Royal Mail warns UK households in 46 postcodes over their Christmas post

The Royal Mail has issued a warning to UK households living in 46 postcodes over Christmas parcels and deliveries. While the postal service says delivery and collection services will occur across the UK today, Tuesday, December 17, the road network and mail centres have experienced some disruption.

In an update on its website, the postal service said: “Our oad network services operated to schedule over the past 24-hours, with the following exception: Technical issues at our Princess Royal Distribution Centre (London) last night delayed the processing and departure of some mail posted in other parts of the UK.

“Mail was transferred on contingency services and as a result, some mail due for delivery today in the southeast of England may arrive later than expected. The mail centres below reported not all mail was processed or despatched to schedule over the past 24-hours. As a result, some mail may be delivered later than planned.”

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It explained how the issues affects Chester, where sme mail posted yesterday in other parts of the UK, due for delivery today in the CH, LL and SY postcode areas. Home Counties North are also affected, with some mail posted yesterday in the AL, EN, HP, LU, SG and WD postcode areas, due for delivery today in other parts of the UK.

In Nottingham some mail posted yesterday in the DE and NG postcode areas, due for delivery today in other parts of the UK. And in Peterborough some mail posted yesterday in other parts of the UK, due for delivery today in the CB and PE postcode areas.

Royal Mail said: “We’re sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.” The postal service will regularly update customers on the offices most impacted here:

• Abercarn DO (NP11)

• Abingdon DO (OX13 and OX14)

• Alfreton DO (DE55)

• Armagh DO (BT60, BT61, BT68 and BT69)

• Burnham On Sea DO (TA8 and TA9)

• Canterbury DO (CT1-CT6)

• Carterton DO (OX18)

• Clevedon DO (BS21 and BS49)

• Clogher SPDO (BT70, BT75 – BT77)

• Gosport DO (PO12 and PO13)

• Kingswood DO (BS15 and BS30)

• Lanark DO (ML8 and ML11)

• Orton Southgate DO (PE2, PE7 – PE9)

• Oxford East DO (OX3, OX4, OX33, OX44 and OX49)

• Porthcawl DO (CF36)

• Portsmouth DO (PO1 – PO6)

• Sandhurst DO (GU46 and GU47)

• Wallingford DO (OX10 and OX49)

• Waterlooville DO (PO7 and PO8)

• Weston-super-Mare DO (BS22 – BS24)

• Woodbridge DO (IP12 and IP13)