Royal Mail last post dates for Christmas 2024 as people advised to send cards and gifts now

We’re already midway through December and Christmas is rapidly approaching.

With less than two weeks until the big day, some people might be kicking back and relaxing, knowing that their loved ones’ presents are wrapped up and ready under the tree. But the other half of the population will still be panic shopping online or frantically wrapping presents.

If you are part of the latter group, you might want this reminder of your latest dates to post cards and gifts to ensure that they arrive by Christmas. The Royal Mail has put together a list of dates that you need to post items by and with which type of postage in order to make it to your loved ones’ homes by Christmas Day.

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Pop the below dates in your calendar and make sure you don’t miss the deadlines! You would not want your cards or presents to arrive late!

To arrive by Christmas, here are the Royal Mail last posting dates:

• For 2nd Class and 2nd Class Signed For – Wednesday, December 18.

• For 1st Class, 1st Class Signed For and Royal Mail Tracked 48 – Friday, December 20

• For Royal Mail Tracked 24 – Saturday, December 21

• For Special Delivery Guaranteed – Monday, December 23

You can find your nearest post office here.

There are no Royal Mail collections or deliveries on Christmas Day (December 25), Boxing Day (December 26) and New Years Day (January 1). Normal services will operate around these dates.