AN ex-serviceman has slammed the Government for failing to reinstate free parcels for the armed forces.
Terence Salter spoke out after paying £7 a time to send parcels to his 19-year-old son.
He said: "My son Lee's serving in the Royal Marines and he's just returned from Afghanistan after six months.
"During that time we sent shoe boxes out to Afghanistan. I wrote to Barbara Follett and she forwarded the letter to Whitehall.
"Adam Ingram, minister of state for the armed forces, indicated that it wasn't going to be changed because we receive a discount already.
"According to him he's approached many people in the service about free parcels and it wasn't seen as a priority."
"The mail is handed over to the military parcel service. It's flown out by military aircraft, it's not taken by Royal Mail."
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The guy has it wrong I did 16 years including 3 active service tours and we never got free parcels. Anyone sending me parcels only paid the inland rate just as anyone did sending a parcel anywhere in uk.
If it had a BFPO number it went to Mount Pleasant (as far as I remember) and then into the BFPO system. There was no charge for it once it was in the BFPO system.
He may though be thinking about "blueys" which were completely free. It a 1 page airmail letter and they are still doing it but most Post Offices don't know about it and have to be told.
If it had a BFPO number it went to Mount Pleasant (as far as I remember) and then into the BFPO system. There was no charge for it once it was in the BFPO system.
He may though be thinking about "blueys" which were completely free. It a 1 page airmail letter and they are still doing it but most Post Offices don't know about it and have to be told.
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This is something ive noticed while ive been at a mail centre, parcels going to bfpo are going airmail, and are being charged at an airmail rate, is this correct or should they be charged at the standard inland rate, if this is so something should be done about it cheers all from the sunny south coast ian
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Wha Hayyy Ian,1st post huh,knew i'd get ya in the end 
As for this Parcel malarkey,i would think that it's the Post Office Clerks that have f****d it up.
TBT is right of course,after all he's been there done it and got the t-shirt.
My missus has a friend over from Germany this week,her old mans in the Army and they live over there,when her mum sends
her parcels she pays what tbt says,normal inland parcel rate.
Bad or ignorant training in PO's it seems,shame on them!!
Personally i think it should all be free,but maybe have a limit or summin like that.
As for this Parcel malarkey,i would think that it's the Post Office Clerks that have f****d it up.
TBT is right of course,after all he's been there done it and got the t-shirt.
My missus has a friend over from Germany this week,her old mans in the Army and they live over there,when her mum sends
her parcels she pays what tbt says,normal inland parcel rate.
Bad or ignorant training in PO's it seems,shame on them!!
Personally i think it should all be free,but maybe have a limit or summin like that.
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It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
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POSTMAN wrote:Wha Hayyy Ian,1st post huh,knew i'd get ya in the end
Personally i think it should all be free,but maybe have a limit or summin like that.
F**K any limit, The Armed Forces need any kind of help they can get with a government like this. As an ex squaddie I can tell you now as any serviceman worth his salt will tell you, they hate this F**cking shower!! 