The delays could affect customers in 12 different areas across the UK, with one warning issued due to problems at its Mail Centre in Swansea over the weekend
Royal Mail has issued a warning as thousands of Brits could see delays to their deliveries today.
The delays could affect customers in 12 different areas across the UK. The warning was issued earlier today due to problems at its Mail Centre in Swansea over the weekend. The warning said: “The mail centre below reported not all mail was processed and despatched to schedule over the past weekend. As a result, some mail may be delivered later than planned.” The issues affected post in parts of the SA postcode area on Friday, which were set for delivery across other parts of the UK.
Royal Mail delivers from Monday to Saturday, with first-class letters delivered one day after dispatch and second-class letters delivered two days after. The postal service does not deliver on Sundays. Sometimes the firm experiences delays. over the weekend and can consist of disruptions to its air, road, rail, or mail centre networks or local factors.
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Local issues have also disrupted other Royal Mail delivery offices across the UK, with over 30 further postcodes affected. Overall 33 postcodes are affected today. On its website, Royal Mail says that sometimes factors, such as high levels of sick absence, resourcing, or other local factors, can temporarily impact deliveries.
It explained: “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.” Some of the affected offices confirmed today are in Ashington, Billesdon, Heywood, and Lanark.
Affected postcode areas
Swansea Mail Centre: Some mail posted in parts of the SA postcode area on Friday, for delivery across other parts of the UK.
- Ashington DO (NE22, NE62, NE63 and NE64)
- Billesdon SPDO (LE7)
- Boston DO (PE20, PE21 and PE22)
- Dudley DO (DY1, DY2 and DY3)
- Heywood DO (OL10)
- Hungerford DO (RG17)
- Huntingdon DO (PE26, PE27, PE28 and PE29)
- Leicester East DO (LE2, LE5 and LE7)
- Manchester South East DO (M11, M12, M13 and M18)
- Sleaford DO (NG34)
- Swan House DO (LE1, LE3, LE7, LE8, LE9, LE19 and LE95)
