What you need to know about Post Office Christmas delivery warning

Royal Mail has issued an important notice about the crucial final posting deadlines to guarantee items arrive before Christmas Day.

Main Warning: Royal Mail has issued an important notice about the crucial final posting deadlines to guarantee items arrive before Christmas Day.
General Advice: The company strongly advises customers to post items “as early as possible” to ensure good time of arrival.
UK Second Class Deadline: The last date for sending Second Class and Second Class Signed For items within the UK is Wednesday, December 17 .

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UK Tracked 48 Deadline: Items sent using Royal Mail Tracked 48 and Tracked Returns 48 must be posted by Friday, December 19 .
UK First Class Deadline: The deadline for First Class and First Class Signed For items is Saturday, December 20 .
UK Tracked 24 Deadline: For Royal Mail Tracked 24 service, the last posting day is Sunday, December 21 .
UK Special Delivery Deadline: The final date for using Special Delivery Guaranteed is Tuesday, December 23 .
International Deliveries: Customers planning international deliveries are advised to post as early as possible due to higher volumes during the busiest time of year.
Parcelforce Cut-offs: Parcelforce also announced its deadlines, with express48 service needing to be posted by Friday, December 19 .
Parcelforce Express Services: The cut-off for Parcelforce’s express10, expressPM, and express24 services is Monday, December 22 .
Busiest Day: The Post Office predicted its busiest day for posting would be December 8 .
Customer Habits: A survey indicated that while Brits are planning to send more presents, only a third plan to post their gifts and cards by early to mid-December.