Royal Mail

[SteveH]

Royal Mail has announced plans to ban traditional stamps as they’re set to be replaced by a new barcode stamp system.

The postal service could also charge people up to £3.50 to receive their post after the ban.
Any parcels or letters with traditional stamps on them after the ban is in place will be left at sorting offices with a “surcharge” added.

People who receive items with the old stamps will receive a “fee to pay” card and be told to collect them from a sorting office.
This extra cost stands at £2 a letter or £3.50 for a small parcel.

Royal Mail said: “Non-barcoded stamps will remain usable until January 31, 2023.

cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/royal-mail-ban-traditional-stamps-23007251

Update on above, Post office information site.......... https://www.royalmail.com/sending/barcoded-stamps

[Dave]

Another Post Office has closed!
The one in Penrhyn Bay is no longer running and when I suggested I might got to Rhos-on-Sea I was told that was in the process of moving. Living in C-Y-D I thought I might as well head back to Llandudno and Smith's. The area was gridlocked with traffic so parking looked like being impossible so I continued on to West Shore where I was finally able to send the package I needed to return to the seller.
In my mind as I was driving was the thought that this Christmas I will make the break and stop sending Christmas cards ( another topic in itself!) the effort is getting to be too much trouble.
Why don't the Post Office open a sales counter at their sorting office where you can at least park?
If ever a business was needed to demonstrate terminal decline this is one that comes to my mind.