{"id":16358,"date":"2024-04-03T17:19:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T16:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/?p=16358"},"modified":"2024-04-03T17:30:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T16:30:01","slug":"a-royal-mail-ofcom-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog-content.thortful.com\/a-royal-mail-ofcom-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Mail and Ofcom update"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16358\" class=\"elementor elementor-16358\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1243b09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1243b09\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c04f4c\" data-id=\"1c04f4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48831bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48831bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"outline: none;\">Hi Creators, we wanted to let you know the latest on what\u2019s happening in the Ofcom\/Royal&nbsp;<span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); outline: none;\">Mail debate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none;\">Today (03.04.24) is the deadline for responses to Ofcom\u2019s consultation document about the&nbsp;<span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); outline: none;\">future services the Royal Mail are obliged to provide. We got our submission in&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">nice and early \u2013 as did the GCA, so greeting cards are well represented and we&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); outline: none;\">thank the GCA for all of the lobbying and PR they\u2019re supporting us all in the industry&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">with.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none;\">Today, the Royal Mail also released their view of what needs to happen.&nbsp; We\u2019ve&nbsp;<span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">summarised this below with our perspective as it stands today.&nbsp; One thing\u2019s for&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">sure, we\u2019re not Royal Mail experts and we don\u2019t fully know how that machine&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">works, so we\u2019re learning as we go.&nbsp; When we get more information or new&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">understanding, we\u2019ll share with you as I\u2019m sure, like us, you\u2019re worried about the&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">future of an effective monopoly that we rely so heavily upon.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"outline: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">So, what have the Royal Mail suggested that affects Greeting Cards in a nutshell?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aacf990 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aacf990\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-039fc6d\" data-id=\"039fc6d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c8d5f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c8d5f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">No change to First Class delivery days or speed<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9b1fd8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9b1fd8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7df010\" data-id=\"e7df010\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91a3020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91a3020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"outline: none;\">This is a relief,\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">we\u2019re sure you\u2019ll agree for our industry and the NHS, BUT there is no\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); outline: none;\">mention of price surety \u2013 in fact, the fuller document RM have produced\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">indicates that further price increases will be necessary.\u00a0 To what\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">magnitude, we don\u2019t know yet but as soon as we get a more concrete\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">idea, we\u2019ll let you know.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-958272f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"958272f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea73e81\" data-id=\"ea73e81\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-125970f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"125970f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">All none First Class, including Second Class and Bulk Business \n(things like bills &amp; bank statements), will drop to every other weekday\ndelivery.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51d8b4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51d8b4b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96f11b5\" data-id=\"96f11b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782b346 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"782b346\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"outline: none;\">Effectively this adds a day to the delivery window here.\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Whilst it doesn\u2019t affect thortful, if you use Second Class, this would require\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">you to think about when you send your deliveries and letting your\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">customers know if changes are coming.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ac2a0ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ac2a0ed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a438a69\" data-id=\"a438a69\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a11cfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a11cfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New, additional reliability targets to be added with revised \nrealistic speed targets<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e9734a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5e9734a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97d3efc\" data-id=\"97d3efc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d87de4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d87de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"outline: none;\">It&#8217;s not especially clear what they mean here.\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Our cynical brains wonder whether it allows the Royal Mail to have more\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">tolerance on hitting quality of service targets and does this help or hinder\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">consumer confidence.\u00a0 But we\u2019d best reserve cynicism until we\u2019ve had a\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">fuller explanation!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9869550 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9869550\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f400c8\" data-id=\"4f400c8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a4c8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3a4c8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"outline: none;\"><b>The changes above wouldn\u2019t need Parliament or new laws \u2013 just Ofcom\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">approval.\u00a0 The GCA, Citizen\u2019s Advice and the CWU will all have\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">perspective on the above and we\u2019ll attempt to synthesize that for you\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">as we go.<\/span><\/b><\/p><p style=\"outline: none;\">Other proposed changes Royal Mail are suggesting that would require new laws\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">are:<\/span><\/p><p style=\"outline: none;\">&#8211; <b>Regular net cost calculations led by Ofcom<\/b> \u2013 no objections our side\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">here.\u00a0 We need to know more accurately what the cost implication is of the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">USO so we can collectively figure out how to retain the best possible\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">service.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"outline: none;\">&#8211; <b>Greater flexibility given to Ofcom to change USO without\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\"><b>requiring new laws<\/b> \u2013 this makes us nervous.\u00a0 It avoids legislative\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">scrutiny that we think is really important consumer protection.\u00a0 We\u2019d be\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">reluctant to go here.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"outline: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); outline: none;\">&#8211; <b>Government subsidy<\/b> \u2013 this is tough to swallow.\u00a0<\/span>The RM has paid out\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); outline: none;\">\u00a32 billion in dividends since privatisation.\u00a0 We struggle to process this when\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">other private businesses manage decline of a product through business\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">transformation; innovation and diversification.\u00a0 \u00a0Don\u2019t get us started on\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">how much money has been made by a wealthy few from privatising the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Roboto; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.1px; color: var( --e-global-color-text );\">Royal Mail!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d8444d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d8444d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3013772\" data-id=\"3013772\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4cbe99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4cbe99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"outline: none;\">Hopefully a useful synopsis as we know it\u2019s complex with lots of competing\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: Roboto; 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