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Post price changes
17/01/2008 by Tony Attwood.
Postal costs change in April 2008. Here’s some detailed information
For certain services, volume related discounts will be introduced. 1 or 2 year contracts will be available for Mailsort services, giving extra discounts, if you guarantee you will post a certain volume of mail.
For second class post, the difference in price between account and franked rates, and stamps, will be even greater than now.
On first class post, there are substantial reductions above 2 Kg
International rates will be simplified - Rest of the World Zones 1 & 2 will merge, so there will just be ‘Europe’ and ‘Rest of the World’.
Mailsort 700 CBC - the difference in cost between Mailsort 700 and Mailsort 120CBC will reduce. In time (a couple of years) Mailsort 700 will be withdrawn due to the introduction of walk sequencing i.e. the machines will sort mail in the order of the postman’s sorting frame.
You will be able to send barcoded Mailsort using Mailsort 120 CBC
Minimum Order Value - will remain unchanged for on-line orders (at £5) but on posting cheques (paper dockets) the MOV will increase to £20 per docket and a £1 processing fee will be introduced on each docket
Packetpost Returns pricing will follow Pricing in Proportion like all other mail services
Timed Delivery fee increases to £3,000 per annum
Mail Collect fee increases to £2,520 per annum
Volume Related Discount will only be available on certain account-paid mail services not on franked mail. Services which will attract VRD are: Standard Tariff Mail, Cleanmail, Automatic Standard Tariff Large Letter, Packetpost. The discount will be in volume bands and will be up to 5.5% and will be in addition to any discount the service already offers. The discounts will apply on a single mailing of a single class posted via a single service.
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