Royal Mail Group plc
ROYAL MAIL GROUP PLC SCHEME IL1/2006
[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. This Scheme, which comes into force on 3 April 2006, provides notification of
changes to the prices for several services set out in Schedule 1.
ROYAL MAIL GROUP PLC INLAND LETTER POST (AMENDMENT NO 19) SCHEME 2006
Made March 2006 Coming into operation April 2006 Royal Mail Group plc(a) by virtue
of the powers conferred upon it by section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000(b) 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 3 April 2006 and may be cited as the
Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme (Amendment No 19) 2006. 2. This Scheme
shall be read as one with the Successor Postal Services Company Inland Letter Post
Scheme 2001(c) (hereinafter called “the Scheme”) as amended by the Consignia plc Inland
Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No 1) 2001(d), the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post
Scheme Amendment (No 2) 2001(e), the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment
(No 3) 2001(f), the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No 4) 2002(g),
the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No 5) 2002(h), the Royal
Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No 6) 2003(i), the Royal Mail
Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No 7) 2003(j), the Royal Mail Group
plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No 8) 2003(k), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland
Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No 9) 2004(l), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter
Post Scheme Amendment (No 10) 2004(m), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post
Scheme Amendment (No 11) 2004(n), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme
Amendment (No 12) 2004(o), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment
(No 13) 2004(p), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No
14) 2004(q), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No 15)
2005(r), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No 16) 2005(s),
the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No 17) 2005(t) and the
Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No 18) 2005(u). 3. A reference
in this Scheme to the Successor Postal Services Company shall be read as a reference
to Royal Mail Group plc. SCHEDULE 1 Postage Rates and Fees Paragraphs 1, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 18, and 20 of Schedule 1 of the Scheme shall
be deleted and the following substituted 1. ADMAIL
| Number of Days (Duration of Agreement) |
Fee |
| 30 |
£104 |
| 60 |
£182 |
| 90 |
£234 |
| 180 |
£416 |
| 365 |
£624 |
In addition to the fees listed above, all Admail customers must have a Response Services
licence (the cost of which may be found in paragraph 18 below), irrespective of whether
they already hold such a licence.
4. BUSINESS KEEPSAFE The fee for the Business Keepsafe service is £16.65 for any period up to a maximum
of 66 days. The provision of section 23.4 may apply over the Christmas and Easter
periods and on Public or Bank Holidays.
8. FIRST AND SECOND CLASS POSTAGE RATES FIRST CLASS
| Weight Not Over (g) |
Payment Channel |
| Postage Stamp (p) |
Prepaid in Cash (p) |
Pre-paid Stationary Mark (p) |
Smart Stamp Mark (p) |
Franked Mark (p) |
Printed Postage Impression (p) |
| 60 |
32 |
32 |
32 |
32 |
31 |
31 |
| 100 |
49 |
49 |
49 |
49 |
48 |
48 |
| 150 |
68 |
68 |
68 |
68 |
66 |
66 |
| 200 |
84 |
84 |
84 |
84 |
82 |
82 |
| 250 |
99 |
99 |
99 |
99 |
96 |
96 |
| 300 |
114 |
114 |
114 |
114 |
111 |
111 |
| 350 |
129 |
129 |
129 |
129 |
125 |
125 |
| 400 |
149 |
149 |
149 |
149 |
145 |
145 |
| 450 |
170 |
170 |
170 |
170 |
164 |
164 |
| 500 |
190 |
190 |
190 |
190 |
185 |
185 |
| 600 |
230 |
230 |
230 |
230 |
223 |
223 |
| 700 |
269 |
269 |
269 |
269 |
261 |
261 |
| 750 |
289 |
289 |
289 |
289 |
281 |
281 |
| 800 |
310 |
310 |
310 |
310 |
300 |
300 |
| 900 |
349 |
349 |
349 |
349 |
339 |
339 |
| 1000 |
389 |
389 |
389 |
389 |
377 |
377 |
| Each additional 250g or part thereof. |
85 |
85 |
85 |
85 |
83 |
83 |
SECOND CLASS
| Weight Not Over (g) |
Payment Channel |
| Postage Stamp (p) |
Prepaid in Cash (p) |
Pre-paid Stationary Mark (p) |
Smart Stamp Mark (p) |
Franked Mark (p) |
Printed Postage Impression (p) |
| 60 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
23 |
22 |
22 |
| 100 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
37 |
36 |
36 |
| 150 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
50 |
49 |
49 |
| 200 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
62 |
61 |
61 |
| 250 |
75 |
75 |
75 |
75 |
73 |
73 |
| 300 |
88 |
88 |
88 |
88 |
86 |
86 |
| 350 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
98 |
98 |
| 400 |
121 |
121 |
121 |
121 |
118 |
118 |
| 450 |
139 |
139 |
139 |
139 |
136 |
136 |
| 500 |
155 |
155 |
155 |
155 |
151 |
151 |
| 600 |
178 |
178 |
178 |
178 |
174 |
174 |
| 700 |
201 |
201 |
201 |
201 |
196 |
196 |
| 750 |
212 |
212 |
212 |
212 |
207 |
207 |
Please note items heavier than 750g cannot be sent Second Class
9. FLOOR FEES The fee is £48 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.
10. KEEPSAFE
| Retention Period |
Fee (per household) |
| Up to 17 days |
£5.55 |
| 18 to 24 days |
£8.85 |
| 25 to 31 days |
£11.10 |
| 32 to 66 days |
£16.65 |
11. PO BOXES
| Box Fee |
Early & Late Access |
Delivery of letters |
Diversion of letters to PO Box |
| 6 months |
£45.55 |
+£45.55 |
+£45.55 |
+£45.55 |
| 12 months |
£56.15 |
+£56.15 |
+£56.15 |
+£56.15 |
15. RECORDED The fee is 68p 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 |
£13.90 |
£6.90 |
| 3 months |
£23.25 |
£15.10 |
| 6 months |
£46.50 |
£23.25 |
| 12 months |
£69.80 |
£34.90 |
18. RESPONSE SERVICES
| Service |
Annual Licence Fee |
Postage |
Handling Charge |
| Response Services |
£68.50 |
Applicable First or Second Class |
0.5p |
| Bar-coded Response Services |
£68.50 |
Applicable First or Second Class |
None |
| Freepost Name |
£166.00 |
Weight not over |
Price |
| 60g |
41p |
None |
| 100g |
58p |
| 150g |
76p |
| 200g |
92p |
| Over 250g |
First Class tariff +10p |
| Response Service with Special Delivery (including maximum compensation up to £500) |
£71.55 |
Applicable Special Delivery Charge |
None |
| Response Service with Special Delivery (including maximum compensation up to £1,000) |
£71.55 |
Applicable Special Delivery Charge |
None |
| Response Service with Special Delivery (including maximum compensation up to £2,500) |
£71.55 |
Applicable Special Delivery Charge |
None |
The £68.50 (Response Service and Bar-coded Response Service) and the £71.55 (Special
Delivery) licence fees listed above apply where the total number of licences held
by a person does not exceed 10. Thereafter, each additional licence will carry a fee
of £36.50.
20. SPECIAL DELIVERY
| Weight not over |
Fee for maximum compensation up to £500 |
Fee for maximum compensation up to £1,000 |
Fee for maximum compensation up to £2,500 |
| 100g |
£4.10 |
£4.60 |
£5.60 |
| 500g |
£4.50 |
£5.00 |
£6.00 |
| 1kg |
£5.70 |
£6.20 |
£7.20 |
| 2kg |
£7.40 |
£7.90 |
£8.90 |
| 10kg |
£18.50 |
£19.00 |
£20.00 |
Signed by John Rowley for and on behalf of Royal Mail Group plc. (a) Royal Mail Group plc (a company registered in England and Wales under No 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 4 November 2002. (b) 2000 c26 (c) The Post Office Inland Letter 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(1) of the Postal Services Act 2000 (Commencement No 4 and Transitional and Savings
Provisions) Order 2001 (2001/1148(C37)) (d)
The London Gazette, 29 June 2001, issue No 56259 (e)
The London Gazette, 6 July 2001, issue No 56266 (f)
The London Gazette, 23 November 2001, issue No 56397 (g)
The London Gazette, 28 June 2002, issue No 56618 (h)
The London Gazette, 17 January 2003, issue No 56822 (i)
The London Gazette, 2 May 2003, issue No 56924 (j)
The London Gazette, 21 November 2003, issue No 57120 (k)
The London Gazette, 24 December 2003, issue No 57151 (l)
The London Gazette, 26 March 2004, issue No 57244 (m)
The London Gazette, 16 April 2004, issue No 57262 (n)
The London Gazette, 24 September 2004, issue No 57419 (o)
The London Gazette, 8 October 2004, issue No 57432 (p)
The London Gazette, 22 October 2004, issue No 57445 (q)
The London Gazette, 17 December 2004, issue No 57500 (r)
The London Gazette, 18 February 2005, issue No 57563 (s)
The London Gazette, 1 April 2005, issue No 57601 (t)
The London Gazette, 5 April 2005, issue No 57604 (u)
The London Gazette, 21 July 2005. issue No 57708 24 March 2006.
