Royal Mail owner faces £900m class action claim for ‘abusing dominant position’

International Distributions Services served with action over sending out bulk mail', including bank statements and weekly magazines

The owner of Royal Mail is facing a near 900m class action claim over accusations it abused its dominant position" in the market for sending out bulk mail, including bank statements and weekly magazines.

International Distributions Services (IDS) has been served with an 878m action by a newly formed company that said it represents an estimated 290,000 customers who claim they were overcharged as a result of Royal Mail's behaviour.