55p for a second class stamp?

[albaqwerty]

maybe a quid for first class?

sounds fair enought to me

Sorry, can't provde a link, but it was mentioned on Beeb news this morning

[anotheoldgit]

/// The plan to relax the limits on pricing are intended to ensure that Britain’s “universal” and “affordable” postal service remains viable, Ofcom said.///

Surely making stamps dearer, makes it less-affordable

I can see the greeting card business going bust, but I can also see the days of free Emails will soon be over, the providers will soon cotton onto this, and set certain limits on the amount sent for a said price, just as they do with texting.

[Zeuhl]

<<Surely making stamps dearer, makes it less-affordable>>

'less-affordable' is still 'affordable'
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[argorstran]

I work as a postman , so my view is biased . The points I would make are this - the Royal Mail provides the cheapest service in Europe . The Royal Mail can not raise its prices without Government permission and it has been forced (by successive governments for over a decade ) to keep the cost of a 2nd class letter artificially low - it legally has to accept a payment for a standard 2nd class letter which is LESS than what it costs to deliver it .
The losses incurred (> £100million) can not be sustained .
The choice which the public faces would be the bankruptcy of the Royal Mail and a large increase in prices for sending things via private delivery networks (who certainly will not take things at below cost price) ,
or a price increase for the Royal Mail which enables it to be financially viable .
You can read the official response to the Ofcom review here - http://www2.royalmail...service/customer-news

[rov1100]

///The Royal Mail can not raise its prices without Government permission///

Thats the point argorstan the government now wishes to give the Post Office a free ride in deciding their own charges.