Royal Mail - New PPI Stamp

[Chris34]

Just a heads up for anyone who might have forgot or didn't know, the new Royal Mail PPI stamps have to be used today, the old ones can only be used for the old First and Second Class Service. If you are using the new 24 and 48 service then you need the new PPI stamp.



Chris - (hoping that rules of karma now bring be good sales )

 

[Chris34]

Spent 3 hours so far today trying to design a new ppi stamp to fit on my labels. Thank you so much Royal Mail for treating your customers so kindly so as to allow them to do all the leg work for your stupid new stamps.

 

[Jeff FV]

Buy them from here and save yourself the hassle:

http://www.ppi-labels.co.uk/

J

 

[Chris34]

Cheers for the link, I've managed it now after 4.5 hours and 50 sheets of paper trials and some ink

 

[a4labels]

We use packet post (large letters and small packets).

I have just got a load of 1st and 2nd ones printed with the new 'delivered by Royal Mail' on them

I am now thinking I have got this wrong. Should I have got 24 and 48 ones produced? And if so, do I still need more for regular letters?

It is confusing.

I still also have stock of my old 1st and 2nd ones which I am still using and have not been told off yet!

 

[Jeff FV]

What code do you put in when you use your online business account? If you are using code "CRL" then you should now be using 24 or 48 labels, rather than 1st or 2nd

J

 

[planemadgirly]

Hiya
Does anyone know if its still ok to use the old style recorded stickers(the pre April 201 one)?
I have 3 rolls of this left and it sems a great waste to bin them and order the new style ones!
Thanks

 

[Chris34]

We use packet post (large letters and small packets).

I have just got a load of 1st and 2nd ones printed with the new 'delivered by Royal Mail' on them

I am now thinking I have got this wrong. Should I have got 24 and 48 ones produced? And if so, do I still need more for regular letters?

It is confusing.

I still also have stock of my old 1st and 2nd ones which I am still using and have not been told off yet!

If you are using the 24 and 48 service then you need the new stamp. However there are lots of different services and the other services still use the old stamp but you also need the 'delivered by Royal Mail' logo on the parcel or on the same label next to the stamp.

For example you can send a large letter that weighs 0-100g via the standard Second Class service using the old stamps for 0.58p and there is NO VAT on this service.

Or you can send the large letter via the new 24 / 48 service that will need the new stamp for this service. However this service charges VAT so the cost of a 0-100g larger letter is 0.56p + VAT which comes to 0.67p

As a rough guide, if you are not VAT registered then for letters and large letters use the old standard service. For small packets and parcels then use the new 24 / 48 service.

http://www.royalmail.com/sites/default/files/RoyalMail_BusinessContractServices_April2013d.pdf


Chris.