Royal Mail has advised that some of its Mail Centres were unable to process all orders to schedule yesterday. Customers should expect delays to mail in the following areas:

• Exeter Mail Centre: Some mail posted in the EX and TQ postcode areas yesterday for delivery today in other parts of the UK.
• Northern Ireland Mail Centre: Some mail posted in the BT postcode area yesterday for delivery today in other parts of the UK.
• Nottingham Mail Centre: Some mail posted in the DE and NG postcode areas yesterday for delivery today in other parts of the UK.
• Tyneside Mail Centre: Some mail posted in the DH, DL, NE, SR and TS postcode areas yesterday for delivery today in other parts of the UK.

Royal Mail has advised that the following areas are currently experiencing delivery delays. Customers should expect items to take longer than usual to arrive:

• Altens DO (AB10, AB11, AB12 and AB35)
• Ashington DO (NE22, NE62, NE63 and NE64)
• Bingham DO (NG12 and NG13)
• Congleton DO (CW4 and CW12)
• Dundee East DO (DD4, DD5 and DD7)
• Dunstable DO (LU5 and LU6)
• Dyce DO (AB21)
• Erskine DO (PA7, PA8)
• Grimsby DO (DN31 to DN37)
• Hyde DO (SK13, SK14 and SK16)
• Inverclyde DO (PA14, PA15, PA16, PA17, PA18 and PA19)
• Kettering DO (NN14, NN15 and NN16)
• Lichfield DO (WS7, WS13 and WS14)
• Lochgelly DO (KY5)
• Londonderry DO (BT47 and BT48)
• Nottingham South DO (NG2 and NG12)
• Oxford East DO (OX3, OX4, OX33, OX44 and OX49)
• Plympton DO (PL7)
• Pontefract DO (WF7, WF8, WF9 and WF11)
• Radstock DO (BA3)
• Renfrew DO (PA4)
• Sleaford DO (NG34)
• St Helens DO (WA9, WA10 and WA11)
• Syston SPDO (LE7)
• Uddingston DO (G71)
• Whitehaven DO (CA18, CA19, CA20, CA26 and CA28)
• Whitwood DO (WF6 and WF10)

Royal Mail has advised that not all mail was processed to schedule yesterday at its South Midlands Mail Centre. Customer should expect delays in the following areas:

• South Midlands Mail Centre: Some mail posted in the CV, LE, MK and NN postcode areas for delivery other parts of the UK.

Royal Mail has advised that not all mail was processed to schedule yesterday at its Chelmsford Mail Centre. This is likely to cause delays to mail in the following areas:

• Chelmsford Mail Centre: Some mail posted in other parts of the UK, for delivery in the CM, CO, SS and IP postcode areas.

Royal Mail has advised that some of its Mail Centres were unable to process all mail to schedule yesterday. Customers should expect delays in the following areas:

• Northern Ireland Mail Centre: Some mail posted in parts of the BT postcode area, due for delivery across other parts of the UK.
• Romford Mail Centre: Some mail posted in parts of the E, IG and RM postcode areas, due for delivery across other parts of the UK.

Royal Mail has also advised that the following areas are currently experiencing delivery delays:

• Gloucester North DO (GL3 and GL4)
• Plymouth North DO (PL2 and PL3)
• Pontefract DO (WF7, WF8, WF9 and WF11)
• Whitwood DO (WF6 and WF10)

Royal Mail has released its last posting dates for Christmas. Customers can continue to post items as normal after these days but please bear in mind they might not make it in time for Christmas delivery. The last recommended dates are as follows:

Wednesday 17 December
2nd Class
2nd Class Signed For

Friday 19 December
Royal Mail Tracked 48^®†

Saturday 20 December
1st Class
1st Class Signed For

Sunday 21 December
Royal Mail Tracked 24^®

Tuesday 23 December
Special Delivery Guaranteed^®

Royal Mail has advised that not all mail was processed to schedule yesterday at the Nottingham Mail Centre. This is likely to cause delays in the following areas:

• Nottingham Mail Centre: Some mail posted in the DE and NG postcode areas yesterday, for delivery today in other parts of the UK.

Delivery delays have also been reported in the following areas:

• Aboyne SUDO (AB34)
• Altens DO (AB10, AB11, AB12 and AB35)
• Ashington DO (NE22, NE62-NE64)
• Belfast West DO (BT10-BT12 BT17)
• Bridge of Don DO (AB22 and AB23)
• Derwentside DO (DH8-DH9)
• Dinnington DO (S25, S26)
• Erskine DO (PA7-PA8)
• Folkestone DO (CT18, CT19, CT20 and CT50)
• Glenrothes DO (KY6, KY7)
• Gloucester North DO (GL3 and GL4)
• Hull Central DO (HU1-HU3, HU5, HU9, HU12, HU19)
• Inverclyde DO (PA14-PA19)
• Keith DO (AB55)
• Kilwinning DO (KA13)
• Lichfield DO (WS7, WS13, WS14)
• Lisburn DO (BT26-BT28)
• Lochgelly DO (KY5)
• Plymouth North DO (PL2, PL3)
• Pontefract DO (WF7,WF8, WF9 and WF11)
• Prescot DO (L34 and L35)
• Uddingston DO (G71)
• Washington DO (NE37-NE38)
• Whitehaven DO (CA18-CA20, CA26, CA28)
• Whitwood DO (WF6 and WF10)

Royal Mail has advised that some of its mail centres were unable to process all mail to schedule yesterday. Customers should expect delays in the following areas:

• Cardiff Mail Centre: Some mail posted in the CF, LD and NP postcode areas yesterday, for delivery today in other parts of the UK
• Nottingham Mail Centre: Some mail posted in the DE and NG postcode areas yesterday, for delivery today in other parts of the UK.

Royal Mail has advised that some of its Mail Centres were unable to process all mail to schedule yesterday. Customers should expect delays in the following areas:

• Nottingham Mail Centre: Some mail posted in the DE and NG postcode areas yesterday, for delivery today in other parts of the UK.
• Sheffield Mail Centre: Some mail posted in the DN, HU, LN and S postcode areas yesterday for delivery today in other parts of the UK.