Royal Mail delays: Britons warned about hold-up to postal deliveries – areas affected

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With Christmas just around the corner, the Royal Mail is understandably experiencing delays. While the postal service is doing their best to keep their service up to speed, they have updated customers on the areas which are currently affected. 

Air 

The Royal Mail explained they had “capacity issues” at Stanstead airport which meant “not all mail was able to travel on the scheduled flight to Edinburgh and was transported via the surface network”. 

As a result, some mail posted yesterday in London, the South of England and Northern Ireland, due for delivery today in Central and Southern Scotland, may arrive later than expected.

Rail 

The rail network operated to schedule over the last 24-hours.

Road 

A high volume of mail has delayed the departure of vehicles leaving the Princess Royal Distribution Centre in London. 

As a result, some mail posted yesterday in London and the South East, due for delivery this week in other parts of the UK, may arrive later than planned.

The high volumes at London’s Princess Royal Distribution Centre also meant not all mail could be processed on schedule. 

As a result, some mail posted yesterday in other parts of the UK, due for delivery today in London and the South East of England, may arrive later than expected.

Mail Centres 

The mail centres below reported not all mail was processed or despatched to schedule over the past 24 hours, and as a result, may be delivered slightly later than expected.

Bristol Mail Centre: Some mail posted yesterday in other parts of the UK for delivery in the BA, BS, GL and TA postcode areas.

Chelmsford Mail Centre: Some mail posted yesterday in other parts of the UK for delivery in the CM, CO and SS postcode areas.

Chester Mail Centre: Some mail posted yesterday in other parts of the UK for delivery in the CH, LL and SY postcode areas.

Exeter Mail Centre: Some mail posted yesterday in other parts of the UK for delivery in the EX and TQ postcode areas.

Norwich Mail Centre: Some mail posted yesterday in other parts of the UK for delivery in the IP and NR postcode areas.

Sheffield Mail Centre: Some mail posted yesterday in other parts of the UK for delivery in the DN, HU, LN and S postcode areas.

Southampton Mail Centre: Some mail posted yesterday in other parts of the UK for delivery in the PO, SO and SP postcode areas.

South Midlands Mail Centre: Some mail posted yesterday in other parts of the UK for delivery in the CV, LE, MK and NN postcode areas.

Warrington Mail Centre: Some mail posted yesterday in other parts of the UK for delivery in the CW, L, WA and WN postcode areas.

Nottingham Mail Centre: Some mail posted yesterday in the DE and NG postcode areas for delivery in other parts of the UK.

As for the offices most impacted, the website revealed the following: 

Belfast West DO (BT10 – BT12 and BT17)

Belper DO (DE56)

Burnham On Crouch DO (CM0 8)

Chelmsford DO (CM1 to CM3)

Congleton DO (CW4 and CW12)

Cricklewood DO (NW2)

Eccles DO (M30)

Farnborough DO (GU14)

Finsbury Park DO (N4 and N15)

Havant DO (PO9-10)

Hornsey DO (N8)

Longton DO (ST3 and ST11)

New Ferry DO (CH32, CH62 and CH63)

Northwich DO (CW8 to CW9)

Pontypridd DO (CF37, CF38 and CF46)

Rayleigh DO (SS6)

Shrewsbury DO (SY1 to SY5)

South Croydon DO (CR2)

St. Helens DO (WA9 to WA11)

Stocksbridge (S36)

Upminster DO (RM14)

Upton DO (CH30 and CH49)

Warrington DO (WA1 to WA2 and WA4 to WA5)

Willesden DO (NW10 and NW26)

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