Royal Mail has warned that thousands of UK households will not receive their post on time this weekend, with 87 postcodes affected by delays. The impacted areas include Ashington, Barry, and Dudley.
The postal service issued an update on its website, stating that delivering mail to all addresses it has on file might be impossible due to several factors, and apologised for any inconvenience caused.
The update reads: “We aim to deliver all addresses we have mail for six days a week. In a small number of local offices, this may temporarily not be possible due to local issues such as high levels of sick absences, resourcing, or other local factors. In those cases, we will rotate deliveries to minimise the delay to individual customers.”
Earlier updates and delivery targets
This weekend’s warning follows a similar update issued earlier this week for 90 postcodes, while 153 areas experienced delays last week.
The news also comes as Royal Mail has faced criticism for failing to meet its 93% target for delivering first-class letters on time. Last year, only 77% of first-class letters arrived when they were supposed to.
Changes to delivery notifications
Royal Mail has also changed its “something for you cards” for deliveries that cannot be made directly to a customer’s door. The updated cards will include both a QR code and a nine-digit number to identify parcel details.
Customers can check service updates for their local area using Royal Mail’s online tool, which is updated daily to show the latest postcodes affected by delays.
Full list of 87 affected postcodes
BN41, BN42, CB1, CB2, CB3, CB4, CB5, CB21, CB22, CB23, CB24, CB25, CF63, CF64, CH7, CH31, CH60, CH61, CO13, CO14, CT14, DY1, DY2, DY3, DY4, DY5, DY13, EX16, EX18, LL24, LL25, LL26, LL27, LL62, LL63, LL64, LL65, LL66, LL67, LL68, LL69, LL70, LL71, LL72, LL73, LL74, LL75, LL76, LL77, LL78, MK8, MK11, MK12, MK13, MK14, MK19, NE3, NE13, NE22, NE24, NE62, NE63, NE64, NP7, NP8, NP23, OX10, OX49, SA3, SA17, SA31, SA32, SA33, SK15, TA22, TA23, TA24, WA9, WA10, WA11, WF12, WF13, WF14, WS10, WS15, WV11, WV12.
