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The Post Office has issued a reminder of the last days to send your cards and parcels as 90% of us have no idea when the key dates are. New research reveals nearly 9 in 10 Brits are unaware of last posting dates and over a third leave gift buying to the last minute.
Post Office is reminding customers of the UK’s last posting dates to ensure gifts arrive in time for Christmas and help the 12% who missed last year’s deadline.
Postmaster, Richard Fleetwood, said: “Your local Post Office is here to help and this year we have even more delivery carriers to choose from – including Royal Mail, DPD, Evri, and Parcelforce – to ensure your Christmas parcels arrive safely and on time. We even offer tracked and signed for services to give you extra peace of mind. While Post Office has delivery options available for Christmas up until 23 December, we’d encourage people to post earlier where possible.
“To make your posting experience as smooth as possible there are a few tips you can follow to save time when posting your Christmas parcels; have the address and name of the person you’re sending to clearly written on the parcel as well as a returns address, and know what’s in the parcel you’re sending and the value of the item – it’s surprising how many people do not.”
Last post dates for Christmas 2024
- Last Parcelforce express48 date: Thursday 19 th December
- Last Royal Mail 1 st Class date: Friday 20 th December
- Last Royal Mail Tracked 48 date: Friday 20 th December
- Last Evri Standard date: Friday 20 th December
- Last Parcelforce express24 date: Friday 20 th December
- Last Royal Mail Tracked 24 date: Saturday 21 st December
- Last Evri Priority date: Saturday 21 st December
- Last DPD date: Saturday 21 st December
In addition to last minute posting for Christmas, this is also a busy time for parcel returns. Almost one in five Brits (18 per cent) send back items before Christmas. This could be driven by more people taking advantage of pre-Christmas sales such as Black Friday, with 45 per cent returning items they bought for themselves in the sales that they didn’t need, compared to only 30 per cent returning unwanted gifts.
Mark Eldridge, Postmaster Experience Director at Post Office and serving Postmaster, said: “Christmas is always a busy period for people across the UK but it’s not too late to visit your friendly local Post Office to send and receive parcels in time for Christmas. Postmasters up and down the UK are ready to help.”
