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Christmas is going to be a little different this year, even if three households can mingle for a few days. Most gift exchanging will be done via postal delivery, and Brits will be sending plenty of lengthy Christmas cards to those they won’t be seeing over the holidays. With just over a week to go until the big day, you’ll need to head to the post office ASAP. When is the last post this Christmas?
While you can travel to anywhere in the UK between December 23 and 27, only three households can mix during this time.
This five-day relaxation will allow travelling between tiers to meet your Christmas bubble in private homes.
You can continue to meet people from other households socially according to the rules in the tier you are meeting in.
Most of the nation is in Tiers 2 and 3, so you probably won’t be able to enter each other’s homes.
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If you are hoping to send a parcel internationally, you might be out of luck.
All International Economy parcels should have been sent in November, but Standard and International tracking and signature services may still be available.
To get a parcel to Australia or New Zealand by Christmas, you need to have posted the parcel by Friday, December 4.
Parcels going to Africa, Asia, Caribbean, Central and South America, and the Far and Middle East for Christmas needed to be sent by Wednesday, December 9.
If you wanted to post something to Canada, Cyprus or Malta, this needed to have been posted by Thursday, December 10 to get there for Christmas.
Parcels to Greece, Eastern Europe (except Slovakia), Turkey, Finland, Italy, Sweden and the USA needed to have been posted by Friday, December 11 or Saturday, December 12.
If you have something that needs to be sent to Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, or Switzerland, there is still time.
Parcels to these countries can be sent by Wednesday, December 16 and still arrive by Christmas.
The last post for international parcels is Friday, December 18, and this includes parcels to Belgium, France and Luxembourg.
