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Poor Delivery Record as Royal Mail Receives Snail Mail Fine

By John Smith • Published: 10 Jul 2020 • 14:17

One good excuse for poor delivery Credit: Garrett Coakley flickr

IN 1840 when the UK introduced the standard penny post, it was perfectly possible for mail to travel hundreds of miles in one day and there were any number of deliveries.

Then in 1968, the post office introduced first and second class mail with a price differential and an undertaking of next day delivery.

Now Ofcom in the UK has fined Royal Mail £1.5 million (€1.65 million) for not hitting its 93 per cent target for next day delivery. In 2019.

The Royal Mail has apologised and has promised to do better this year although in fairness to them, the lockdown may well cause all sorts of contradictions with their statistics.

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John Smith

Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews

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