- Price
- €9.95incl. VAT, 2 pages included
- Delivery time
- Next working dayusually, after posting
- Proof
- Recipient's signature+ tracking
- Handed to the post
- Upload by 14:00UK time on a working day, posted the same day
- Counts as
- Inland Royal Mail letterprinted and posted in United Kingdom
What you get for every letter
Tracking from the post and a proof PDF you can keep or forward.
Tracking
TT 4821 9035 7GB- PDF received and checked
- Printed in the UK
- Handed to Royal Mail
- Delivered, signed for at the address
Example
Proof PDF
With the tracking number, the date of posting, the delivery, the recipient's signature and a fingerprint of your documentA code calculated from your PDF. If even one character in the letter changes, the code changes, so you can show which document was sent..
Example
Does Signed For match what your contract or the law asks for?
Every UK letter goes Royal Mail Signed For 1st Class. It is the service that used to be called recorded delivery: someone at the address signs for the letter and Royal Mail confirms the delivery online.
UK law rarely says a letter must go by registered post. What Signed For gives you is proof of the date it was posted and the date it arrived, which is what counts when a notice period, a reply deadline or a court claim turns on a date.
| If it says | What it means | Does Signed For fit? |
|---|---|---|
| Recorded delivery | Royal Mail's signed-for service | Yes, it is the same service under its current name |
| Registered post | Wording in older statutes and forms | Yes, where a statute names registered post, recorded delivery counts too |
| First class post | An ordinary first class letter | Yes, Signed For is a first class letter with a signature added |
| By hand or personal service | Someone hands the document over | Hand it over yourself or ask a process server |
When does a posted notice count as served?
Where a statute allows service by post, a letter that is properly addressed, paid for and posted counts as delivered on the day it would arrive in the ordinary course of post, unless the other side proves otherwise. For Signed For 1st Class that is the next working day after posting.
In 2025 the Court of Appeal confirmed that this rule applies only where the statute itself allows post. A tenancy agreement or a contract usually has its own notice clause, so read that clause first and send the letter to the address it names.
Can you send it while you live outside the UK?
Yes. You upload the PDF from anywhere and the letter is printed and posted in the UK, so it travels as an inland letter with a Royal Mail reference from the start. A letter posted in another country carries that country's tracking number, and the record often stops at the border.
- 2 pages included
- + €0.30 per extra page
- + €0.20 colour per page
United KingdomRoyal Mail Signed For | €9.95€8.22 excl. VAT |
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Example: 5 pages in colour to United Kingdom = €9.95 + 3 × €0.30 + 5 × €0.20 = €11.85 incl. VAT
Contracts
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Frequently asked questions
Is Royal Mail Signed For the same as recorded delivery?
Yes. Recorded delivery was renamed Recorded Signed For and later Royal Mail Signed For. Contracts and older statutes still say recorded delivery and mean this service.
How fast does a Signed For letter arrive?
Royal Mail aims to deliver Signed For 1st Class on the next working day after posting, Saturdays included. Upload by 14:00 UK time on a working day and the letter is posted the same day.
What if nobody is home to sign?
The postman leaves a card and Royal Mail keeps the letter at the local delivery office for collection. The record shows the attempt. Whether an uncollected letter counts as served depends on the notice clause or the statute behind it.
Does it prove what was in the envelope?
Royal Mail records the delivery, not the contents. Keep the PDF you uploaded: your proof PDF carries a fingerprint of that file, so you can show which document was sent.
Can I serve a Section 8 notice this way?
Yes, where the tenancy agreement or the statute allows service by post. Check the notice clause first and keep the delivery record with your certificate of service.
Can a company send letters to UK customers this way?
Yes. Each letter is one PDF, one address and one proof, and a business account adds invoices with your VAT number.