Royal Mail Alerts North East Residents in 24 Areas About Delivery Delays
Royal Mail has announced delivery delays affecting residents in 24 areas across the North East of England. This notification comes amid challenges like high sickness rates and resource shortages, impacting the usual six-day-a-week service.
Impact of Delivery Delays
The affected areas include regions in Tyneside, Sunderland, Gateshead, and Northumberland. Royal Mail is committed to rotating deliveries to minimize disruptions for individual customers. The company has expressed its apologies for any inconvenience caused and is working to address these service challenges.
Extent of the Disruption
Currently, Royal Mail is facing delivery issues in 146 postcodes nationwide, with 24 specifically in the North East. The postal service continues to operate its air and road transport systems without disruption.
List of Affected Postcodes
Here is a comprehensive list of the postcodes experiencing delivery delays:
- Aberdare DO (CF44, CF45)
- Ashington DO (NE22, NE62, NE63, NE64)
- Banbridge DO (BT32)
- Barry DO (CF62, CF63)
- Beverley DO (HU11, HU17, HU18)
- Blyth DO (NE24)
- Brechin DO (DD9)
- Bridge of Don DO (AB22, AB23)
- Broadstairs DO (CT10)
- Carterton DO (OX18)
- Chichester DO (PO18 – PO20)
- Chipping Norton DO (OX7)
- Darwen DO (BB3)
- Deeside DO (CH5)
- Dundee East DO (DD4, DD5, DD7)
- Fleet DO (GU51, GU52)
- Gateshead DO (NE8, NE10)
- Glasgow G52 DO (G52, G53)
- Hailsham DO (BN27)
- Helston DO (TR12, TR13)
- Hull Central DO (HU1-HU3, HU5, HU9, HU12, HU19)
- Hyde DO (SK13, SK14, SK16)
- Kettering DO (NN14, NN15, NN16)
- Kingswood DO (BS15, BS30)
- Kirkcaldy DO (KY1 – KY3)
- Lanark DO (ML8, ML11)
- Leicester East DO (LE2, LE5-LE7)
- Lichfield DO (WS7, WS13, WS14)
- Lisburn DO (BT26-BT28)
- Lochgelly DO (KY5)
- Loughborough DO (LE11, LE12)
- Lutterworth DO (LE9, LE17)
- North Tyneside DO (NE25-NE30)
- Nottingham South DO (NG2 and NG12)
- Orton Southgate DO (PE2, PE7 – PE9)
- Penarth DO (CF64)
- Peterhead DO (AB42)
- Pontefract DO (WF7, WF8, WF9, WF11)
- Pontyclun DO (CF72)
- Pontypridd DO (CF37, CF38, CF46)
- Prenton DO (CH43)
- Selsey SUDO (PO20)
- Sheffield South East DO (S12, S13)
- Shepshed DO (LE12)
- Shoreham By Sea DO (BN43)
- Shrewsbury DO (SY1-SY5)
- South Shields DO (NE33, NE34)
- Stockport Central DO (SK1 – SK5, SK7)
- Sunderland DO (SR1 – SR6, SR9)
- Swan House DO (LE1, LE3, LE7-LE9, LE19, LE95)
- Swindon DO (SN1, SN2, SN3, SN6, SN25, SN26, SN38, SN99)
- Tweedale DO (TF3, TF4, TF7, TF8, TF12)
- Washington DO (NE37, NE38)
- Waterlooville DO (PO7-PO8)
- Whitwood DO (WF6, WF10)
Royal Mail is continuously updating its list of affected postcodes and is taking steps to restore service quality to its usual standards, ensuring smooth operations in the near future.
