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