Why not increase the price of postage?

rmware · Post by **rmware** » 30 Sep 2007, 17:24

Surely the royal mail could just increase the postage, perhaps 34 to 50 for a first class. More money, increased wages, no more strikes.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 30 Sep 2007, 17:34

Wow, think of the backlash from the Public though

Post by **Lounge Lizard** » 30 Sep 2007, 17:48

rmware wrote:Surely the royal mail could just increase the postage, perhaps 34 to 50 for a first class. More money, increased wages, no more strikes.

Better to increase tne charge to TNT, DHL etc for delivering all their mail.

Tall Guy · Post by **Tall Guy** » 30 Sep 2007, 17:49

Don't Postcomm decide the prices?

L Tommo · Post by **L Tommo** » 30 Sep 2007, 17:53

Just my style...

PANIC ON THE STREETS OF LONDON.. PANIC ON THE STREETS OF BIRMINGHAM...

I WONDER TO MY SELF, COULD LIFE BE SANE AGAIN?

THE LEEDS SIDE STREETS YOU DELIVER DOWN,

I WONDER TO MYSELF?

HOPES MAY RISE IN THE MC's N DO's

BUT YOUR NOT SAFE THERE

SO YOU RUN AROUND

BUT THERES NO HEALTH N SAFETY ON YOUR ROUND

THERES PANIC ON THE STREETS OF CARLISLE

BELFAST, DUNDEE AND HUMBERSIDE

I WONDER TO MYSELF???

BURN DOWN THE DO'S

HANG THE BLESSED DOM,

COS THE BULLSHITE THAT THEY CONSTANTLY PLAY

SAYS NOTHING ABOUT OUR POSTIE LIVES

HANG THE DOM

COS THE BULLSHITE THEY CONSTANTLY PLAY.

THE LEEDS SIDE STREETS WE DELIVER

HANG THE DOM HANG THE DOM HANG THE DOM'S

HANG THE SOM HANG THE SOM HANG THE SOM'S

HANG THE MCM HANG THE MCM HANG THE MCM'S

HANG THE BASTARDS HANG THE BASTARDS HANG THE BASTARDS HANG THE BASTARDS!!!

Im not asking for any harm to come to any dom's som's or MCM's but as all of us are law abiding citizens we can all make our own minds up????? I just like the song myself...

OUT

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 30 Sep 2007, 17:57

Brilliant Tommo simply Brilliant

smarterdarter · Post by **smarterdarter** » 30 Sep 2007, 18:45

L TOMMO HAT'S OFF TO YOU

DirtyHarry · Post by **DirtyHarry** » 30 Sep 2007, 20:16

That's what I call, first class!

Post by **POSTMAN** » 30 Sep 2007, 21:25

Tall Guy wrote:Don't Postcomm decide the prices?

Yep it's not down to us,we've just had a rise tho.

L Tommo · Post by **L Tommo** » 30 Sep 2007, 23:27

POSTMAN... Sorry mate wiv da Smiths bit of Drunkiokkee there..

As for the stamps... The public shouldnt bail out the numbsculls in charge by paying more... BIG AL N lil adam should pay with there jobs... JOBS A GOOD UN...!!!

out

armani · Post by **armani** » 01 Oct 2007, 09:58

The cost of stamps is increased with Postcomm's agreement. Last year RM tried to put it up a reasonable amount but it was made to phase it over a couple of years instead of all at once.

This, has also been a contributing factor in our decline in spendable income as fuel costs have increased significantly over the last 5-7yrs and RM are not allowed to raise the costs in line with this due to Postcomm. I'm sure we all know what that means to a business thats already in the RED.
If they cannot increase the cost of services by the cost of living then it makes it rather difficult to increase their out-goings by the cost of living.

Post by **dvbuk55** » 01 Oct 2007, 10:40

We lost our way with PIP - it wasn't anything to do with pricing at all - it was an effort to force customers to use machinable mailings. That was so they release staff - but that is a very long term strategy. Whereas RM can't increase prices as other companies can to recover their increased costs, PIP would just push the price of posting on to the customers and not force them to review their posting arrangements.

We should instead have relinquished the universal service and charged by weight over distance this would have enabled us to set a fair price and recover the increased fuel charges - it would have been easier to justify than PIP which hardly anyone understands and probably costs money to maintain.

Perhaps Postcom should look at the prices competitors charge.

TheEngineer · Post by **TheEngineer** » 01 Oct 2007, 10:44

actually PIP has hit the traffic to the Flat Sorting Machines, before PIP were up on traffic for the Top2K but now it can get very quiet. Thing is they have ordered another 20 machines, so not sure who has done the maths if traffic goes down, can only think of possibly using them for walk sorting ?

Post by **dvbuk55** » 01 Oct 2007, 10:47

TheEngineer wrote:actually PIP has hit the traffic to the Flat Sorting Machines, before PIP were up on traffic for the Top2K but now it can get very quiet. Thing is they have ordered another 20 machines, so not sure who has done the maths if traffic goes down, can only think of possibly using them for walk sorting ?

Has that been because of PIP or because of DSA?

TheEngineer · Post by **TheEngineer** » 01 Oct 2007, 10:53

nope IMO PiP, folk are folding items sticking them in C5 rather than large flat. I`m sure there will be some element down to DSA but it was most noticable once PiP came in.

ROYALMAILCHAT

Why not increase the price of postage?

Why not increase the price of postage?

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MMMMMM

Tommo, mate..............