Royal Mail Areas Hit by Delays
In the News
THE LIST BELOW REFERS TO DELAYS FROM JANUARY 2021 AND NOT 2022.
Various people have commented about postal delays this information may explain. (Source www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55591063)
Royal Mail has published a list of areas where there have been delivery delays due to its workforce being affected by the Covid pandemic.
The postal service said some areas will see a reduced service due to workers being off sick or self-isolating.
Royal Mail listed 28 areas where post might be late, with 27 in England and one in Northern Ireland.
The areas affected are:
Ashford (TN23-TN27)
Barnsley (S70, S71, S72 and S75)
Basildon (SS13-SS16)
Bow (E3)
Bury St Edmunds (IP28-IP33)
Chelmsford (CM1-CM3)
Christchurch (BH23)
Daventry (NN11)
Debden (IG7-IG10)
Enfield (EN1-EN3)
Grays (RM16-RM20)
Hampton (TW12)
Highbury (N5)
Hornsey (N8)
Horsham (RH12, RH13)
Ilford (IG1-IG6)
Leeds City (LS1-LS5)
Lewisham (SE13)
Magherafelt (BT45, BT46)
Margate (CT7-CT9)
Rugeley (WS15)
Somerton (TA11)
South Ockendon (RM15)
South Woodford (E18)
Upper Holloway (N7)
Wandsworth (SW18)
Wellington (TA21)
Widnes (WA8)
It must be affecting other areas too, Two people i sent chrimbo cards to still haven't received them and im missing post aswell. Nothing important though given the circumstances
Thanks for sharing. I suspect there would have still been a backlog for this period, as there usually is. It’s one of the reasons I rarely use them for deliveries
I have been waiting for a parcel since mid November the tracking shows it is with the York Distribution Centre & you can't get through to speak to a person just a recording saying we have your parcel.
I've not received mail for days now and an order I sent to CeX hasn't arrived there yet. What a mess.
My area isn't jn there but we must have delays, I waited 14 days for an item that was sent Royal Mail 48hr service. I think lots of christmas gifts will be late this year!
I got a letter dated 11 November 2022 on 3 December 2022 with a second-class postage stamp.
jam45 The old stamps I sent to be swapped for the new ones took about 3-4 weeks. I thought it'd gotten lost.
I understand why they're on strike, but this is awful and even stressful for customers who may be waiting for parcels/letters with some urgency.
Can I point out that the list at the beginning of this chat is from December 2022. I do not know the current situation about delayed post.
lilyflower I know, but not getting mail daily worries me as I there are parcels that should have already arrived.
PhilipMarc Yep, it's a bl**dy nuisance, juts thought I'd clarify incase anyone assumed the list of areas was current. I posted a 1st class signed for on Friday and it still hasn't arrived at destination and an item I should have received by Thursday 1st arrived this lunch time.
Royal Mail is prioritising certain types of letters and parcels (the more expensive services of course) so everything else is getting delayed. I had a parcel from aliexpress and it hit the UK sometime ago maybe the middle of November and it got delivered yesterday. I suspect such imports are the lowest priority because they don't get paid for them if they are letter post due to an international agreement.
I hope Royal Mail delivers mail today, at the very least, because it just keeps stacking and stacking.
I don't think I'll receive any important letter, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried about my mail.
An item I posted on November 29 will be delivered today, December 13. And you know what, it should have been delivered within 48hrs, not 14 days later.
All these strikes, an unelected Prime Minister, charging people more for energy and taxes, a justice system that's more accurately injustice... The U.K. needs a total reform. Sigh.
Still waiting for a important form from the bank they now sent 2 out still waiting our mail is stuck in Chelmsford sorting office
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