Spun Cuppa
Thanks Greens :(
I got left a card saying an item of mail was not delivered because it was 9 PENCE underpaid. I now have to pay that, PLUS a £1 fee to obtain it 
Ker-chingsville!
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Pinkie Brown
I'll look after the skirt
You'll be even happier when you collect it from the sorting office and its a piece of junk mail.
The Wizard
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- Jul 2, 2009
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I got left a card saying an item of mail was not delivered because it was 9 PENCE underpaid. I now have to pay that, PLUS a £1 fee to obtain it
Ker-chingsville!
I had that the other week with 2 letters, both were stamped but apparently 'underpaid' for some reason, mine were 11 pence & 24p, ridiculous really. I know the £1 fee is not exactly a lot of money but I bet it makes them a hell of a lot of money.
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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yeah, decades. i had to do this when i was at my parents home sometime in the 90's. pretty sure its alwasys been the case, so that people dont deliberatly underpay.
I got left a card saying an item of mail was not delivered because it was 9 PENCE underpaid. I now have to pay that, PLUS a £1 fee to obtain it
Ker-chingsville!
Surely it's the person who posted it who you should be angry with.
Brian Fantana
Well-known member
This.
Fee2Pay covers underpaid items (both domestically and internationally), as well as customs charges which have been imposed by the UK Border Force (or whatever they're called these days).
Spun Cuppa
Thanks Greens :(
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I'm going to go to my local PO now and take five minutes asking for all the postage options and prices on EVERY thing I need to post 
happypig
Staring at the rude boys
Happened to me last year. Went to collection office and the bloke just gave me the card without aking for payment
The Wizard
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- Jul 2, 2009
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Do you not think a £1 few is just a ploy to make more money for a company that already makes more than enough money? I can't stand these fees. What exactly is it for?
Pinkie Brown
I'll look after the skirt
The handling fee for something that has attracted the attention of HMRC is £8 plus whatever duty is due. I know of somebody who was stung a few weeks ago. The duty part of it was only £3.98!
Surely it's there to deter people from underpaying on postage. There is a certain (albeit very small) cost in having to put a card through your door, take the letter back and have someone there to collect it from. When you think of the fees charged for other things £1 is nothing.
The only issue I see is that the receiver has to pay it.
spring hall convert
Well-known member
They've got to keep those poor shareholders happy....
The Large One
Who's Next?
Of course, they'll reimburse you if you've over-paid, won't they...?
The Stout Yeoman
Master Farter
I got left a card saying an item of mail was not delivered because it was 9 PENCE underpaid. I now have to pay that, PLUS a £1 fee to obtain it
Ker-chingsville!
I simply left the post office to dispose of mine ... if it were important I'd get a reminder from who-ever anyway ....
What was the £8 royal mail fee for? Sounds like you've been done.
Southover Street Seagull
Well-known member
Royal Mail did this before it was privatised.
Southover Street Seagull
Well-known member
In the days before the Royal Mail Group I work for became a business you had plenty of helpful staff across the thousand of Post Offices around the country who would've ensured you had the correct postage on the item you were posting.
That's progress for you...