Post deliveries from Royal Mail: when we will and won’t get post between now and January 4

It’s a strange time of year, when many of us struggle to remember what day of the week it is.

And it’s made all the more confusing this year, with a four-day weekend due to Christmas and Boxing Day falling on a Saturday and Sunday.

Because of this, there will be no Royal Mail collections or deliveries on Monday, December 27 or Tuesday, December 28.

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Normal service will resume on Wednesday, December 29 and there will be collections and deliveries on Thursday, December 30, too.

On New Year’s Eve, December 31, there’ll be usual deliveries and early collections.

There’ll be no post delivered or collected on New Year’s Day (Saturday, January 1, 2022), Sunday, January 2 or Monday, January 3.

All postal services return to normal on January 4 – except for Scotland, as it’s a public holiday.

While postal staff are obviously entitled to a well-earned break, there not being any post can be worrying for some who have ordered lateral flow tests.

If you need a lateral flow test more urgently, you can collect packs from a local collection point will be the quickest way for most people to get tests, and there are a huge number of these across Merseyside.

Pharmacies as well as other venues including libraries are offering this service, and you can find your nearest site on the NHS website.

Before you pick up tests from a collection point or pharmacy, you will need to get a collection code from Gov.uk

You can also get a collect code by calling 119 (free from landlines and mobiles), with lines open from 7am to 11pm.

You can order a maximum of one pack per day through the website for home delivery, but you can order up to two packs from some community collection points.

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