Door to Door
Door to Door Spring and Summer Bank Holiday 2012 Bank Holiday Arrangements
Please note that our Walk Bundling Centres (WBC’s) will be closed on the following bank holidays:-
• Friday April 6th (Good Friday)
• Monday 9th April (Easter Monday)
• Monday May 7th (May Day)
• Monday June 4th (Whitsun)
• Tuesday June 5th (HM Queen’s Diamond Jubilee).
• Thursday 12th July Northern Ireland WBC only(Orangeman’s Day)
• Monday 6th August Perth WBC only (August Bank Holiday Scotland)
• Monday 27th August all except Perth WBC (August Bank Holiday England, Wales & Northern Ireland)
Additionally, our Perth Walk Bundling Centre will be closed on Friday 30th November for St. Andrews Day.
By clicking on this link you can access our 2012 Handover schedule which shows you the earliest and latest dates that you can deliver your items to us, according to the week in which your distribution is taking place.
If you have any queries, or would like to take advantage of our new booking-in system for Monday handovers, please call 01865 796981 and speak to the Door to Door team, or send an email to doortodoor@royalmail.com.
Price changes for distributions starting 9th April 2012
We would like to advise you of forthcoming changes to Door to Door pricing tariffs and product specifications. We are making these price changes in order to more accurately align our operational costs with the amount that we charge for the service we provide.We appreciate that no one likes it when prices go up. That's why we've kept the rises as low as we can, and by acting now you can avoid any additional costs, as distributions that are already bookedand confirmed by 17th March 2012 will not be affected by these changes and will remain valid at current pricing levels.
Changes to Royal Mail’s Door to Door Pricing Tariffs
Our standard prices will increase by 3.3% from 9th April 2012. This means that the price for an item weighing up to 20g will increase from £60 to £62 per 1,000 items. Click here for full details of our new prices.
Postcode Sector Bandings
For door drop campaigns involving over 200,000 items only we are introducing 3 new pricing bands that more closely reflect the cost of delivery in the areas affected. .
Click here for a breakdown of the Postcode Sectors together with the assigned Banding. .
Booking Terms:
All on–line bookings made before 2145 hours on 17th March 2012 will be accepted at our current prices. All other booking application forms must be received by our Sales Centre by 12th March 2012 in order to obtain our current prices; all previously confirmed contracts will also be honoured at current prices provided no amendments are made to the contract.
Changes to the Royal Mail Door Product Specifications
Increase in standard Door to Door item weight
We have recently been trialling the effect of heavier weight items on our operation. As a result of these trials we are delighted to announce that we are now able to accept standard items of up to 200g in weight. This increased capability has been introduced in response to customer demand and provides you further flexibility in the creative format of the item that call for heavier weights.
Door to Door pricies for heavy weight items (price per thousand excluding vat) Apr 2012 |
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| Weight | 100 - 120 grams | 120 - 140 grams | 140 - 160 grams th> | 160 - 180 grams | 180 - 200 grams |
| <25k | 127.99 | 140.79 | 153.59 | 166.39 | 179.18 |
| 25,000 -100,000 | 114.78 | 126.26 | 137.74 | 149.21 | 160.69 |
| 100,001+ | 112.67 | 117.99 | 128.72 | 139.45 | 150.17 |
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(subject to minimum charge of £500 plus vat, subject to availability and excludes handling charges) |
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Forward Booking Terms
From 17th March 2012 we are changing the number of months in advance that we can accept bookings from 25 months to 13. For all those who have already made bookings for drops on or after 29th April 2013 your contracts are unaffected.
If you wish to find out more about our changes, and about our latest service offerings you can email us at doortodoor@royalmail.com or call our Helpdesk on 01865 796981.
Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to take this opportunity to thank you for choosing Royal Mail Door to Door for your door drop campaigns and we look forward to working with you over the coming year.
Category Code changes - 28th November 2011
As a direct result of Customer feedback we are expanding our Category Codes by six new codes. These will be added to our Online Booking System on 28th November 2011. If you would like to see any further changes then please contact Jan Hargreaves (e-mail jan.hargreaves@royalmail.com in readiness for the next review scheduled for Summer 2012.
| CATEGORY CODE | FULL DESCRIPTION | SHORT DESCRIPTION |
| 3AR | Home delivery of fresh, refrigerated and frozen food | Home deliv |
| 3AS | Household wares | Houseware |
| 3AT | Discount Stores | Disc shop |
| 3AU | Fireworks | Fireworks |
| 4J | Application for smart phone and tablets | Deviceapps |
| 4K | Online gaming | Games Int |
Making your leaflets interactive
Our Door to Door service has always been a unique way to reach your customers, because your messages arrive along with their daily post. Now, with a click of their smartphone, your promotional leaflet or mail piece takes customers even further – right into the heart of your web space.
Our innovative partnership with Clic2C makes more of your door drop. We embed an invisible digital watermark into your artwork, which customers identify through the Clic2C logo. Once they’ve downloaded the free Clic2C App (available from all app stores) all your customers have to do is hold their phone over your leaflet to go straight to your digital presence.
It means customers can act immediately – so if you tell them about a new product, within seconds they can be buying, viewing a video, registering for updates or telling you what they think.
With our full support package, it’s easy to watermark your promotional leaflet or mail piece. It doesn’t affect your artwork or design, we’ll help you test the technology and we’ll provide full analytics about your click through. With digital watermarking, Royal Mail Door to Door takes customers from their front door to your digital floor – small wonder we call it the action medium.
We are running a pilot scheme over the next few months.
To find out more, contact our team:
Tel: 0845 611 2666
Email: doortodoor_sales@royalmail.com
Booking in your distribution at the Walk Bundling Centres
Up to 13 weeks prior to the start of your distribution you may pre book your handover of items to the Walk Bundling Centres for between 7 and 18 days before the start of your distribution. This means you can switch delivery from the very busy Mondays.
You can pre book delivery slots at the Walk Bundling Centres by phoning 01865 796981 - this enables you to choose when is the best time for you to hand over your distribution and again will save you time.
If you have any queries, or would like to take advantage of our new WBC booking in system for mail handovers, please call 01865 796981and speak to the Door to Door team, or send an email to doortodoor@royalmail.com.
Online booking – more control, time saving & convenient
Our new booking system lets you manage your bookings online. Use it to create new bookings, search for and edit current bookings, or cancel them if you need to.
New to our online booking system? This easy-to-use demo will guide you through using this online booking facility.
