Aurélien Fleurot, edited by Juliette Moreau Alvarez 06:22, January 02, 2023
La Poste announced it last July, it is now done: since January 1, the red stamp is removed.
From now on, to send a priority letter, that is to say the day after it is sent, the French will have several options available to them.
Europe 1 takes stock.
This is one of the big changes at the start of the year: the removal of the red stamp, which allowed mail to be sent within 24 hours.
To replace it, La Poste has devised a brand new format, a priority letter, online, with different methods of use.
A novelty which is part of a new range supposed to adapt to the uses of the French and to lower the CO2 impact of the company.
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Three ways to send mail
From now on, for a letter to be received on D+1, there are several options.
It is first of all possible to send mail from the laposte.fr site, either by importing a document or by writing it directly via the interface provided.
Another possibility is to go to a post office with the contents of his letter, which will be scanned by an employee.
Finally, the French will also be able to call on their postman, as explained by Philippe Dorge, deputy general manager of the La Poste group.
"For people who are not very agile with the Internet, well, you can make your home a 'postman appointment'. The postman comes by, scans the manuscript and it will be distributed the next day."
Then, your letter will be printed in a sorting platform close to the recipient, automatically and without human intervention.
A procedure that will be secure and carried out in complete confidentiality, promises La Poste.
The company insists on the fact that the French send eight times fewer red letters than ten years ago.
Finally, owners of red stamps can be reassured: they will always be valid, with no time limit.
Criticized for its "gas factory" side, this novelty will allow La Poste to save 60,000 tonnes of CO2 per year by 2030.