Blow to NHS as Royal Mail raises prices for bulk users by a third
The tariff increases will affect Royal Mail’s bulk mail customers such as UK Mail, Whistl and Citipost, which sort and process mail on behalf of big businesses. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PAView image in fullscreenThe tariff increases will affect Royal Mail’s bulk mail customers such as UK Mail, Whistl and Citipost, which sort and process mail on behalf of big businesses. The regulator has fined the company £37m since 2023 over a failure to meet delivery targets.
- ▪The tariff increases will affect Royal Mail’s bulk mail customers such as UK Mail, Whistl and Citipost, which sort and process mail on behalf of big businesses.
- ▪Photograph: Rui Vieira/PAView image in fullscreenThe tariff increases will affect Royal Mail’s bulk mail customers such as UK Mail, Whistl and Citipost, which sort and process mail on behalf of big businesses.
- ▪The regulator has fined the company £37m since 2023 over a failure to meet delivery targets.
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The tariff increases will affect Royal Mail’s bulk mail customers such as UK Mail, Whistl and Citipost, which sort and process mail on behalf of big businesses. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PAView image in fullscreenThe tariff increases will affect Royal Mail’s bulk mail customers such as UK Mail, Whistl and Citipost, which sort and process mail on behalf of big businesses. Photograph: Rui Vieira/PARoyal MailBlow to NHS as Royal Mail raises prices for bulk users by a thirdAverage 25% increase for letters such as marketing, bills and medical appointment notices from 5 OctoberJoanna PartridgeTue 28 Jul 2026 01.00 EDTLast modified on Tue 28 Jul 2026 01.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleRoyal Mail will increase the price of its wholesale postal service by as much as a third, in a…
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