Royal Mail given go-ahead to scrap second-class post on Saturdays

Tom EspinerBusiness reporterGetty ImagesRoyal Mail can deliver second-class letters on every other weekday and not on Saturdays to help cut costs, the industry regulator has said. Ofcom said a reform to the Universal Service Obligation (USO) was needed as people are sending fewer letters each year, so stamp prices keep rising as the cost of delivering letters goes up. The current one-price-goes-anywhere USO means…