Newsagents on the Central Coast of New South Wales are reporting that freight company 1st Fleet Express has issued accounts which apply an increase in their fees for collecting unsold magazines, returns, by 66% and applying this increase retrospectively.
NANA, the state association representing newsagents in NSW is right on to this issue and has advised newsagents:
We strongly suggest that Agents effected by this increase contact 1st Fleet Express (Mr Paul Rowe Executive General Manager Ph 133040), and advise him, in the absence of any prior advice indicating any increase to rates, their invoice will be paid at the rate of $3-00 per carton up to and including the date of the account received.
The retrospective billing goes back months from what I am told. If true this is appalling behaviour. Newsagents need to follow the NANA advice.