Use an out of date stamp? That'll be £5 please

[Rufus Stone]

Yep, that's what Royal Mail are charging recipients of the mail if they want to receive it. Seems to be taking the piss somewhat especially when the Royal Mail will already have benefited from the proceeds of the now out of date stamp.

[Mammasaid]

Rufus Stone said:

Yep, that's what Royal Mail are charging recipients of the mail if they want to receive it. Seems to be taking the piss somewhat especially when the Royal Mail will already have benefited from the proceeds of the now out of date stamp.

However you can swap them for free after huge publicity last year...

https://www.royalmail.com/sending/barcoded-stamps

[Rufus Stone]

Mammasaid said:

However you can swap them for free after huge publicity last year...

https://www.royalmail.com/sending/barcoded-stamps

The sender can, but the charge is levied on the recipient.

[bigandclever]

Using a non-barcoded stamp (ie an old one) is £2.50, not £5.

It's a fiver for no postage paid or the sender using a counterfeit stamp.

[Mammasaid]

Rufus Stone said:

Mammasaid said:

However you can swap them for free after huge publicity last year...

https://www.royalmail.com/sending/barcoded-stamps

The sender can, but the charge is levied on the recipient.

But the point is, anyone with unused old stamps can get them swapped for free, so what's the story? Idiot tax?

[croyde]

Funny this came up, as I was clearing old paperwork yesterday and found an unused envelope with a second class stamp on it from a few years ago.

Thought, that's useful.

Now I know it's not. Thanks.

[Rufus Stone]

bigandclever said:

Using a non-barcoded stamp (ie an old one) is £2.50, not £5.

It's a fiver for no postage paid or the sender using a counterfeit stamp.

The letter I paid £5 to receive has an old stamp on it. A yellow label has 'barcode defaced/removed' ticked.

[bigandclever]

Rufus Stone said:

bigandclever said:

Using a non-barcoded stamp (ie an old one) is £2.50, not £5.

It's a fiver for no postage paid or the sender using a counterfeit stamp.

The letter I paid £5 to receive has an old stamp on it. A yellow label has 'barcode defaced/removed' ticked.

https://www.royalmail.com/receiving-mail/pay-a-fee

[bigandclever]

Mammasaid said:

Rufus Stone said:

Mammasaid said:

However you can swap them for free after huge publicity last year...

https://www.royalmail.com/sending/barcoded-stamps

The sender can, but the charge is levied on the recipient.

But the point is, anyone with unused old stamps can get them swapped for free, so what's the story? Idiot tax?

Seems unfair for the recipient to get penalised because some cheap arse sender hasn't swapped the stamp. No?

[Rufus Stone]

bigandclever said:

https://www.royalmail.com/receiving-mail/pay-a-fee

Yes, I've seen that.

[vikingaero]

Send some housebricks addressed to your local sorting office....

[Terminator X]

Mammasaid said:

Rufus Stone said:

Yep, that's what Royal Mail are charging recipients of the mail if they want to receive it. Seems to be taking the piss somewhat especially when the Royal Mail will already have benefited from the proceeds of the now out of date stamp.

However you can swap them for free after huge publicity last year...

https://www.royalmail.com/sending/barcoded-stamps

How does that help the chap who already posted a letter? Also it's impossible to know if a stamp is out of date or not surely.

TX.

[Rufus Stone]

Terminator X said:

How does that help the chap who already posted a letter? Also it's impossible to know if a stamp is out of date or not surely.

TX.

Not now it isn't. They all have a 'barcode' on.

[The Rotrex Kid]

Can't remember the last time I used a stamp!

[Mr Pointy]

Rufus Stone said:

bigandclever said:

Using a non-barcoded stamp (ie an old one) is £2.50, not £5.

It's a fiver for no postage paid or the sender using a counterfeit stamp.

The letter I paid £5 to receive has an old stamp on it. A yellow label has 'barcode defaced/removed' ticked.

Well if it's an old size stamp then RM have ticked the wrong box & they owe you £2.50. The new stamps are much larger even without the barcode bit so it should be easy to tell.

[s p a c e m a n]

A family member sent out all of their Christmas cards with old non barcode stamps, every recipient just had a royal mail come to the post office card stuck through their letterbox with no idea what they were going to collect. I'm considering doing that to all of the people who annoy me this Christmas

[Rufus Stone]

Mr Pointy said:

Well if it's an old size stamp then RM have ticked the wrong box & they owe you £2.50. The new stamps are much larger even without the barcode bit so it should be easy to tell.

Yes, an old style stamp. I actually think the sender has tried to re-use the stamp so RM deemed no payment.

[soad]

The Rotrex Kid said:

Can't remember the last time I used a stamp!

Probably in 2017 for me. I don’t post letters, only parcels.

[Mr Pointy]

Rufus Stone said:

Mr Pointy said:

Well if it's an old size stamp then RM have ticked the wrong box & they owe you £2.50. The new stamps are much larger even without the barcode bit so it should be easy to tell.

Yes, an old style stamp. I actually think the sender has tried to re-use the stamp so RM deemed no payment.

In which case I'd write return to sender on the envelope & drop it into a postbox.

[Mr Penguin]

Rufus Stone said:

Not now it isn't. They all have a 'barcode' on.

The special stamps don't have barcodes and aren't ridiculously large and ugly. I only use those now. https://shop.royalmail.com/special-stamp-issues/we...