Royal Mail has issued a delivery update for addresses across the UK as delays are expected in over 100 areas. The delivery firm has shared a list of postcode areas that are most affected.
It means people living or working in those parts of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are likely to face delays. As of Tuesday, 17 August, there are delays in 139 postcode areas. There have also been issues at Leeds and Manchester mail centres.
In Leeds, some mail posted yesterday in the BD, HD, HG, HX, LS and WF postcode areas are due for delivery today in other parts of the UK. While in Manchester, some mail posted in the BL, M, OL and SK postcode areas are due for delivery today in other parts of the UK.
Royal Mail’s air and road network has ran to schedule over the past 24 hours. It 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 such as high levels of sick absence, resourcing, or other local factors. 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.”
Royal Mail’s delays are affecting parts of the UK, including Bedford, Bristol, Carmarthen, Inverclyde, Margate, Reading and Wolverhampton.
Royal Mail aims to deliver to addresses by 4.30 pm every working day, which is Monday to Saturday. But, this does not apply in some locations such as Scotland’s Highlands and Islands, where “transport is limited”.
When it comes to Sunday and evening deliveries, Royal Mail explained: “We also make some scheduled parcel deliveries later, which can include deliveries in the evening. These parcel deliveries can include Sundays with some geographical exceptions.”