Info about Post Office/Royal Mail

jaackla · 31 Mar 2016 at 00:41

I'm just wondering if an item was taken to a post office at 17:38pm today and it was Royal Mail 1st class Signed For Delivery do you reckon it will come today (Thursday) or was it put in to the post office to late?

Philtor · 31 Mar 2016 at 00:45

I suspect you were after the cut off time. Will arrive Friday.

DaleTheWhale · 31 Mar 2016 at 00:46

Maybe.

Nabzlfc · 31 Mar 2016 at 00:48

It should say on the receipt if it was after last collection or not,

jaackla · 31 Mar 2016 at 00:52

Oh sorry I was the one who ordered something and I got the tracking order and on royal mail it says this so was just curious with this new info does it seem like it could come in the morning

30/03/16 17:38 SENT AT POST OFFICE 361 Coventry Roa B10 0SH

and it says this

Status: It's on its way.
Item ( ) was posted at 361 Coventry Roa B10 0SH on 30/03/16 and is being progressed through our network for delivery.
Thank you for using our Royal Mail Signed For™ service

UTmaniac · 31 Mar 2016 at 07:32

Saturday at earliest.

Cosimo · 31 Mar 2016 at 07:41

Philtor said:
I suspect you were after the cut off time. Will arrive Friday.

Jamauk · 31 Mar 2016 at 08:51

Certainly based on a lot of the Post Offices in the Oxford area the cut off is usually around 16:00 at the latest, but that may (and probably does) vary from region to region.

pastymuncher · 31 Mar 2016 at 09:43

Here it's 11.00 for the morning pick up and 16.00 for the last pick up from our newsagent/post office.

Kylevdm · 31 Mar 2016 at 10:02

Depends on the post office, they will often have a cut off at 1600/1700 but I know that my local even though it has that cut off the postie only arrives at around 1800 to pick stuff up so even though I am told it wont arrive next day it does.

Five.Stars · 31 Mar 2016 at 10:20

The only guaranteed next day service open to the public offered by Royal Mail is Special Delivery (which is guaranteed by 13:00) and Special Delivery 9am.

1st or 2nd class "Signed For" (new name for recorded delivery) are treated the same as any other 1st or 2nd class item of mail, except for at the recipients address a signature will need to be obtained.

beachBOYken · 31 Mar 2016 at 10:52

50/50

jimjamuk · 31 Mar 2016 at 11:27

I think the stat is 93% of 1st class will arrive next day and because of the lateness of the drop off I'd say expect two days unless you live in the remotes and then 3 or 4

R.C.Anderson · 31 Mar 2016 at 12:52

probably after last collection. My local is 5PM, but my sorting office will accept post to go out that day until 6PM, so it's possible

DaleTheWhale · 31 Mar 2016 at 13:11

Ha, that was my local post office when I used to stay at my friends house.

They're usually quite good when I posted stuff after work around 5:30pm.

neil_g · 31 Mar 2016 at 13:41

signed for is not guaranteed next day, its aimed to be but can take up to 3 days.

special delivery is the only guaranteed next day service from royal mail.