@darth_baggins wrote:
Dave's pinned post goes against everything I've been told by Royal Mail. I asked them and I was told 2nd class letters and large letters are affected by the new schedule.
I think eBay have misinterpreted the announcement regarding the changes (as did I in my previous post; apologies) and are incorrect in saying that 2nd Class Large Letters are not affected by the new schedule. Although there is no specific mention of Large Letters in either Ofcom or Royal Mail's official announcements or, for that matter, in the actual USO ('DUSP Condition') Ofcom does state in the consultation document (bottom of page 13) that Letters includes Large Letters:
' 11 'Postal packets' is defined in section 27(2) of the Act as "a letter, parcel, packet or other article transmissible by post." For clarity, we use the terms letters and parcels in this document. Letters includes Large Letters, unless stated otherwise.'
@darth_baggins wrote:RM48 which is classed as a parcel service even for large letters is not.
RM48 is, as you say, a commercial parcel service and is not part of the USO and not, therefore, affected by the changes. Bulk Letter mail and Access Letter mail economy services are also not part of the USO but Royal Mail is intending to deliver those on the same schedule as 2nd class letters going forward.
@darth_baggins wrote:Also Dave says it's not started yet, but Royal Mail say it has.
The changes to the USO ('DUSP Condition') officially came into effect on 28th July but Royal Mail has stated that it could take up to 18 months to fully implement. Regardless of what Royal Mail are actually doing at present, I think eBay should be using the official terms of the USO when calculating EDD's.
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