Submitted on Thursday 10th February 2022
Rejected on Tuesday 15th February 2022
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Prevent Royal Mail from making postage stamps without a barcode invalid
Royal Mail is moving to a new barcode system for stamps which existing and older stamps don't have. '1st' and '2nd' class stamps with the Queen's head, Christmas themed stamps, and stamps of any other value with the Queen's head, will no longer be valid to use on letters or packages by 31 Jan 2023.
UK stamps traditionally have no expiry date meaning they can be used irrespective of the length of time they have been kept. This should continue. When I last purchased stamps no expiry date was advertised. From 31 Jan 2023 stamps without a barcode will not be valid and Royal Mail customers will have to pay a surcharge if they are used. This could cause confusion and inconvenience for elderly people who may have a stock of older stamps. The need for a barcode to be added to stamps is unclear.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.
Decisions about postage stamps are a matter for the Royal Mail, not the UK Government or Parliament.
Royal Mail has said that non-barcoded stamps can be exchanged for the new barcoded version through Royal Mail’s ‘Swap Out’ scheme. Find out more here: www.royalmail.com/sending/barcoded-stamps
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