For Autumn Stampex 2012 , Royal Mail unveiled its new ‘Hytech V2’ Hytech Post and Go kiosks. These are the culmination of the various trial and tests carried out over the last four shows has resulted in a new design of kiosk that can be deployed to various locations- shows etc. The kiosks were sited […]

It appears that Post Office Ltd have been looking at ways of improving the “customer journey” when a “Certificate of Posting” is required when using the Post and Go machines in a Post Office. In most cases you have to visit the ‘Fastdrop’ counter and have the barcode added (Where required) and  CoP datestamped.  In […]

Royal Mail have confirmed that they have completed their trials of Hytech Self-Service equipment and will now introduce a updated and improved set of Hytech equipment. The new machines will include for the first time a ‘fixed’ machine identifier which will link to a ‘series type’ for example  the ‘A’ Series will be self-service. This […]

At Birmingham ten machines have been reduced to nine Machine no.1 has been removed and machine no.9 moved into its place. At Cambridge as part of the program to upgrade branches by adding more Post & Go kiosks a third kiosk has been added . This kiosk has incorrectly been configured with the ‘old’ Branch […]

On June 30th the Post Office branch in Dorchester, Dorset has been updated with a new Post and Go machine. The branch details are:- [table] [attr style=”width:20px”]Code,Branch Name,Address,Town,Postcode. 200518, Dorchester Post Office, Trinity Street, Dorchester, DT1 1DH [/table] An updated full list of all the Post and Go branches is here :- Full list of […]

[table] no[attr style=”width:20px”],Code,Branch Name,Address,Town,Postcode,No. 1,002801,Union Street Crown Office,489 Union Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6AZ,1 2,002647, Aberystwyth Crown Office,8 Great Darkgate Street, Aberystwyth,SY23 1DE,1 3,002006, Acton Crown Office,23/29 King Street, London ,W3 9LD,1 4,002009, Albemarle Street Crown Office,43-44 Albermarle Street, London, W1S 4DS,1 5,010925, Ashford Crown Office,Tufton Street, Ashford, TN23 1AA,2 6,003009, Baker Street Crown Office,111 Baker […]

An incorrectly re-wound part roll of Machin Head faststamps has given rise to a spectacular ‘Inverted Head’ error at the self-service facility at Ludgate Circus (Tudor street) .      

On 21st May 2012, Royal Mail are due to issue an updated Post and Go stamp version of the Union Flag stamp originally issued in 2001  in honour of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. This will be available from Royal Mail in the usual ‘Pack’ format (at a bargain face value of 60p) as well as […]

The second in the series of Post & Go stamps featuring British Farmyard animals will be issued on the 24th April 2012. There will be available in the usual Post Office outlets – but grab them quickly as the price will rise on 3oth April. As well as the Post Office Wincor machines – Hytech […]

  Two Post Office new branches will open in the Athletes Village Plaza and Main Press Centre in Stratford’s Olympic Park. As well as offering a range of Post Office services, they will offer customers the chance to view the heritage of the London Olympic Games. There will be displays of stamps issued for the […]