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Special Delivery™ Next Day


Our Special Delivery™ Next Day service starts at just £4.95* and you can send items up to 10kg. See our detailed price list below, or get a quote for sending mail by Special Delivery™ 9.00am with our Postage calculator.

Use Special Delivery™ and get up to £500 automatic compensation cover for loss or damage. If your item is more valuable, you can get extra cover up to £2,500 for a small additional fee.

*Starting at £4.80 for account customers.


Price list

Weight not over Stamps/SmartstampFranking/Account
Compensation for loss or damage Compensation for loss or damage
 Up to £500Up to £1000Up to £2500Up to £500Up to £1000Up to £2500
100g £4.95 £5.80£7.40£4.80 £5.65£7.25
500g£5.40 £6.25£7.85 £5.20£6.05 £7.65
1kg£6.70 £7.55 £9.15£6.35 £7.20 £8.80
2kg£8.65£9.50£11.10 £8.15£9.00 £10.60
10kg£21.65£22.50£24.10 £20.65£21.50£23.10

Learn more about compensation

If you post more than 5,000 Special Delivery™ packages a year you may be eligible for a Special Delivery™ contract.  Contact your account manager to find out more.


Guaranteed Saturday Delivery

If you’re a Post Office® or meter customer, ask at your local Post Office® about our new Guaranteed Saturday Delivery, available for just £2.20 extra per item. If you’re a Royal Mail Account customer, contact your Account team to find out more about this service and its costs.

Late Access Charges

The premium charges for items processed by Royal Mail on the customer’s site and posted after the current standard LAT are as follows:

  • £890 per calendar month for the late collection
  • A per item charge for all items posted of:

WeightPrice
Up to 100g26p
100g - 500g28p
500g - 1kg30p
1kg - 2kg34p
2kg - 10kg36p

Consequential loss

If you send an item that could be costly if it is lost, damaged or delayed in transit – such as a contract or legal documents - then take advantage of our consequential loss cover of up to £10,000.

What it costsMaximum compensation
£1.70£1,000
£2.20£2,500
£2.90£5,000
£3.60£7,500
£4.30£10,000

Learn more about consequential loss

Prepaid packaging

Save time and give your post a professional look with prepaid packaging, from as little as £27 for five ‘polylope’ self sealing plastic envelopes – each with up to £500 compensation included. Buy them now from our online shop and have them delivered to your door.

What to do next

Find out how to buy Special Delivery™ Next Day.