Is there post on Christmas bank holidays? All the holiday mail rules explained

This year the Christmas and New Year bank holidays fall on a weekend – so we get an ‘extra’ four days off in the week as a substitute.

It’s great news and means more time off to spend with loved ones.

But the substitution bank holidays have lead to some confusion, especially when it comes to sending and receiving cards and packages via the Post Office.

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Whether you’re waiting for a special parcel to arrive, or if you’re sending off a belated Christmas gift, here is all you need to know about the postal service during the bank holidays.

There will be no collections or deliveries on Saturday 25 December, Sunday 26 December, Monday 27 December or Tuesday 28 December.

Normal service will return on Wednesday 29 December, until New Year’s Eve (31 December) which will see usual delivers and ‘eve’ collections.

Then there will be no collections or deliverieson New Year’s Day (Saturday 1 January 2022), Sunday 2 January or Monday 3 January.

But postal services will return to normal from Tuesday 4 January – except for Scotland, as it’s a public holiday.