Two thirds of business mail to be "cheaper to send", says Royal Mail
Howard Lake | 10 May 2006 | News
The Royal Mail claims that nearly two-thirds of all business mail will be cheaper to send after the introduction of its new new pricing system, Pricing in Proportion, on 21 August 2006. A further 20% of business mail will remain at the same price to send as now, adds the company.
The confirmed posting prices from 21 August are now available from the Royal Mail’s website, and its is sending the new PiP price information to its business account customers throughout May.
Pricing in Proportion means that postage will be based on the size and shape as well as the weight of mail with the intention that these better reflect the costs of collecting, sorting and delivering mail.
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Royal Mail say that it will not generate any additional revenue from the changes.
David Dale, Royal Mail’s Pricing in Proportion Project Manager, gave one suggestion for how businesses could save money under the new system: “Businesses could for example reduce their postage prices by folding A4 items in half and posting in a C5 envelope so that they are priced under the new Letter category.”
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