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Used wrong stamp on letter

I have sent off 5 job applications and totally forgot that Royal Mail changed their post prices. So I have basically put a stamp that is 12p short, one application confirmed they have received it. So what happens - do the depot keep underpaid mail or does the employer have to pay the extra? :frown:

I am just devastated cos these were brilliant jobs and my mom knew about the price change but told me tonight after my applications were sent off.

Reply 1

Scubar

they'll have to pay the 12p extra if they want the application, might ask you for the 12p if they call you for interview

Reply 2

guitargirl03

If they don't pay for the application, then the application will be sent back to you, and you'll have to pay the 12p.

Is it possible for you to phone up the companies and just explain the situation?

Reply 3

Juno

They'll have to pay the 12p plus a handling fee of £1. Or it may be sent back to you, in which case you'll have to pay the £1.12 to get it back.

Reply 4

Talya

Perhaps apologise if you get an interview?

Reply 5

philjw

Actually I've received a number of A4 envelopes this week with just normal 1st class stamps on them - the postmark has said on all of them: "On this occasion you have not incurred a surcharge but you may do so in the future. Please inform the sender." And then a table giving the new postage prices. So I'm pretty sure Royal Mail haven't started collecting surcharges yet. You should be OK - just make sure you use the right stamps next time :wink:

Reply 6

quadruple_twist

I think it's ridiculous that the Royal Mail have increased the price for "Large Letters". Wtf ever happened to just sticking a first/second class stamp on something with confidence it'd actually arrive?

Puh-leese!

Reply 7

mark1010

I wouldn't worry, i sent a load of application forms off before it dawned on me that a bigger letter costs more. They all arrived ok and no one ever commented so i assume that the royal mail had other stuff to worry about. Maybe i was lucky i don't know, but i imagine there is some give and take whilst they change to this new system.

Reply 8

F1 fanatic

In theory it's £1.12 as Juno said, but I've received 2 letters that were short of postage and not been charged to them. They did though arrive very late, so I suspect they keep them until they are feeling generous enough to deliver them.

Reply 9

Sazarina88

Whilst the change in charges is still relatively new, Royal Mail are being a little more lenient than you may expect regarding post with the wrong value of stamps on it.

My Mum works in a post office (it's a part of my house) and it's quite amusing when some people are so surprised when my Mum tells them about the changes.

Reply 10

IB-more

Gahhh I did this once. I had just gotten back from a trip to Australia and New Zealand, and I had all my ticket stubs to send it for frequent flier miles. A trip from the East Coast to New Zealand to Cairns to Sydney to the East Coast again? That's a ****load of miles. Unfortunately, the postage rates changed from 32 cents to 37 cents while I was gone, and our postmen are bitter at life here, and I never saw them again. I lost a good 20,000 frequent flier miles for that stupid mistake.

I hope it works out better for you!