Royal Mail warns 28 postcodes face major delivery delays – full list

Royal Mail has warned that 28 postcodes across the UK are being hit by another delivery delay, in a blow for UK households.

The Royal Mail has announced ANOTHER delay hitting 28 postcodes across the UK. The Royal Mail has warned that 28 postcodes across the UK are being hit by another delivery delay, in a blow for UK households.

In an update, the 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.”

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“We’re sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding,” the Royal Mail went on to add in its update for customers.

It comes days after Royal Mail was criticised for announcing another hike in the cost of first- and second-class stamps while providing what Citizens Advice described as a “failing service”.

From 7 April, the price of a first-class stamp will increase by 10p, or 6%, to £1.80. The cost of the second-class service is going up by 4p, or 5%, to 91p. Royal Mail blamed the need for price increases on the “continued rise in the cost of delivery for every letter”.

“We always consider price changes very carefully, balancing affordability with the rising cost of delivering mail,” said Richard Travers, its managing director of letters. “There are 70% fewer letters sent than 20 years ago,” added Travers. “In the meantime, the number of addresses we deliver to has increased by 4 million to 32 million across the UK.”

The postcodes experiencing delays

Batley DO (WF5, WF15, WF16, WF17)

Darwen DO (BB3)

Eastwood DO (NG16)

Glasgow G15 DO (G15)

Glasgow G52 DO (G52, G53)

Ilfracombe DO (EX34)

Mildenhall DO (IP28)

Newcastle Under Lyme DO (ST5, ST55)

Pontefract DO (WF7, WF8, WF9, WF11)

Pontyclun DO (CF72)

Shrewsbury DO (SY1, SY2, SY3, SY4, SY5)

Sileby SPDO (LE12)

Sleaford DO (NG34)

Sutton DO (SM1, SM2, SM3)