Royal Mail has released an updated service notice, alerting customers that 82 postcodes are experiencing delayed deliveries. The postal operator typically aims to deliver letters and parcels six days a week.
Nevertheless, certain mail has encountered disruption. Whilst Royal Mail's air network maintained its regular schedule during the previous 24 hours, its road service experienced difficulties. It said: "Last night, a vehicle carrying some mail from our Edinburgh Mail Centre arrived at our Midlands Parcel Hub later than planned.
"As a result, some mail posted in parts of the DD, EH, FK, KY, PH and TD postcode areas, for delivery across London, the South East, the South West and parts of Wales may arrive later than planned."
Not all correspondence was processed or dispatched according to schedule at its mail centres, particularly Romford Mail Centre, reports the Mirror.
Royal Mail said: "Some mail posted in parts of the E, IG and RM postcode areas, for delivery across other parts of the UK."
As of Tuesday, March 10, 82 postcodes are experiencing hold-ups throughout the UK. Locations such as Glasgow, Oxford, Sunderland, Bristol and Pontyclun are affected by disruption at 30 delivery offices.
The postal service 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.
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"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.
"We're sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding."
Royal Mail delays today- Basingstoke DO (RG21 - RG26, RG28)
- Bristol East DO (BS5)
- Burslem DO (ST6)
- Darwen DO (BB3)
- Glasgow G15 DO (G15)
- Glasgow G52 DO (G52, G53)
- Grimsby DO (DN31 - DN37)
- Ilfracombe DO (EX34)
- Kingswood DO (BS15, BS30)
- Kirkcaldy DO (KY1, KY2, KY3)
- Mildenhall DO (IP28)
- New Ferry DO (CH32, CH62, CH63)
- Newcastle Under Lyme DO (ST5, ST55)
- Nuneaton DO (CV10, CV11, CV13)
- Oxford DO (OX1, OX2)
- Pontefract DO (WF7, WF8, WF9, WF11)
- Pontyclun DO (CF72)
- Prenton DO (CH43)
- Shrewsbury DO (SY1, SY2, SY3, SY4, SY5)
- Sileby SPDO (LE12)
- Sleaford DO (NG34)
- Staveley DO (S43)
- Sunderland DO (SR1 - SR6, SR9)
- Sutton DO (SM1, SM2, SM3)
- Swindon DO (SN1, SN2, SN3, SN6, SN25, SN26, SN38, SN99)
- Tweedale DO (TF3, TF4, TF7, TF8, TF12)
- Upton DO (CH30, CH49)
- Wallingford DO (OX10, OX49)
- Washington DO (NE37, NE38)
- Waterlooville DO (PO7, PO8)
