Following on from my previous post about where my money goes, I thought it’ll be worth reminding people that tomorrow (Tuesday the 6th of April) Royal Mail* postage prices increase (* = Royal Mail is a “private company” wholly owned by the UK Government).
| Rate | New price | Old price |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Class Letter (up to 100g) | 41p | 39p |
| 2nd Class Letter (up to 100g) | 32p | 30p |
| 1st Class Large Letter (up to 100g) | 66p | 61p |
| 2nd Class Large Letter (up to 100g) | 51p | 47p |
| 1st Class Packet of 101-250g | 172p | 162p |
| 2st Class Packet of 101-250g | 151p | 141p |
| 1st Class Packet of 251-500g | 224p | 214p |
| 2st Class Packet of 251-500g | 195p | 185p |
If you are sending more than 1,000 letters on a single day, you can get a discount of 1.5% – if you are sending over 20,000 you get 5.5%. However, if you are sending around 100,000 letters in a batch and they are presorted then the cost is just 15.85p: but if you are sending that many letters you have an option not to use Royal Mail (you can use UKMail etc): however, the small business person and normal consumers don’t have that option and have to pay Royal Mail’s ever increasing prices.