Franking Machine?

[Vendikar]

Hi everyone,

I currently mail an average of 18 second class letters a day, along with some first class letters and the occasional small parcel.

At the moment, I use Royal Mail Click & Drop with a label printer. However, I'm considering switching to a franking machine because postage costs are slightly cheaper, and it would save me time as I find filling out all the details on the Click & Drop website can be quite tedious.

Unfortunately, I can't find any firm figures on franking machines, as the sites I've been to s require my details before providing a price.

I cannot find any recent posts on this subject.

Could anyone offer guidance or advice on this?

Many thanks!

 

[Chris Ashdown]

Typical Cost Options
• Renting:
• Entry-level machines start at £10–£20 per month.
• Larger, high-volume machines can reach £100–£500 per month.
• Leasing:
• Popular for businesses that want eventual ownership.
• Prices start around £6 per week (≈£24 per month) with 5-year terms.
• Buying New:
• Small machines: £1,070–£2,000.
• Mid-range: £5,000–£10,000.
• High-volume, fully automated machines: £20,000–£28,000.
• Buying Used:
• Entry-level second-hand units can be as low as £150–£495.
Based upon co-pilot reply

Also from the past the lease time is hard to break if company goes tits up it falls on the director to fulfill

 

[Paul Kelly ICHYB]

If you are just sending letters, try a hybrid mail provider.

Stationary, print, insertion and postage for less than the cost of a stamp!

 

[Pish_Pash]

My gut feeling is that the type of volume you mention won't be worth it for the cost savings.

For the time savings, depending how/where you source your shipping addresses, this Click & Drop feature might avoid you having to manually key addresses in..

https://help.parcel.royalmail.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360007367153-How-to-import-orders-with-Click-Drop-Desktop