Eircode is useless, says transport and courier trade body

The trade body representing freight transport and courier companies has filed a formal complaint to the European Commission, claiming that the State’s new postcode amounts to unfair state aid for An Post.

While Eircode’s unique design has been described by Department of Communications officials as “world-beating”, the Freight Transport Association of Ireland (FTAI), which represents more than 200 member companies, has said the postcode is “useless” to its members.

Now the FTAI has formally lodged an unlawful state aid complaint with the European Commission, arguing that Eircode’s structure gives an unfair advantage to An Post.