To wonder why Royal Mail just don't scrap 1st & 2nd class post for domestic mail..

[Filimou]

I have sent numerous things both first and second class, and to be honest it doesnt seem to make a difference whichever you use. Sometimes 1st can take 2-3 days, sometimes 2nd gets there the next day.
So why not scrap 1st and 2nd class and have a standard delivery charge for domestic mail (I can understand different pricings for overseas as I suppose the cost would depend on the method of delivery).

I don't think there's any point in first class post any more. I've sent a number of things second class recently and almost all have arrived the next day.

I agree. I have sent things first class that have taken a week to get there and second class which gets there in one or two days. There's no point paying extra for first class anymore.

I haven't bought a first class stamp for a few years now, I'm convinced there is no difference in the service you get.

That's my experience too. I only use 2nd class now.

I have never really got it. Do they hang onto 2nd class? Surely that means sorting it?

IME, it's so that during busy periods, they can 'put back' the 2nd class and concentrate on only dealing with the more urgent 1st class.

That way the 1st class post isn't disrupted, and the 2nd can be dealt with less urgently but still within its delivery parameters.