Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Robert Smith (Liberal Democrat), on Wednesday, 19 December 2012, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 12 members in total.

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COST OF POSTAL DELIVERY IN REMOTE PARTS OF SCOTLAND

That this House is concerned by the findings of The Postcode Penalty, a new report from Citizens Advice Scotland, which shows that at least one million Scots are being hit with surcharges, late delivery and even being refused delivery when they buy goods online, because of where they live; notes that consumers in Scotland's island communities pay a postcode penalty of nearly 19 for delivery, a mark up of over 500 per cent, and consumers across the Highlands are charged an extra 15; further notes that of all the surcharges levied by the 534 retailers that Citizens Advice Scotland investigated, more than 70 per cent applied to consumers in Scotland, indicating that Scots are disproportionately affected by poor delivery practices; further notes that this problem affects businesses as well as consumers; calls on retailers to change their delivery policies to ensure fair, affordable and understandable delivery for consumers wherever they live; applauds Royal Mail forits universal service obligation which ensures a fair price for post and parcels across the whole of the UK; and congratulates the Scottish CAB Service forits campaign to secure a fairer deal for consumers.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

869 

Session

2012-13

Other sponsors

Lord Bruce of Bennachie

Alan Reid

Viscount Thurso

Lindsay Roy

Mike Crockart

Subjects

Postal services Service industries

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk