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Royal Mail warns of more delays across UK - full list of 20 postcodes affected
Royal Mail cites local staffing issues and a recruitment crisis since 2022 for delays; only 77.5% of first-class post met next-day delivery targets between Sept and Nov.
- Royal Mail warned customers this week that 20 postcodes will face delivery delays and published a full list of affected areas.
- Royal Mail said local offices face sick absence and resourcing issues, while Dave Ward, CWU general secretary, called delays a 'long-term problem' caused by a 'recruitment crisis' starting in 2022.
- Royal Mail reported 91.6% of second-class and 77.5% of first-class mail met targets between September 29 and November 30, falling short of Ofcom's 93% and 98.5% standards, Royal Mail chief executive Alistair Cochrane said performance is still inadequate.
- The Royal Mail website says it aims to deliver to all addresses six days a week, but in some local offices, delivery may be temporarily not possible due to local issues, and they will rotate deliveries to minimize delays.
- Recurring postcode-level problems suggest an ongoing operational challenge as these delays follow a week when 44 postcodes across the UK were impacted last week.
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