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Royal Mail is facing delays again (Image: Getty)
Royal Mail’s delivery delays have continued as 29 UK postcodes are affected today. Homes and businesses across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have been impacted by postal disruptions.
The delivery giant has faced mounting criticism over its late deliveries, with owner Daniel Kretinsky telling MPs: “Of course I am deeply sorry for any letters that arrive late.” However, this week he denied Royal Mail’s track record for letters arriving late was deteriorating. Addressing the Commons Business select committee, Mr Kretinsky said: “It is not perfect, but it is not catastrophic.”
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Last October, Royal Mail was handed a £21million fine for missing First and Second Class delivery targets in its last financial year.
Just 77% of First Class mail and 92.5% of Second Class were delivered on time in its 2024-25 financial year. This falls short of its respective 93% and 98.5% targets.
Customers are also facing a stamp price hike next month, as First Class stamps will rise to £1.80 and Second Class to 91p. The change comes into effect from April 6. In 2020, the price of a First Class stamp was just 76p, reports the Mirror.
Disruptions have continued throughout this week, and as of Friday, March 27, delays are impacting 29 postcode areas. Across the UK, 14 Royal Mail delivery offices have reported delays in areas including Birmingham, Luton and Ilfracombe.
Royal Mail has also reported disruptions across its air and road network over the past 24 hours. A flight transporting mail from East Midlands was forced to turn back to East Midlands Airport owing to severe weather conditions.
The company explained: “As a result, some mail posted in parts of the Midlands, South West, North of England and Northern Ireland, for delivery in Central and Southern Scotland may arrive later than planned.”
Homes and businesses across the UK are affected (Image: Getty)
A vehicle transporting mail from Glasgow to the Midlands Parcel hub arrived behind schedule, meaning a number of deliveries will be affected.
“As a result, some mail posted in parts of the G, KA, ML and PA postcode areas, for delivery in parts of London and the South East, the South West, the Midlands and Northern Ireland may arrive later than planned,” Royal Mail said.
“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.”
Royal Mail added: “We’re sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.”
Postcodes facing delays today
- Birmingham East DO (B8-B10)
- Bridge of Weir DO (PA11, PA13)
- Huntingdon DO (PE26-PE29)
- Ilfracombe DO (EX34)
- Lochgelly DO (KY5)
- Luton DO (LU1-LU4)
- Newcastle Under Lyme DO (ST5, ST55)
- Orton Southgate DO (PE2, PE7-PE9)
- Paisley DO (PA1-PA3)
- Prenton DO (CH43)
- Quorn SPDO (LE12)
- Selsey SUDO (PO20)
- Sutton in Ashfield DO (NG17)
- Yate DO (BS37)
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