April 9, 2019
Mail Forwarding Services in the UK have been around for decades, but it’s only in the last ten years that we’ve seen a huge step forward in how they work.
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Standard, Tracked, Signed For and Guaranteed Delivery. The big 4 of Royal Mail services. UK Postbox customers use each for their mailing needs, especially via our Letter & Parcel forwarding services, Dropshipping & Fulfilment and Send Letters Online.
When sending mail or parcels within the UK or abroad, Royal Mail offers a range of delivery services to suit different needs. Whether you’re sending a birthday card, an online order, or important documents, it’s essential to understand the difference between Standard, Tracked, Signed For and Guaranteed delivery. In this guide, we’ll break down how each service works and when to use it.
Best for: Everyday letters, small parcels, and non-urgent deliveries.
Ideal for:
Best for: Online sellers, businesses, or anyone needing peace of mind with full tracking.
Ideal for:
Example: Sending a product to a customer who expects fast, trackable delivery.
Best for: Important or sensitive items where proof of delivery matters.
Ideal for:
Example: Sending an employment contract or a gift voucher that shouldn’t go missing.
Best for: High-value items, urgent deliveries, and guaranteed arrival by a specific time.
Ideal for:
Example: Sending a passport or high-value item that needs secure, guaranteed next-day delivery.
We can receive and send Standard, Tracked, Signed For and Guaranteed Delivery mail on your behalf via the following services:
Forward your letters to any location worldwide using our platform. Select a destination, choose a postage option, and we’ll handle the rest. Learn more about our letter forwarding service.
Forward parcels from our facility to your home address or anywhere else across the world. Combine multiple parcels, store them free for 30 days, and manage everything via our platform. Learn more about our parcel forwarding service.
With both services above, you can choose the four Royal Mail services. This is particularly efficient when managing your day-to-day mail and every scenario life throws at us.
Looking to outsource your online store management? You can use UK Postbox for stock storage, returns address and then when you make a sale, the item can be delivered via a full range of shipping options.
This is all managed via our online platform and if you have a Shopify, we can manage this for you.
We can ship your item via the leading couriers (DPD, DHL and Parcelforce) and we provide the full range of Royal Mail services.
We've found that our eRetailer customers favour the Royal Mail Tracked 24/48 option for both UK and international deliveries.
Benefits of Tracked 24/48 for eRetailers
Our UK fulfilment and dropshipping services offer businesses everything they need to sell products in the UK from wherever they are. Send your goods to us, and we’ll handle the rest. Learn more about our UK dropshipping and fulfilment services.
Simply upload your letter into our platform, provide a delivery address, select a postage option and we’ll post your mail from our UK mail sorting facility. The postage options include the most popular Royal Mail Standard Delivery 1st and 2nd class options and also the Signed For option for important, urgent letters and documents.
Send letters in the UK from anywhere in the world using our online letter mailing service. This is suitable for personal users sending individual letters and especially beneficial for companies with high capacity sending needs. Learn more about our send letters online service.
UK Postbox provides users and website visitors with the Shipping Calculator. This is available on our website and also in the online mail management platform when managing your mail.
Our shipping calculator displays the costs of forwarding your letters and parcels via one of our preferred shipping partners.
Costs vary depending on the product size, dimensions, and destination country. Royal Mail is usually the most cost-effective option and it offers a range of services to suit your needs.
We can provide a range of virtual address and online mail management services for individuals, businesses (including eRetailers), nonprofits and public sector organisations.
And, with Christmas arriving, many will be thinking about last Christmas posting dates but also last minute parcel delivery requirements. We can help you to manage this at scale or on a pay as you go basis, this year and beyond.
Contact our team for more information.
Mail Forwarding Services in the UK have been around for decades, but it’s only in the last ten years that we’ve seen a huge step forward in how they work.
There’s good reason to set up mail redirection in more scenarios than just moving home. Find out when & why a mail redirection service is a good option.
If you’re looking for info on how to set up Royal Mail Redirection, manage or cancel your existing redirection, we’ve compiled everything you need to know.
Mail redirection is useful for frequent travellers and anyone moving address. The service helps any mail being sent to an old address find your new one.
Whatever your reason for needing to set up a Royal Mail Redirection, by combining it with a UK Postbox account, your postal mail will always be secure.