Royal Mail has issued a delivery warning for 139 postcode areas across the UK, including 13 in Wales, as of Tuesday, August 17. The postal firm published a list of the most severely affected areas, meaning residents and businesses in those parts of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are likely to experience hold-ups.
Welsh areas affected
In Wales, disruptions are impacting several areas including Carmarthen, Ebbw Vale, Llangefni and Mold. The full list of Welsh delivery offices affected includes Carmarthen DO (SA17, SA31, SA32, SA33), Ebbw Vale DO (NP23), Llangefni DO (LL62-LL78), and Mold DO (CH7).
Other affected areas and mail centres
Problems have also been reported at mail centres in Leeds and Manchester. In Leeds, some mail posted yesterday in the BD, HD, HG, HX, LS and WF postcode areas are due for delivery today in other parts of the UK. In Manchester, some mail posted in the BL, M, OL and SK postcode areas are due for delivery today in other parts of the UK.
Royal Mail's air and road network has run to schedule over the past 24 hours.
Company statement and delivery standards
Royal Mail stated: "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 said it will rotate deliveries to minimise delay to individual customers and provide targeted support to those offices to restore service to the high standard customers would normally receive.
The postal service aims to deliver to all addresses by 4.30pm on every working day, Monday to Saturday, except in certain locations such as Scotland's Highlands and Islands where transport is limited. Regarding Sunday and evening deliveries, Royal Mail said: "We also make some scheduled parcel deliveries later, which can include deliveries in the evening. These parcel deliveries can include Sundays with some geographical exceptions."
Other affected delivery offices across the UK include Altens DO, Basingstoke DO, Bedford MK40 DO, Bordon DO, Bridgnorth DO, Brierley Hill DO, Bristol North DO, Burslem DO, Calderway DO, Cambridge DO, Chester DO, Chichester DO, Cullompton DO, Dudley DO, Glossop DO, Gosforth DO, Harehills DO, Henfield DO, Heswall DO, Hoylake DO, Huntingdon DO, Ilfracombe DO, Inverclyde DO, Kentish Town DO, Margate DO, Milton Keynes Kiln Farm DO, Nuneaton DO, Orton Southgate DO, Port Ellen DO, Reading West DO, Rugeley DO, Shrewsbury DO, Stratford Upon Avon DO, Swindon DO, Torrington DO, Upton DO, Wednesbury DO, Wellington DO, Wilmslow DO, and Wolverhampton NE DO.
