Royal Mail delivery alert as 28 postcodes face delays — full list
Royal Mail has issued another delay update for postcodes in the UK. The delivery company warned that people living in certain areas may not receive their mail on time.
As of Thursday, April 2, there are delays in areas such as Birmingham, Barry, Deeside and Leatherhead. Royal Mail’s air and road network had been operating on schedule over the past 24 hours. However, some delivery offices experience delays.
“We aim to deliver six days a week to all addresses where we receive mail,” Royal Mail said.
“In a small number of local offices, this may not be temporarily possible due to local issues such as high levels of sickness absence, resourcing or other local factors.
“In these cases, we will rotate deliveries to minimize delays for individual customers. We are also providing targeted support to these offices to resolve any difficulties they face and return our service to the high standards our customers would normally receive,” the Mirror reported.
He added: “We apologize for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding.”
But he denied Royal Mail’s track record on late letters had worsened. Speaking to the Commons Business select committee, Mr Kretinsky said: “It’s not perfect, but it’s not a disaster either.”
Royal Mail was fined £21 million last October after failing to meet First and Second Class delivery targets in its previous financial year.
From next week, customers face an increase in the price of stamps, with First Class stamps going up to £1.80 and Second Class stamps going up to 91p from 6 April. In 2020 the cost of a First Class stamp was 76p.
Royal Mail attributed the increases to rising delivery costs as letter volumes decreased while the number of addresses increased.
Richard Travers, managing director of letters, said of the price increase: “We always consider price changes very carefully and balance affordability with the increasing cost of mail delivery.
“On average, adults in the UK now spend just £6.50 on stamps each year, and 70% fewer letters are sent than 20 years ago,” he added. “Meanwhile, the number of addresses we deliver to across the UK has increased from four million to 32 million.”
