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Royal Mail has apologised after 88 postcodes are confirmed to be at risk of delays.
Royal Mail has announced delays will hit 88 postcodes in fresh chaos for UK households. Royal Mail has apologised after 88 postcodes are confirmed to be at risk of delays.
The delays are attributed to two mail centres working behind expected schedule. Both Chelmsford Mail Centre and Norwich Mail Centre only managed to post “some” of the expected mail in their possession.
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.”
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The postage company said: “We’re sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.”
The 88 postcodes currently affected by Royal Mail delays
Basingstoke
RG21
RG22
RG23
RG24
RG25
RG26
RG28
Bristol
BS5
Burslem
ST6
Darwen
BB3
Daventry
NN11
Deeside
CH5
Erskine
PA7
PA8
Glasgow
G31
G40
G52
G53
Ilfracombe
EX34
Kingswood
BS15
BS30
Kirkcaldy
KY1
KY2
KY3
Mildenhall
IP28
New Ferry
CH32
CH62
CH63
Newcastle Under Lyme
ST5
ST55
Nuneaton
CV10
CV11
CV13
Oxford
OX1
OX2
Pontefract
WF7
WF8
WF9
WF11
Pontyclun
CF72
Prenton
CH43
Saxon Way
HU4
HU10
HU13
HU14
HU15
Shrewsbury
SY1
SY2
SY3
SY4
SY5
Sileby
LE12
Sleaford
NG34
Staveley
S43
Sunderland
SR1
SR2
SR3
SR4
SR5
SR6
SR9
Sutton
SM1
SM2
SM3
Swindon
SN1
SN2
SN3
SN6
SN25
SN26
SN38
SN99
Tweedale
TF3
TF4
TF7
TF8
TF12
Upton
CH30
CH49
Wallingford
OX10
OX49
Washington
NE37
NE38
Waterlooville
PO7
PO8
Wolverhampton
WV11
WV12
Royal Mail delivered Christmas letters and parcels late to about 16 million people, according to research by Citizens Advice.
Ofcom also lowered Royal Mail’s headline delivery targets as part of the changes to the USO, which mean that from next month it is only required to deliver 90% of first-class mail within one working day (instead of 93%), and 95% of second-class mail within three days (instead of 98.5%).
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