The 2011 Act enables the government to privatise Royal Mail and to possibly mutualise Post Office Limited.
The quality of postal services in the 17th and 18th centuries improved with development of better roads and means of transport.
[1] Anthony Trollope is credited with major contributions to the development of postal services in the years 1851-1867, described, e.g. in Chapters 8 and 13 of his autobiography.
[2] A small number of postal services operate widely in the United Kingdom.
After the opening up of the industry, competitors such as Whistl and UK Mail found their place offering business postal solutions.