The Royal Mail has expanded its digital proof of posting service to include international parcels at all 115,000 postboxes, enabling customers to send items abroad with confidence.
Using the Royal Mail app, small businesses exporting small items and customers sending to family and friends abroad will now be able to request a proof of posting receipt.
Any parcel that has a label and fits in the box can be sent via postboxes. Larger parcels can be sent via Royal Mail’s new solar-powered ‘postboxes of the future’ – 3,500 of which are currently being rolled out across the UK.
The app uses GPS and location services to identify which postbox the customer is at, enabling users to scan their parcel’s barcode and instantly receive confirmation of posting.
Jack Clarkson, managing director of out of home and commercial excellence at Royal Mail, said, “Proof of posting at postboxes gives people the peace of mind of a receipt combined with the convenience of dropping off their parcel at the end of their street without having to queue. We’re delighted to expand the service to international parcels and make sending parcels abroad even more convenient. With Christmas just three months away, it’s perfect timing for people sending gifts to friends and family across the globe. If you have a Royal Mail label on your parcel, and it fits, put it in a postbox and we’ll do the rest.”
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