Rate change 01 January, 2021

Good news!

In order to keep providing class leading services, the Royal Mail has made a number of price changes on FRIDAY 1st January, 2021. However, franking machine customers will still experience big savings over stamp users and FP customers can still experience further discounts by using FP exclusive Mailmark EXTRA.

Need more information?

Please visit Royal Mail for the latest information on Royal Mail tariff pricing for 2021. Those customers who are under warranty or have a fully comprehensive contact, please be advised that we have automatically sent you the updated rate download information.

Royal Mail Business Price Guide

Please see the FAQs below to help ensure that you are ready for the changes on 1st January. Here, you can find instructions specific to your machine on how to download the updated rates, check that the rates are ready and tips on what to do if you think your rate chip is faulty.

If you have placed an order or are a fully comprehensive or a warranty customer, please be advised that all new rates have now been sent. If you have not received your rates by Friday 1st January 2021 please email us at fpratechange@fpmailing.co.uk

You can downlaod your rates STRAIGHT AWAY using the step by step instructions which have been sent to you. To download these instructions or for product specific FAQ’s, including how to check if you have correctly installed your new rates

please select the support for your product below.

Postbase One Support

Q1000, Q2000 & Q3000 Support

Postbase range Support

(When you are there, go to rate change tab at the bottom of the page)

I am a mandatory meter or non contractual scale customer……

A franking machine comes with a Royal Mail licence. When you want to pay for postage on your outgoing mail, you can use your franking machine to print a postage payment (frank mark) along with company logo & message onto your letter, packet or parcel instead of using stamps. Your franking machine will weigh the item and print the correct postage amount based on the Royal Mail rates, depending on the Royal Mail service (i.e. 1st class, 2nd class, signed for etc.) that you require. Franked postage rates are cheaper than stamps.

A franking machine that is compatible with the Royal Mail Mailmark rates is a Mailmark franking machine. A Mailmark frank mark includes a barcode that Royal Mail systems can read, allowing them to process your mail in a more cost-efficient way. These cost savings are passed onto you, which means you save even more money on your outgoing post than you would if you franked your mail in the standard way.

Mailmark Extra™ gives you even more discounts on each letter that you send.

You can put your franked mail into a standard Royal Mail post box if it is collated inside a ‘postage meter envelope’ or inside a normal envelope with your machine details on. There are also multiple franked mailboxes around the country to drop your franked mail into freely. If you are unsure, you can take your franked mail into your local Post Office.

Browse our range of royal mail franking machines and find the one that suits you best