Royal Mail has announced that at least 25 postcodes may experience delivery delays due to high levels of sick absence and resourcing issues.
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UK postcodes affected by Royal Mail delays on December 1:
- Royal Mail has warned that deliveries to at least 25 postcodes could face disruption due to significant staff shortages and illness across several local depots.
- Full list of affected postcodes: Aboyne SUDO (AB34), Altens DO (AB10, AB11, AB12 and AB35), Ashington DO (NE22, NE62-NE64), Belfast West DO (BT10-BT12 BT17), Bridge of Don DO (AB22 and AB23), Derwentside DO (DH8-DH9), Dinnington DO (S25, S26), Erskine DO (PA7-PA8), Folkestone DO (CT18, CT19, CT20 and CT50), Glenrothes DO (KY6, KY7), Gloucester North DO (GL3 and GL4), Hull Central DO (HU1-HU3, HU5, HU9, HU12, HU19), Inverclyde DO (PA14-PA19), Keith DO (AB55), Kilwinning DO (KA13), Lichfield DO (WS7, WS13, WS14), Lisburn DO (BT26-BT28), Lochgelly DO (KY5), Plymouth North DO (PL2, PL3), Pontefract DO (WF7,WF8, WF9 and WF11), Prescot DO (L34 and L35), Uddingston DO (G71), Washington DO (NE37-NE38), Whitehaven DO (CA18-CA20, CA26, CA28), Whitwood DO (WF6 and WF10)
- Additional areas may also see delays today following a Royal Mail vehicle being held up on its route on Sunday. Consequently, mail might arrive later than usual in parts of Leeds, Sheffield, Greenford, Birmingham and Bristol.
- At certain mail centres, not all post was sorted on schedule over the weekend, meaning some UK postcodes could experience further delays. The impacted locations include Chelmsford Mail Centre (post sent to CM, CO, SS and IP postcodes), Nottingham Mail Centre (post sent to DE and NG postcodes), and Jubilee Mail Centre (post sent to GU, KT, SW and TW postcodes).
- Royal 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. 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. We will regularly update customers on the offices most impacted.”
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