We are currently experiencing delays to our UK based services due to snow in some areas. The snow is currently affecting our local Royal Mail collections so there is likely to be some delay in letters leaving the Kent area. This will affect all services including Special Delivery for which we regret we can currently not guarantee a next day service. Royal Mail have also issued a service update regarding mail deliveries in other areas which are likely to be subject to delays. These include South West, South Wales, Mid Wales, the Midlands, parts of Northern of England and Anglia. The update in full is below:

Heavy snow has affected services in many parts of the South West, South Wales, Mid Wales, the Midlands, parts of Northern of England and Anglia; especially in the more rural areas and over higher ground.

There is likely to be some impact on deliveries and collections today in a number of postcode areas. The snow is expected to move east throughout the day.

Particularly affected this morning are many parts of South and Mid Wales, including almost all parts of the CF & NP postcode areas and many parts of the SA area.

We will be out attempting deliveries and collections in as many areas as possible, but only where it's safe and access is possible. We may not be able to collect your mail today if you are located in an area affected by the severe weather. We'd like to apologise to all customers whose mail services are currently being disrupted by the severe weather conditions.

During this time PC2Paper will process all mail as usual and pass it to the postal service as soon as the services are working normally again. We apologise for any delays that may be experienced.

Royal Mail have recently released some new stamps to make the 150th anniversary of the London Underground. The stamps which went on sale on the 9th of January include 10 different images charting a timeline of developments on the tube.

PC2paper would like to wish all of our customers a happy Christmas.

PC2Paper is closed on Tuesday the 1st of January as it is a public holiday. Any mail received after our cut-off time of 4pm after Monday the 31st of December will be processed on the next available working day which is Wednesday the 2nd of January.

PC2Paper is closed on Christmas Day 25th of December and Boxing Day 26th of December. Any mail received after our 4pm cut-off time of Monday the 24th of December will be posted on the next working day which is Thursday the 27th of December.

The last recommended posting date for second class mail has now passed. The last recommended posting date for first class mail is the 20th of December. Special Delivery items can be posted up until the 21st of December. Please note that any Special Delivery items received after our 4pm cut-off time on Friday the 21st of December will not be processed in time for Christmas Delivery.

The last posting dates for Christmas delivery are fast approaching. Royal Mail recommend that 2nd class letters are posted by the 18th of December. First Class mail should be sent no later than the 20th of December and Special Delivery items can be sent up to the 22nd of December. Please note as the 22nd falls on a Saturday PC2Paper recommend sending any Special Delivery items before close of business on Friday the 21st of December for Christmas delivery. All mail sent after the last recommended posting dates will still be mailed as usual, however, customers should be aware that delivery during the Christmas period will take longer due to the large volume of mail in the system.

With Christmas fast approaching Royal Mail have published the last Christmas posting dates on their website. It might seem a long way off but it's worth planning ahead and getting your cards in the post early particularly for overseas destinations. The posting dates are in full below on at the following link. http://www.royalmail.com/greetings

UK

Thursday 13 December
Standard and Mail Order Return Parcels

Tuesday 18 December
Second Class and Recorded Signed ForT

Thursday 20 December
First Class and Recorded Signed ForT

Special DeliveryT

Friday 21 December
Special DeliveryT with Saturday Guaranteed

Saturday 22 December
Special DeliveryT

International Surface Mail

Friday 28 September
Africa, Asia, Australia, Caribbean, Central America, New Zealand and South America

Tuesday 2 October
Far East (except Hong Kong and Singapore), Middle East

Tuesday 16 October
Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Africa and USA

Tuesday 6 November
Cyprus, Eastern Europe, Greece, Iceland, Malta and Turkey

Tuesday 20 November
Western Europe

International Airmail

Wednesday 5 December
Asia, Australia, Far East (including Japan), New Zealand

Friday 7 December
Africa, Caribbean, Central America, Middle East and South America

Monday 10 December
Canada, Eastern Europe and USA

Wednesday 12 December
Western Europe

British Forces Post Office (BFPO)

Friday 30 November
Airmail to Operational BFPOs

Friday 14 December
Airmail to Static BFPOs

Monday the 27th of August is a Bank Holiday in the UK. There are no Royal Mail postage collections or deliveries on this day. Any mail sent after our 4pm cut off time on Friday the 24th of August will be queued and processed on the next available working day, Tuesday the 28th of August. The PC2Paper office is also closed during this time and any email queries received will be answered when we reopen on Tuesday the 28th of August.

Royal Mail have made some amendments to their terms and conditions to cover mail sent during the Olympic Games. this is due to some additional transport and travel restrictions that are in place during the games. During this time any Special Delivery items should still arrive on the next working day, however, they are not guaranteed by 1pm in certain areas for the duration of the games. Postcodes affected are E, EC, N, NW, SE, SW, W and WC. Special Delivery items for the rest of the UK remain unaffected and are still guaranteed for next day delivery by 1pm as normal.

Customers living in London may also receive their post earlier or later in the day, in order to work around transport restrictions. There may also be some delays to services in local areas as the Olympic torch relay passes through them. You can check what's happening every day on the Royal Mail website at the following link.