Royal Mail says that mail volumes have doubled over the Christmas interval, leaving some postcodes dealing with huge supply delays.
In an try and ease the supply backlog, some experiences declare that Royal Mail is implementing a “short-term contingency measure” to ship packages that will in any other case take up an excessive amount of area.
It comes because the UK postal service rushes to get everybody’s Christmas items, playing cards and letter out on time, with simply days left till Christmas arrives.
“We all know how vital letters and parcels are, particularly within the run-up to Christmas,” mentioned a Royal Mail spokesperson.
“That is our busiest time of yr, with mail volumes greater than doubling, however the overwhelming majority of mail continues to be delivered on time.
“The place there may be disruption, we work to resolve it as shortly as potential and preserve companies transferring. Final yr, 99% of things posted by the final really useful posting dates had been delivered in time for Christmas, and our groups are working onerous to ship the identical degree of service once more this yr,” they mentioned.
However is there nonetheless time to put up one thing earlier than Christmas? You could be in luck, however be fast.
When is the final day to put up earlier than Christmas?
Many mailing deadlines have now handed, however there are nonetheless just a few last-minute choices for individuals who want one thing despatched urgently earlier than Christmas.
Sadly, any 1st and 2nd-class postage despatched now received’t arrive earlier than Christmas.
The 2 remaining choices you will have for home put up are:
- Parcel Pressure – Express10, ExpressPM, Express24 (ship by December 22)
- Royal Mail – Particular Supply Assured® (ship by December 23)
