Postcodes where DPD deliveries are suspended with Christmas in 8 days

Delays have been announced for DPD across the country, after Royal Mail went on strike on Sunday (December 11). Employees who are part of the Communication Workers Union have walked out, over pay and working conditions. This has resulted in a backlog across the country of deliveries. Further strikes take place on December 23 and 24.

The backlog has had a knock-on effect on other delivery companies, especially DPD which has been hit with the pressure ahead of Christmas, reports the Liverpool Echo.

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A statement said: “We are experiencing short delays to our next-day delivery service in a small number of locations, as a result of the industrial action at the Royal Mail, which has had a huge knock-on effect across the entire industry. As a result of the industrial action, we have seen an increase in demand for our services, as shippers seek alternatives to the Royal Mail in the UK.

“While the service is unaffected in most areas, we have today temporarily suspended next-day deliveries to around five per cent of postcodes in the UK. The expected delays of 24 to 48 hours and the postcodes impacted are shown on our website.

“Where delays do occur, we update the parcel recipient directly where our customers have provided us with their contact details. Any delays at this time of year are hugely regrettable and while the underlying issues here are outside of our control, we would wish to reassure retailers and parcel recipients that our team is doing everything possible to minimise the impact on next-day deliveries.”

• Aberdeenshire AB10-16, AB21-25, AB32-36, AB41-43, AB51-54, AB99
• Angus DD10
• Avon BA1-2, BS0-10, BS13-16, BS30-32, BS36-37, BS39-41, BS49, BS80, BS98-99, GL9
• Avon BS11, BS20-21, BS34 2Ayrshire KA1-30
• Banffshire AB37-38, AB44-45, AB55-56
• Berwickshire TD2-4, TD10-14
• Cheshire CH1-3, CH70, CH88, CW1-12, CW98, M33, SK1-12, SK14-16, WA1-4, WA6-8, WA13-16,WA5 0-9, WA88
• Cleveland TS21-22, TS24-27
• County Durham DH1-3, DH6-9, DH97-99, DL16-17, SR7-8, TS28-29
• Cumbria CA1-4, CA7-15, CA18-28, CA5 6-CA57, CA6 4-CA6 6, CA95, CA99
• Derbyshire DE4-6, DE45, DE55-56, S18-45, S49, SK13, SK17, SK22-23
• Dumfriesshire DG1-4, DG10-14, DG16
• East Lothian EH31-36, EH39-42
• Fife KY3-6, KY11-12, KY99 1Fife KY1-2,KY7
• Gloucestershire GL4-7, GL54
• Gwent NP10-13, NP15, NP18, NP20, NP22, NP24, NP44
• Gwent NP4, NP7, NP16, NP19, NP23, NP25-26
• Kincardineshire AB30-31, AB39
• Kirkcudbrightshire DG5-7
• Lanarkshire G1-4 G20-22, G31, G33-34, G69, G72, G74-76, G79, ML1-12
• Lancashire BB4-12, BB18, BB94, BL0-4, BL7-9, BL11, BL78, FY0-8, L39-40, LA1-2, M2, M4, M6-9,M1 1-M1 7, M17-20, M22-23, M25-26, M28-31, M34-35, M38, M40-41, M43-46, M50,M5 0, M5 3-M5 5, M61, M90, M99, M11 0-M11 4, M16 0, M16 6-M16 9, M21 0, M21 3,M21 7-M21 9, M24 0-M24 2, M24 4-M24 6, M27 0, M27 4-M27 6, M27 8-M27 9, M32 0,M32 2, M32 8-M32 9, M60 0-M60 4, M60 6-M60 9, OL1-16, OL95, RP0-4, PR2 6, PR50, PR5 4-PR5 6, PR5 8-PR5 9, PR11, PR26, WN1-8
• Lincolnshire DN21, LN1-13, NG31-32, PE11, PE20-25
• Merseyside CH25-34, CH41-49, CH60-66, L1-37, L67, L69, L71-75, L80, L38 0-L38 1, L38 3-L38 9,L68 0, L70 1-L70 2, L70 8-L70 9, PR8-9, WA9-12
• Mid Glamorgan CF45-46, CF81-83
• Midlothian EH1-2, EH4-28, EH3 1, EH3 5-9, EH77, EH91, EH95, EH99
• North Yorkshire DL6-8, HG1-5, LS24, YO1, YO7-8, YO10-13, YO17-19, YO21-24, YO26, YO30-32, YO51,YO60-62, YO90-91
• Northumberland NE22-24, NE41-49, NE61-71, TD15
• Nottinghamshire DN22, NG1-9, NG13-25, NG70, NG80, NG90, S80-81
• Peeblesshire EH43-46
• Perthshire PH10 1Powys NP8
• Roxburghshire TD5-6, TD8-9 1Selkirkshire TD1, TD7
• Shropshire SY1-5, SY13-14, SY99 1Somerset BA11, BA32-35, BA39
• South Glamorgan CF3, CF5, CF10-11, CF15, CF23, CF30, CF63-64, CF91, CF95, CF99
• South Glamorgan CF14, CF24 2South Humberside DN15-20, DN31-41
• South Yorkshire DN9, S21, S70-72, S75
• Staffordshire ST1-21, ST55
• Tyne And Wear DH4-5, NE1-13, NE15-21, NE25-40, NE82-83, NE85, NE88, NE92, NE98-99, SR1-6,SR9, SR43 2-SR43 4
• West Lothian EH29-30, EH47-49, EH51-55
• West Yorkshire HD1-6, HD7 4-HD7 6, HD7 9, HD8-9, HX1-7, LS10-23, LS1-9, LS25-29, LS88 1, LS88 8,LS98-99, WF1-14, WF16-17, WF90
• Wigtownshire DG8-DG9
• Wiltshire BA12-15, SN11-15
• Wiltshire BA12-15, SN11-15

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