Royal Mail’s recommended posting dates for Christmas 2019

Christmas is almost upon us – and so is Royal Mail’s postal deadline.

Royal Mail has issued its recommended postal dates for Christmas 2019 – and their second class and second class signed for is only days away.

If you’re yet to post your Christmas cards and parcels, and you’re wanting to save a couple of pence on postage, then you best get yourself down to the Post Office this week.

Royal Mail’s recommended posting dates:

• Wednesday, December 18 – 2nd Class and 2nd Class Signed for
• Friday, December 20 – 1st Class and 1st Class Signed for and Royal Mail Tracked 48*
• Saturday, December 21 – Royal Mail Tracked 24*
• Monday, December 23 – Special Delivery Guaranteed

*Royal Mail Tracked 24 and Royal Mail Tracked 48 services are unavailable to purchase at Post Office branches

And if you’re planning on sending post overseas, click here to see Royal Mail’s country-by-country postal deadline.

Royal Mail have also issued information on deliveries and collections between Monday, December 16 to January, Friday 3.  

Last week before Christmas (December 16 to December 23)

• Monday, December 16 – Normal deliveries and collections
• Tuesday, December 17 – Normal deliveries and collections
• Wednesday, December 18 – Normal deliveries and collections
• Thursday, December 19 – Normal deliveries and collections
• Friday, December 20 – Normal deliveries and collections
• Saturday, December 21 – Normal deliveries and Saturday collections
• Sunday, December 22 – No deliveries or collections
• Monday, December 23 – Normal deliveries and collections

Christmas Eve to New Year’s Eve (December 24 to December 31)

• Tuesday, December 24 (Christmas Eve) – Normal Deliveries, Christmas collections
• Wednesday, December 25 (Christmas Day) – No deliveries or collections
• Thursday, December 26 (Boxing Day) – No deliveries or collections
• Friday, December 27 – Normal deliveries and collections
• Saturday, December 28 – Normal deliveries and Saturday collections
• Sunday, December 29 – No deliveries or collections
• Monday, December 30 – Normal deliveries and collections
• Tuesday, December 31 (New Year’s Eve) – Normal Deliveries, New Year’s collections

January 2020 (January 1 to January 3)

• Wednesday, January 1 (New Year’s Day) – No deliveries or collections
• Thursday, January 2  (Bank Holiday in Scotland) – Normal deliveries and collections (except Scotland where there will be no deliveries or collections)
• Friday, January 3 – Normal deliveries and collections in all areas

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