Editing Scottish Highlands (section)

=== Courier delivery ===
Although most of the Highlands is geographically on the British mainland, it is somewhat less accessible than the rest of Britain; thus most UK couriers categorise it separately, alongside [[Northern Ireland]], the [[Isle of Man]], and other offshore islands. They thus charge additional fees for delivery to the Highlands, or exclude the area entirely. While the physical remoteness from the largest population centres inevitably leads to higher transit cost, there is confusion and consternation over the scale of the fees charged and the effectiveness of their communication,<ref name="CABcouriers">{{Cite web |date=25 January 2012 |title=3,000 angry Scots respond to CAB survey on rural delivery charges |url=http://www.cas.org.uk/news/3000-angry-scots-respond-cab-survey-rural-delivery-charges |access-date=31 July 2013 |publisher=2012 [[The Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux]] – Citizens Advice Scotland (Scottish charity SC016637)}}</ref> and the use of the word Mainland in their justification. Since the charges are often based on postcode areas, many far less remote areas, including some which are traditionally considered part of the lowlands, are also subject to these charges.<ref name="CABcouriers" /> [[Royal Mail]] is the only delivery network bound by a Universal Service Obligation to charge a uniform tariff across the UK. This, however, applies only to mail items and not larger packages which are dealt with by its [[Parcelforce]] division.