New Posts For Thread: 2nd class stamps.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828091/2nd-class-stampsWhat’s the process which means that 2nd class stamps arrive through letterboxes slower than first class?Do the sorting offices simply hold them back a day to spite poor people who can’t afford the price of a first class stamp?Royal Mail is kaputhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828091/2nd-class-stamps?post_id=563709449#563709449Royal Mail is kaputFri, 05 Jan 2024 05:32:20 -0600Semi rural here, completely random as to when it's deliveredBeen 2 or 3 deliveries a week, random days, instead of daily for a while nowThe postie tells me it's cos of work overloadSo 1st or 2nd makes no real difference By coincidence, new set of stahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828091/2nd-class-stamps?post_id=563709085#563709085Semi rural here, completely random as to when it's deliveredBeen 2 or 3 deliveries a week, random days, instead of daily for a while nowThe postie tells me it's cos of work overloadSo 1st or 2nd makes no real difference By coincidence, new set of staFri, 05 Jan 2024 02:21:54 -0600Pat is the expert on all things Postman!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828091/2nd-class-stamps?post_id=563708971#563708971Pat is the expert on all things Postman!Thu, 04 Jan 2024 23:05:50 -0600I very much doubt that if by the stage items require 'manual sorting', having not been sorted by automated means are prioritised.At that stage it would be every letter for itself.You have people out there that will address a letter to 'Mary who liveshttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828091/2nd-class-stamps?post_id=563708709#563708709I very much doubt that if by the stage items require 'manual sorting', having not been sorted by automated means are prioritised.At that stage it would be every letter for itself.You have people out there that will address a letter to 'Mary who livesThu, 04 Jan 2024 17:16:48 -0600My understanding - which may be years out of date - is that where post requires manual sorting (because it is not business post that has had the sorting data pre-printed on the envelope, or not printed addresses with postcodes that can be cleanly reahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828091/2nd-class-stamps?post_id=563708701#563708701My understanding - which may be years out of date - is that where post requires manual sorting (because it is not business post that has had the sorting data pre-printed on the envelope, or not printed addresses with postcodes that can be cleanly reaThu, 04 Jan 2024 17:04:48 -0600Folk that live out in the stix are just grateful to receive their mail at some juncture.No point putting a first class stamp on theirs as posties will deliver to them next day if they happen to return to blighty with mail items.City dwellers on the ohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828091/2nd-class-stamps?post_id=563708651#563708651Folk that live out in the stix are just grateful to receive their mail at some juncture.No point putting a first class stamp on theirs as posties will deliver to them next day if they happen to return to blighty with mail items.City dwellers on the oThu, 04 Jan 2024 16:25:52 -0600Royal Mail were recently fined £5 million by the regulator for failing to meet delivery standards. That's peanuts to Royal Mail. Royal Mail blamed strike action for the delays. Posties didnt go on strike for a single day in 2023. The last strike acthttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828091/2nd-class-stamps?post_id=563708647#563708647Royal Mail were recently fined £5 million by the regulator for failing to meet delivery standards. That's peanuts to Royal Mail. Royal Mail blamed strike action for the delays. Posties didnt go on strike for a single day in 2023. The last strike actThu, 04 Jan 2024 16:24:13 -0600The Posties have had their daily workload increased to save money as less staff is now required. Unfortunately, the postie doesnt have enough duty time to deliver all of the parcels, and all of the letters.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828091/2nd-class-stamps?post_id=563708639#563708639The Posties have had their daily workload increased to save money as less staff is now required. Unfortunately, the postie doesnt have enough duty time to deliver all of the parcels, and all of the letters.Thu, 04 Jan 2024 16:17:46 -0600as soon as a tracked item, 24 or 48 hits the delivery office it is scanned and the recipient receives a message saying it will be delivered that day within a 4 hour window. Thats why managers tell the posties to make sure the parcels get delivered.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828091/2nd-class-stamps?post_id=563708629#563708629as soon as a tracked item, 24 or 48 hits the delivery office it is scanned and the recipient receives a message saying it will be delivered that day within a 4 hour window. Thats why managers tell the posties to make sure the parcels get delivered.Thu, 04 Jan 2024 16:15:14 -0600Exactly.Parcels are stamped 24hr tracked or even 48hr tracked?letters carry no such 'instruction'https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31828091/2nd-class-stamps?post_id=563708527#563708527Exactly.Parcels are stamped 24hr tracked or even 48hr tracked?letters carry no such 'instruction'Thu, 04 Jan 2024 15:31:50 -0600