Australia Post price increase - period of grace?

[cathyjoyjoy]

Is anyone aware if there is a "period of grace" after 4 January, where the old letter rates will be accepted without the recipient being charged for underpaid postage?  In the past there has been an "unwritten period of grace", sometimes two weeks or a month.

This is the case where you drop a pre-stamped letter into a red post box.  Of course once you approached the post office counter, the latest postage would be charged.

Happy New Year and thank you for all the very helpful "inside advice".

[joethenuts]

well if you dont know the answere thats fine maybe somebody will know the difference from having a grace and not having a grace when you pay before the deadline

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@joethenuts wrote:

say hello to peter for me , 

i have asked a question to lyndal  you can answere it if you like 

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I thought I did, it's the timeframe for the Postal Obligation imposed by the Federal Government i.e. 98% of standard mail should be delivered by Aust Post within 7 to 10 days, any less than 98% and they are not meeting their obligations.  It is a unit the Federal Government uses to measure compliance, therefore it is the most appropriate timeframe for any grace period.

[bakeandfry]

[joethenuts]

so you have changed your mind from post 88  ,

what would a seller care and ask a question if it was 1 day 10 days or 100 days grace  it makes no difference to what you say , 

i pay and send before the 4th and when it gets there it gets there ,,  might as well have 0  grace its the same thing.  

[collect247]

I'm going to make sure I say G'day to my post master tomorrow what ever the heck his/her name is.

[imastawka]

I think someone just likes to stir the pot.     

Kinda like a poker face

[joethenuts]

lol  maybe you can answere a question as you seem to know what your talking about.

no  bla bla  bla  bla  just straight simple answere.

if i pay and send a letter before the 4th 

what is the difference between 7 day grace   and 50 day grace or no grace. if what the other posters say is true.

ps i think i know your postmaster  john i think

[joethenuts]

nobody will give me a straight answere   maybe you will whats the difference between 10 days grace  and no days grace  if i pay and send before the deadline

[k1ooo-slr-sales]

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@joethenuts wrote:

so you have changed your mind from post 88  

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no, I haven't changed my mind.  Here is what I posted in post 88:

if Aust Post is allowing a grace period of 7-10 days then Aust Post will accept the old rate as being acceptable until 7-10 days after the introduction of the new rate.

This is because the standard by which mail delivery is measured under the Postal Obligation is 7-10 days from when posted to when delivered.

Sorry joe, but if this isn't simple enough or clear enough for you to understand then all I can conclude is that you are misrepresenting member posts, Aust Post delivery timeframes, dates etc just to create kaos and confusion.

On this thread . . . . I'm done, you can have the final word.  Hopefully it will be your last on this thread too as it is going nowhere.

[joethenuts]

i have asked a question about grace and no grace ,so if you dont understand the question thats fine i only want posters who can answere my question    reply  thanks anyway.