Royal Mail has confirmed that households across dozens of UK postcode areas could face disruption to their deliveries. The postal service has issued its latest service update for Thursday, September 3, with 28 delivery offices currently among those most affected by local problems. Together, the offices cover 79 postcode districts across different parts of the UK.
Deliveries to Continue Despite Local Issues
Royal Mail said deliveries and collections will still take place across the country today, with the company aiming to deliver to every address where it has mail. However, it warned this may temporarily not be possible in a small number of areas. Problems can be caused by issues including high levels of staff sickness, resourcing shortages and other local factors. Where this happens, Royal Mail said it will rotate deliveries in an attempt to reduce the length of delays faced by individual households.
The company said: “We're sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.”
Network and Air Service Updates
There have also been some separate problems moving mail through Royal Mail's network. A vehicle arrived late at its North West Hub yesterday morning and missed connections with scheduled outbound services. As a result, some mail which had been due to arrive yesterday in parts of the CA, DG, CH, LL and SY postcode areas may arrive later than expected.
There was better news for Royal Mail's air network, with services operating to schedule over the previous 24 hours. Birmingham Mail Centre also reported that not all mail was processed and sent out on schedule. This affected some mail posted yesterday in the B, HR and WR postcode areas which was due for delivery elsewhere in the UK today.
Full List of 79 UK Postcodes
Basingstoke DO: RG21, RG22, RG23, RG24, RG25, RG26, RG28
Bedford MK40 DO: MK40, MK41, MK42, MK43, MK44, MK45
Bridge of Don DO: AB22, AB23
Brierley Hill DO: DY5
Carmarthen DO: SA17, SA31, SA32, SA33
Cambridge DO: CB1, CB2, CB3, CB4, CB5, CB21, CB22, CB23, CB24, CB25
Carterton DO: OX18
Cheadle SK DO: SK8
Chester DO: CH1, CH2, CH3, CH4, CH88, CH99
Dagenham DO: RM8, RM9, RM10
Dudley DO: DY1, DY2, DY3
Finchley Church End DO: N3
Ilfracombe DO: EX34
Llandudno DO: LL30, LL31, LL32, LL34
Lochgelly DO: KY5
Loughborough DO: LE11, LE12
Margate DO: CT7, CT8, CT9
Mid Rhondda Ganol DO: CF39, CF40
Nuneaton DO: CV10, CV11, CV13
Oxford DO: OX1, OX2
Ramsgate DO: CT11, CT12
Reading East DO: RG4, RG5, RG6, RG10
Runcorn DO: WA7
Rugeley DO: WS15
Shrewsbury DO: SY1, SY2, SY3, SY4, SY5
Sidmouth DO: EX10
Wednesbury DO: WS10
Wilmslow DO: SK9
