Postage stamps without barcodes will be unusable from 31st July

[blythburgh]

I am going to buy a few large first class stamps just in case I have a larger card to send. But only a very few as tend to buy "average" size cards

[pabenny]

Standard letter postage comfortably covers C5 envelopes (envelopes for A5 paper/A4 folded once), and up to 5mm thick

You don't see many greetings cards that are bigger than C5.

Official guide for new rates, which includes sizing: https://www.royalmail.com/sites/royalma ... 023-ta.pdf

[Sarah]

These days many greetings cards indicate on the back whether they'll need a letter or large letter stamp.

Looks like the increased large letter prices will start from £1.60 (1st class) and £1.15 (2nd class).

[planteria]

Or was there some other part of the sentence that you didn't understand?

thank you. i didn't understand £sd either.

[Richard Frost]

Or was there some other part of the sentence that you didn't understand?

thank you. i didn't understand £sd either.

Pounds Shillings and pence, Gosh am I that old........

[expressman33]

I've just found out my father-in-law ( aged 91 ) has been buying the new stamps and cutting off the QR code before posting the cards or letters .

[Sarah]

Did his cards and letters arrive without surcharge?

[expressman33]

Did his cards and letters arrive without surcharge?

No one has said anything to him , only been doing it for a few weeks , he was using older style stamps previously

[Sarah]

That's good to hear. Royal Mail is sounding a little desperate today:

Talks to resolve a long-running row with Royal Mail staff over pay and conditions are close to collapse.

Discussions are "precarious" and in their "last throes", with the next 24-48 hours key to settling the dispute, a source close to the talks said.

The Royal Mail board is reported as threatening to put the firm into administration if a deal is not done.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65099143

[blythburgh]

Did his cards and letters arrive without surcharge?

No one has said anything to him , only been doing it for a few weeks , he was using older style stamps previously

Because old ones are still legal no problem. Thankfully you found it out before they become illegal