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Defining the Public Purpose of the Post Office

Defining the Public Purpose of the Post Office

- Post Office seeks views on public purpose
The Post Office has been providing essential services to communities from tiny villages to large cities for almost 400 years. With around 11,700 branches, the Post Office operates the largest retail network in the UK and 99.7% of the population is within three miles of a Post Office branch. Every week around 18 million customers visit a Post office br

Post Office's free fast-track Drop and Go service now available at over 11,000 branches - two week discount available to users of pre-paid postage service

Post Office's free fast-track Drop and Go service now available at over 11,000 branches - two week discount available to users of pre-paid postage service

- Post Office® provides fast-track pre-paid postage service at over 11,000 branches across the whole of the UK
- Special discount available to new and existing Drop & Go customers
- Discount of 20 per cent when sending selected small and medium inland parcels from 2-15 September*
The Post Office’s new Drop & Go pre-paid postage service is now available at over 11,000 branches acro

Post Office announces independent mediation scheme for subpostmasters

Post Office announces independent mediation scheme for subpostmasters

- Introduction of scheme part of Post Office’s commitments following findings of interim report into Horizon system
- Post Office committed to addressing concerns raised by sub-postmasters by reviewing their cases
The Post Office has today announced the introduction of an independent mediation scheme to address the concerns raised by some sub-postmasters regarding cases which they feel requi

0845 numbers costing UK consumers £1.3bn from their mobiles

0845 numbers costing UK consumers £1.3bn from their mobiles

- One in four consumers call 0845 numbers from their mobile
- One in ten wrongly believes that calls to 0845 numbers are included in their monthly free minutes
- A quarter blame high call rate numbers for unexpectedly high monthly bills
A new study released today by Post Office HomePhone and Broadband, reveals that consumers are spending £1.3billion pounds* each year by making calls to 08

Pay Day Countdown: 5 million workers face new monthly struggle

Pay Day Countdown: 5 million workers face new monthly struggle

- One in four workers say their finances have had a negative effect on their health
- 15 per cent run out of money on a monthly basis and rely on credit cards, overdraft and savings to see them through
- 17 per cent stop checking their current account at some point during the month
At the end of the month, many of us have just been paid and are feeling flush, however within three weeks fi

To have and to holiday

To have and to holiday

- Over three million prefer me-cations to holidaying with partners, friends or family
- New study finds men more likely to travel solo than women
- One in five UK citizens in their forties and fifties opt to go it alone
In sickness and in health, for better or for worse, ‘til death do us part, it appears nothing can tear a couple apart... except perhaps a holiday, according to a recent st

Active not Passive: Poll reveals UK Holidaymakers are no couch potatoes

Active not Passive: Poll reveals UK Holidaymakers are no couch potatoes



- 75 per cent of adults aged 18-64 now plan "have a go" active holidays
- Rally car driving heads list of 27 activities UK adults want to try on holiday - and is the top choice for over 55s too
- High-adrenaline sports like water skiing, white water rafting, paragliding and snowboarding have greatest appeal
- People are prepared to pay up to £126 to try sky diving


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Post Office disappointed at CWU's call for further strike action

Post Office disappointed at CWU's call for further strike action

- The strikes are called in Crown branches which make up only three per cent of Post Office's around 11,800 branch network
- 97 per cent of branches will be unaffected
- Post Office will continue plans to transform Crown Network to keep its branches on high streets across UK
- 70 branches proposed to be partnered with retailers will provide a new modern branch with same Post Office produc

Average Age of a Second-Time buyer reaches Forty Two

Average Age of a Second-Time buyer reaches Forty Two

- Prospective second time buyer will wait 14 years before moving on from their first home.
- Second-time buyers must now wait 15 years longer than in the 60s to move up the property ladder.
- The average age of a second-time buyer is now 42, reveals Post Office’s Step-Up report.
Those currently living in their first home took their first step onto the property ladder at the age of 28, but

Post Office rolls out new Drop & Go postage service across UK

Post Office rolls out new Drop & Go postage service across UK

- Drop & Go offers a fast-track postage service as research reveals a third of adults sell items on eBay
The Post Office has today announced the national roll-out of its Drop & Go service, which offers business customers and internet power sellers a fast track pre-paid card service when sending mail at over 10,000 branches.
Drop & Go has been launched in response to the ever-grow

Driving a hire car in Europe could cost risk-takers hundreds of pounds for holiday prangs

Driving a hire car in Europe could cost risk-takers hundreds of pounds for holiday prangs

- 63 per cent of motorists driving a hire car in Europe risk charges for holiday crashes.
- Drivers without excess waiver insurance could pay up to £1,186 if they have an accident or the car is stolen – according to
- Post Office® Car Rental Report.
- Rental cost doubles when extras are added in Spanish destinations.
- European extras cheapest in the Marmaris region of Turkey.
- Dri

Modern Holidaymakers who speak in tongues take bite out of unadventurous 80s image

Modern Holidaymakers who speak in tongues take bite out of unadventurous 80s image

- Study finds 21st century tourists are more adventurous, enlightened and spontaneous compared to their 1980s counterparts.
- When abroad, 66 per cent are now more courageous with local cuisines.
- 34 per cent of UK holidaymakers now attempt to learn the language before going away on holiday.
The stereotype of the loud, sun-burnt UK holidaymaker gagging for a fry-up and getting disgruntl

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