Overview
- Updated postcode lists were published as localized staffing problems persisted, with some reports citing 28 areas before wider updates identified 92.
- Royal Mail cautions that parcels and letters in the affected locations may not arrive by December 25.
- Postcodes in Northern Ireland are included, with Belfast, Lisburn and Londonderry/Derry among the areas facing delays.
- To reduce disruption, the company is rotating delivery rounds and providing targeted support to the most impacted delivery offices.
- Customers continue to post examples of long waits, including first-class letters taking about 13 days, as the final posting window for Special Delivery Guaranteed falls today.