Royal Mail stamp prices rise again today

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Royal Mail stamp prices rise again today
Royal Mail stamp prices rise again today

From today (April 2) the price of a first class stamp will rise by 10p from £1.25 to £1.35, while second class stamps will also go up by 10p, from 75p to 85p

Royal Mail stamp prices have risen again today - marking the fourth increase in two years.

From today (April 2) the price of a first class stamp will rise by 10p from £1.25 to £1.35, while second class stamps will also go up by 10p, from 75p to 85p. For large letters, the increase on first-class stamps will be 15p, from £1.95 to £2.10. The price of a second class large letter will remain the same at £1.55. 

The rise marks the second time in just over six months as prices rose by 15p to to £1.25 in October last year. Prior to this, first class stamps were hiked from 85p to 95p in April 2022, then from 95p to £1.10 in April 2023. At the time of its announcement, Nick Landon, chief commercial officer at Royal Mail said the group "always considered price changes very carefully" but due to the decline in letters being sent prices had to rise. 

He said: “It is no longer sustainable to maintain a network built for 20 billion letters when we are now only delivering seven billion. As a result of letter volume decline, our posties now have to walk more than three times as far to deliver the same number of letters as before, increasing the delivery costs per letter." The number of parcels being sent through Royal Mail has risen to a record number. In 2022/23, a record 3.6 billion were delivered.

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David Wilson

Royal Mail, Stamps, Prices

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