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Royal Mail Confirms Major UK-Wide Change to Letter Delivery System
Royal Mail will keep first-class letters six days a week as second-class mail shifts to alternating weekdays, with delivery still targeted within three working days.
- Royal Mail has ended second-class letter deliveries on Saturdays, shifting to alternating weekday schedules while maintaining a three working-day delivery target.
- Ofcom announced Universal Service Obligation reforms in July 2025 after declining letter volumes made maintaining six-day service increasingly costly. The regulator deemed urgent reform essential for the service's survival.
- While second-class mail shifts to alternating weekdays, Royal Mail maintains six-day first-class letter delivery Monday through Saturday and continues parcels up to seven days weekly.
- Natalie Black, Ofcom's group director for networks and communications, said the changes are "in the best interests of consumers and businesses." Royal Mail is distributing leaflets informing residents of modifications.
- Ofcom has launched a review into stamp price affordability and plans to hold a public consultation next year, signaling ongoing regulatory oversight of postal service viability.
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