Royal Mail has warned that numerous postcode areas across the UK will experience delivery disruption this weekend. The postal service has published a list of the worst affected postcode areas, with weekend delivery and collection services operating on Saturday, November 7, and parcel deliveries scheduled for Sunday, November 8.
48 postcode areas affected
Hold-ups are affecting services across 48 postcode areas. Royal Mail said: "We aim to deliver to 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 absence, resourcing, or other local factors," the company added.
"In those cases, we will rotate deliveries to minimise the delay to individual customers. We also provide targeted support to those offices to address their challenges and restore our service to the high standard our customers would normally receive. We're sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding."
Worst affected locations
Glasgow, Nuneaton, Peterborough and Lichfield are among the locations worst affected this weekend. The full list of affected delivery offices and their postcode areas includes Aberdare DO (CF44, CF45), Basingstoke DO (RG21-RG26, RG28), Boston DO (PE20-PE22), Cheadle DO (SK8), Glasgow DO (G32), Gravesend DO (DA11, DA12, DA13), Hoylake DO (CH29, CH47, CH48), Lanark DO (ML8, ML11, ML12), Lark Lane DO (L17), Lichfield DO (WS7, WS13, WS14), Newton Le Willows DO (WA3, WA12), Nuneaton DO (CV10, CV11, CV13), Orton Southgate DO (PE2, PE7, PE8, PE9), Peterborough DO (PE1, PE3-PE6), Redcar DO (TS10, TS11), Skelton in Cleveland DO (TS12, TS13), Spilsby DO (PE23) and Wisbech DO (PE13, PE14).
Christmas posting dates announced
Royal Mail has also announced its Christmas posting dates, with customers encouraged to post as early as possible to prevent delays. The company said: "It's always advisable to post as early as possible to ensure that your Christmas letters and parcels reach their destination in good time."
Royal Mail will suspend all collections and deliveries on Friday, December 25 (Christmas Day), Saturday, December 26 (Boxing Day), and Monday, December 28 (the substitute Bank Holiday for Boxing Day). The final postal deliveries before Christmas will occur on Thursday, December 24 (Christmas Eve), with normal services resuming on Tuesday, December 29.
Royal Mail's final posting dates are Friday, December 18 for Second Class postage and Monday, December 21 for First Class. Special Delivery Guaranteed remains the last available option, with the last posting date before Christmas falling on Wednesday, December 23. These dates may be subject to change, so customers are advised to check before posting.
