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Areas across Yorkshire have been impacted by the delays
Royal Mail has released another delivery disruption update affecting postcodes throughout the UK, including Yorkshire. The postal service has come under fire for its delayed deliveries as stamp prices continue to rise.
Earlier this week, its billionaire owner Daniel Kretinsky told MPs: “Of course I am deeply sorry for any letters that arrive late.” Nevertheless, he rejected suggestions that Royal Mail’s punctuality record for letters was declining.
Appearing before the Commons Business select committee, Mr Kretinsky stated: “It is not perfect, but it is not catastrophic.”
The firm received a £21million penalty last October for failing to meet First and Second Class delivery standards in its previous financial year.
Only 77% of First Class post and 92.5% of Second Class were delivered on time in its 2024-25 financial year – falling short of its respective 93% and 98.5% targets, reports the Mirror.
This comes as the cost of First Class stamps will rise to £1.80 and Second Class stamps to 91p, from April 6. A First Class stamp in 2020 cost 76p.
As of Thursday, March 26, disruptions have affected numerous regions of the UK including four areas across Pontefract. At present, 21 delivery offices are experiencing delays, which is impacting 44 postcode areas.
Royal Mail stated: “We aim to deliver to all addresses we have mail for, six days a week. In a small number of local offices, this may temporarily not be possible due to local issues such as high levels of sick absence, resourcing, or other local factors.
“In those cases, we will rotate deliveries to minimise the delay to individual customers. We also provide targeted support to those offices to address their challenges and restore our service to the high standard our customers would normally receive.
“We’re sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.”
Over the past 24 hours, Royal Mail’s road and air network functioned according to schedule. However, there was a problem at Manchester Mail Centre.
Some post collected in the BL, M, OL and SK postcode areas was intended for delivery today in other regions of the UK.
Postcodes facing delays today
- Birmingham East DO (B8-B10)
- Bridge of Weir DO (PA11, PA13)
- Burslem DO (ST6)
- Cranleigh DO (GU6)
- Eastwood DO (NG16)
- Huntingdon DO (PE26-PE29)
- Ilfracombe DO (EX34)
- Lochgelly DO (KY5)
- Loughborough DO (LE11, LE12)
- Luton DO (LU1-LU4)
- Newcastle Under Lyme DO (ST5, ST55)
- Orton Southgate DO (PE2, PE7-PE9)
- Pontefract DO (WF7-WF9, WF11)
- Prenton DO (CH43)
- Quorn SUDO (LE12)
- Redfern Park DO (B11, B12, B25-B27)
- Shepshed DO (LE12)
- Sutton in Ashfield DO (NG17)
- Syston SPDO (LE7)
- Whitechapel DO (E1, E1W, E98)
- Yate DO (BS37)
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