Royal Mail says 'it's free' in message to UK households 'before January 31'

[TrueBlueTerrier]

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/m ... e-28233173

Royal Mail says if you're sending a parcel or prepaid return via Royal Mail, it will collect for free until Wednesday 31 January,

The Royal Mail has issued a Christmas message to UK households and said "it's free". The Royal Mail says if you're sending a parcel or prepaid return via Royal Mail, it will collect for free until Wednesday 31 January,

The offer from the Royal Mail has been extended or re-introduced on and off since at least May 2022. Normally, Royal Mail's Parcel Collect service costs an extra 72p on top of the cost of postage (or 60p if you're returning a parcel that has Royal Mail prepaid postage).

But under the extension, Royal Mail posties will then collect the parcel you're sending from your doorstep or a nominated 'safe place', rather than you having to take it to a Post Office. To get the deal, you can pay for postage via the Royal Mail website or the Royal Mail app.

Then, choose the date and time you want collection (you'll usually be given a four-hour window). If you already have a collection booked for that day, you can add your parcel to it. You can then choose if you need a free pre-printed postage label, and pick a safe place for collection if no one'll be home.

When your parcel is collected, you'll receive an email as proof of postage. If you've booked a parcel for collection, and have others to send that haven't been booked, you can ask your postie to take these too when they call to collect the parcel you did book, although it's not guaranteed they'll be able to take them.

Any extra parcels will need a barcoded Royal Mail address label on them. But be warned: those without, such as those with stamps on, won't be collected. The Royal Mail says collections are Monday to Saturday (but not bank holidays) and UK households can book five days in advance.

Maximum parcel size and weight will depend on the postage you purchase and there's no limit to the number of parcels you can have collected. The offer ends at 11.59pm on Wednesday 31 January 2024

[enskied]

So even less mail being delivered then.
Brilliant idea.

[guardianangel]

This decision has just ruined xmas for millions,the extra amount of work for posties already stretched to the limit will impact massively on failed deliveries,we are seeing it up and down the breadth of the country this is going to cost the royal mail millions,who is the brain dead people up the top who allow this to happen.

[jjp666]

they have been free for over a year.