Everything about Pricing In Proportion totally explained
Pricing in Proportion is a
Royal Mail postal price structure in the
United Kingdom introduced on
21 August 2006. It is also used on the
Isle of Man by
Isle of Man Post, but not on the other island post networks
Jersey Post and
Guernsey Post. The system has three bands -
letter,
large letter and
packet. The price of mail is based on the size of the item as well as weight. It was started by the Royal Mail to make the pricing of mail reflect what was the actual cost of the postage.
Royal Mail originally claimed that 80% of items would be unaffected by the change which would also be "revenue neutral". This was then revised down to 70% (for example 30% cost more or less than before).
The system
Letter
The size is a piece of mail that has a maximum length of
240 mm (9.45"), a width of
165 mm (6.50") and a thickness of
5 mm (0.20"). Its weight must not go over
100 g (3.53 oz). In simple terms, it a letter that's no bigger then an
C5 envelope with no more than a few sheets of
A4 paper. Examples are most letters, bills and statements.
Large Letter
The size is a piece of mail that has a maximum length of
353 mm (13.90"), a width of
250 mm (9.84") and a thickness of
25 mm (0.98"). It can weigh up to
750 g (26.46 oz). In
layman's terms, it's anything smaller than a C4 envelope with about 100 pieces of A4 paper. Example of this are many
brochures,
catalogues and company reports, some
magazines, or DVDs in their boxes.
Packet
Anything bigger then a large letter is classed as a packet, so catalogues like the
Argos book or some of the stationery catalogues, VCR tapes, posters in their cardboard tubes and parcels.
Note
- All the imperial measures are up to two decimal places and are just a rough guide. Royal Mail uses metric throughout their postal system.
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