Royal Mail Group plc
ROYAL MAIL GROUP PLC SCHEME IL3/2003
[This note is not part of the Scheme] Note. The Scheme which follows this Note is made under section 89 of the Postal Services
Act 2000 and amends the Successor Postal Services Company Inland Letter Post Scheme
2001. The Scheme, which comes into force on 8th May 2003 changes prices of several
products set out in Schedule I. ROYAL MAIL GROUP PLC INLAND LETTER POST (AMENDMENT NO. 6) SCHEME 2003 Made 3rd May 2003 Coming into operation 8th May 2003 Royal Mail Group plc(a) by virtue
of the powers conferred upon it by section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000 and
of all other powers enabling it in this behalf, hereby makes the following Scheme:
Commencement, citation and interpretation 1. This Scheme shall come into operation on 8th May 2003 and may be cited as the
Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post (Amendment No. 6) Scheme 2003. 2. This Scheme
shall be read as one with the Successor Postal Services Company Inland Letter Post
Scheme 2001(b) (hereinafter called “the Scheme”) as amended by the Consignia plc Inland
Letter Post Scheme (Amendment No. 1) Scheme 2001, the Consignia plc Inland Letter
Post Scheme (Amendment No. 2) Scheme 2001, the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post Scheme
(Amendment No. 3) Scheme 2001, the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post Scheme (Amendment
No. 4) Scheme 2001 and the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post Scheme (Amendment No.
5) Scheme 2001. 3. A reference in this Scheme to the Successor Postal Services Company
shall be read as a reference to Royal Mail Group plc. Schedule I Postage Rates and Fees 4. Paragraphs 3, 8, 18 and 20 of Schedule 1 of the Scheme shall be deleted and the
following substituted. 3. Business Collection
| Number or value of items |
Fee |
| a |
Single collection of fewer than 1,000 items or with a postage value of less than £200 |
£5.50 |
| b |
Single collection of 1,000 items or more or with a postage value of more than £200 |
£5.50 |
| c |
Regular Daily collection before 3.00 pm (Monday to Friday) from a specific site if
spending less than £15,000 on postage with Royal Mail per year at that site
|
£260 per annum |
| d |
Regular daily collection after 3.00 pm (Monday to Friday) from a specific site if
spending less than £15,000 postage with Royal Mail per year at that site
|
£460 per annum |
| e |
Regular weekday or weekend collection from a specific site if spending £15,000 or
more on postage with Royal Mail per year at that site
|
Free |
| f |
Regular Saturday collection |
£115 per annum |
| g |
Regular Sunday collection |
£115 per annum |
8. First and Second Class Postage Rates
| Weight up to and including |
First Class |
Second Class |
| 60g |
28p |
20p |
| 100g |
42p |
34p |
| 150g |
60p |
46p |
| 200g |
75p |
56p |
| 250g |
88p |
69p |
| 300g |
£1.01 |
80p |
| 350g |
£1.15 |
91p |
| 400g |
£1.37 |
£1.10 |
| 450g |
£1.56 |
£1.25 |
| 500g |
£1.74 |
£1.42 |
| 600g |
£2.10 |
£1.68 |
| 700g |
£2.64 |
£1.92 |
| 750g |
£2.83 |
£2.04* |
| 800g |
£3.06 |
| 900g |
£3.36 |
| 1,000g |
£3.67** |
* Items heavier than 750g cannot be sent Second Class ** For each additional 250g
or part thereof there is an additional charge of 89p for First Class items.
9. Floor Fees The fee is £46 per annum for each floor that Royal Mail has to travel up or down
in addition to the number of floors it would normally travel up or down on collection
and delivery. The fee is waived if the customer spends more than £15,000 per year
at that site.
11. PO Box
| Box Fee |
Early & Late Access |
Delivery of letters |
Diversion of letters to PO Box |
| 6 months |
£43 |
+ £43 |
+ £43 |
+ £43 |
| 12 months |
£53 |
+ £53 |
+ £53 |
+ £53 |
15. Recorded The fee is 64p per letter in addition to the First and Second Class postage.
16. Redirection
| Duration |
To or from a United Kingdom business address per business name |
To or from a United Kingdom residential address per name |
| 1 month |
£12.90 |
£6.45 |
| 3 months |
£21.60 |
£14.05 |
| 6 months |
£43.20 |
£21.60 |
| 12 months |
£64.80 |
£32.40 |
18. Response Services
| Service |
Licence Fee |
Postage |
Handling Charge |
| Response Service |
£64.80 per annum |
Applicable First or Second Class |
0.5p second delivery per letter 1p first delivery option per letter |
| Bar-coded response |
£64.80 per annum |
Applicable First or Second Class |
None |
| Freepost Name |
£154 per annum |
35p per letter |
None |
The £64.80 licence fee listed above applies where the total number of licences held
by a person does not exceed 10. Thereafter, each additional licence will carry a fee
of £35.
20. Special Delivery
| Weight of letter |
Fee for maximum compensation up to £250 |
Fee for maximum compensation up to £1,000 |
Fee for maximum compensation up to £2,500 |
| 1-100g |
£3.75 |
£4.20 |
£5.10 |
| Over 100g-500g |
£4.05 |
£4.50 |
£5.40 |
| Over 500g-1kg |
£5.20 |
£5.65 |
£6.55 |
| Over 1kg-2kg |
£6.55 |
£7.00 |
£7.90 |
| Over 2kg-10kg |
£18.50 |
£18.95 |
£19.85 |
Signed by Louise Anderson for and on behalf of Royal Mail Group plc. (a) Royal Mail Group plc (a Company registered in England and Wales under number
4138203) is a universal service provider as defined in section 4(3)(a) of the Postal
Services Act 2000. Royal Mail Group plc is the successor postal services Company referred
to in article 37(1) of the Postal Service Act 2000 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional
and Savings Provisions) Order 2001 (2001/1148 (C. 37)). It changed its name from Consignia
plc on 4th November 2002. (b) The Post Office Inland Letter Post Scheme 2000 was amended,
renamed the Successor Postal Services Company Inland Letter Post Scheme 2001 and treated
as made under section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000 by the article 37 of the
Postal Services Act 2000 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional and Savings Provisions)
Order 2001 (2001/1148 (C. 37)).
2 May 2003.
