Royal Mail - how long are the delays ?

[Loagi]

I'm currently waiting for a letter that posted 1st class 13 days ago - I'm guessing I'll be lucky to get it by the 2nd week in January.

I've heard horror stories of people still waiting for 48 hour delivery parcels sent in November.

What sort of delays are people seeing ?

 

[MrRockliffe]

I sent a parcel with Parcelforce 24hr on the 22nd and it arrived yesterday. Otherwise hasn’t been too bad.

 

[Josh]

I got a 1st Cass hospital letter yesterday, sent on Dec 9th.

So yeah, shocking.

 

[goldy6660]

Took a month for a 2nd class signed for delivery to arrive the other day

 

[moon man]

got a new debit card within a week from ordering, quite surprised

 

[UTmaniac]

~12 days for letters.

 

[peterwalkley]

Replacement handle for tumble dryer dispatched on 29th, arrived on 30th (normal first class post, not any kind of premium delivery option). Still receiving christmas cards. Its a bit random to say the least !

 

[Cosimo]

1st class letter posted 20th has taken ten days.

 

[hotdog]

Shocking company, deserves to go under ...

 

[montymint]

I have something mailed by SD on Wednesday and turned up Thursday, so some parts are working as intended - the backlog of regular mail will still be horrific from the strikes.

 

[alchal]

They have been brilliant over Christmas for me.

 

[Semple]

Had a Christmas card turn up yesterday that was posted on the 15th.

 

[Steeps]

They'll be working on "first in, last out" so it depends how big the backlog was on the days the post was sent. We've had some tracked 24 items take 2 weeks, some sent a couple of days later go straight through.

 

[bloodiedathame]

The package sent by OCUK 2nd Class RM on 24th December arrived today.

 

[new boy]

Ordered somthing late in the evening Tuesday. Was dispatched Wednesday via RM 48. Arrived yesterday.

 

[Stu999]

Bring back carrier pigeons.

 

[Tony Edwards]

Had a letter sent on the 28th December arrive today.

Also a christmas card.

 

[cheesefest]

My mum posted all our cards 6th Dec. Most received theirs before Christmas. Two relatives in Nottinghamshire haven’t received theirs. Yet a family member living 500 miles away in a remote area of Scotland, got theirs the quickest!

Think the RM are not bothering to sort out what mail was received first in the sorting offices. As everything we had in the post We’d-Friday had Dec 9th dates. Ones before Christmas were dated 13th

 

[cheesefest]

Daily Telegraph said the post delays will take to Feb to resolve (longer if Rm decide to go on more strikes). So May get a red envelope on Valentines Day, turning out to be a card from your cousin

 

[explicit4u]

I think parcels are more likely to arrive than letters, they seem to be prioritising parcels in my area. I'm waiting on a letter sent in late November still, but my parcel ordered just before Christmas has already been delivered.