How much!!!!

[Indy]

Theres also the other issue of the higher the price of a stamp the easier it will be for the competition to undercut us.Looking at the amount of DSA this could be worrying as I don't reckon that any new entrant will lose any sleep over paying its "posties" minimum wage no pension provision etc etc

[Lounge Lizard]

Personally it's. No brainier that stamp prices had to go up as it Is a shrinking market as E subsitturiton and on line banking become much Wider used. The CWU employed financial experts to examine Royal Mails books and stamp mail was losing n the region of over 150 million year on year.

Fact is it is still good value for small business users what else can you get for 60 pence ? You can't travel on a bus , tube ,tram or train. you can only get about 3 miles in a car , you can buy a chocolate bar or a good newspaper , you can't get a cup of tea out for 60 pence. yet you can post a first letter in Lands End and get it delivered to John O Groats the next day for just 60 pence now that is not bad value in this down and age. remember the alternative to price rises is reducing costs and jobs and terms and conditions.

"You can't travel on a bus , tube ,tram or train" - not quite, this train journey for 75p though :
" 16:33 Ty Glas [TGS] Platform 1
16:34 Birchgrove [BCG] Platform 1
01m , Cheapest fare Single Fare £0.75 Anytime, Based on 1 child "

[Lincox]

Dingo, price rises are not an alternative to reducing costs, reducing terms and conditions for employees etc etc. They are as well as. Can you honestly believe that Royal Mail headed by Moya are now going to stop trying to economise and push employees to the limits.

[centenaryman]

ive never understood the postal business in the few years ive worked for royal mail,,,,,,dsa....what other industry allows its competitors to such actions,,,what i mean is they get the money from big firms be it banks or councils to get the letters delivered,,,and give royal mail a pitance to deliver it.

lets say this type of action is used in public transport,,,,its the same as a stage coach employee collecting bus fares,,,then putting the passengers on an arriva bus and throwing the driver a pound or 2,,,,,,the arriva company would go bust soon enough.

we deliver a heck of a load of letters with `s` in the corner or other company logos and get a tiny bit of money for it,,,,,no company can survive like this

they could put up stamps to a couple of pound each,,,,i dont see that many stamped letters in me post bag in a morning,,,obviously with the exception of xmas or mothers day

[Stormproof]

Its all gone a bit quiet on the 'Delivered by RM' stamp. Any news or has it been in the Courier?

[fishtank]

Its all gone a bit quiet on the 'Delivered by RM' stamp. Any news or has it been in the Courier?

The only items i have seen that on Storm...are our own Mailsort which is kind of pointless.

[BELIAL]

Personally it's. No brainier that stamp prices had to go up as it Is a shrinking market as E subsitturiton and on line banking become much Wider used. The CWU employed financial experts to examine Royal Mails books and stamp mail was losing n the region of over 150 million year on year.

Fact is it is still good value for small business users what else can you get for 60 pence ? You can't travel on a bus , tube ,tram or train. you can only get about 3 miles in a car , you can buy a chocolate bar or a good newspaper , you can't get a cup of tea out for 60 pence. yet you can post a first letter in Lands End and get it delivered to John O Groats the next day for just 60 pence now that is not bad value in this down and age. remember the alternative to price rises is reducing costs and jobs and terms and conditions.

I think the point is the timing. Even the venerable Mr Hooper said "we are definitely not fattening the turkey for privatisation' Maybe he should have said nothing

[pokos27]

its paying so tesco can use down stream access, which should be banned.

[Blue29]

Fact is it is still good value for small business users what else can you get for 60 pence ? ....

A doubling of a cost over night is very bad news for small businesses. No matter which way you cut it.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Fact is it is still good value for small business users what else can you get for 60 pence ? ....

A doubling of a cost over night is very bad news for small businesses. No matter which way you cut it.

I agree with your argument, however franking machine prices are not going up quite so high so anyone with business acumen should have already got one and be saving money that way.

New prices on the leaflet http://c435158.r58.cf3.rackcdn.com/Roya ... _Guide.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; shows that if they use a franking machine its only going to 44p - which is 2p less than customers pay with stamps now before the price rise.

[Blue29]

Take what you are saying - franking machines are suitable for some businesses, they can be a more expensive option depending on scale of operation.

[Indy]

ive never understood the postal business in the few years ive worked for royal mail,,,,,,dsa....what other industry allows its competitors to such actions

Lots of companies do this... the (mobile) phone companies, Gas, Electricity etc

The issue is 'cost to access'

[Indy]

Its all gone a bit quiet on the 'Delivered by RM' stamp. Any news or has it been in the Courier?

I've seen it on letters here.. not often but it is around!

[tiggle]

Personally it's. No brainier that stamp prices had to go up as it Is a shrinking market as E subsitturiton and on line banking become much Wider used. The CWU employed financial experts to examine Royal Mails books and stamp mail was losing n the region of over 150 million year on year.

Fact is it is still good value for small business users what else can you get for 60 pence ? You can't travel on a bus , tube ,tram or train. you can only get about 3 miles in a car , you can buy a chocolate bar or a good newspaper , you can't get a cup of tea out for 60 pence. yet you can post a first letter in Lands End and get it delivered to John O Groats the next day for just 60 pence now that is not bad value in this down and age. remember the alternative to price rises is reducing costs and jobs and terms and conditions.

subsitturition?

[dvbuk55]

Personally it's. No brainier that stamp prices had to go up as it Is a shrinking market as E subsitturiton and on line banking become much Wider used. The CWU employed financial experts to examine Royal Mails books and stamp mail was losing n the region of over 150 million year on year.

Fact is it is still good value for small business users what else can you get for 60 pence ? You can't travel on a bus , tube ,tram or train. you can only get about 3 miles in a car , you can buy a chocolate bar or a good newspaper , you can't get a cup of tea out for 60 pence. yet you can post a first letter in Lands End and get it delivered to John O Groats the next day for just 60 pence now that is not bad value in this down and age. remember the alternative to price rises is reducing costs and jobs and terms and conditions.

subsitturition?

Well that is after 10 pints of Stella