Second class postage March 2025

The cost of postage is set to increase again on 7th April 2025, as Royal Mail have announced yet another round of price rises. Not content with the cost of a first class letter being almost prohibitive at £1.65, it …

Up goes the price of second class postage, again. Read more »

Charles III second class large barcode stamp

It has been widely reported that Royal Mail is set to increase the price of a first-class stamp from £1.10 to £1.35 from Monday 2nd October 2023, whilst at the same time loudly proclaiming that second-class post remains the same …

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The Universal Service Obligation placed on Royal Mail is one of the most important pieces of legislation in the UK. The obligation means that it recognises Royal Mail as the designated provider of the Universal Postal Service in the UK …

What is Royal Mail’s Universal Service Obligation and why is it important? Read more »