Free posts and Franking machines

Free post

• This service is a variation of the business reply service.
• The user needs to seek for approval from the post office.
• If he is granted access the user pays deposit
• All free post mail is written Free Post before the address.
• The sender does not pay for postage.
• The recipient pays a surcharge on the usual postage.

Franking machine

• The machine is rented from the Post Office.
• It is used when sending large volumes of mail regularly by large organisations.
• The machine has a meter for recording total postage.
• The hirer pays a deposit before using the machine.
• The machine prints the words “postage paid” on each envelope or (PPI i,e, Prints Postage Impression)
• Has a mechanism that prevents tampering with the machine.