Royal Mail is asking its customers to post their mail earlier than usual for Christmas this year as a result of the ongoing strike action by CWU.
The Company is bringing forward its Latest Recommended Posting Dates for domestic and international mail to help manage any impact from planned strike action by the CWU during the festive season. The CWU intends to take further industrial action on 9, 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24 December.
The changes to Latest Recommended Posting Dates are designed to help the Company keep mail moving in the run up to the Christmas period when mail volumes are higher.
With the threat of more planned CWU strike action across the UK, Royal Mail continues to deploy a range of contingency plans to keep communities, businesses and the country connected throughout the CWU’s ongoing industrial action.
The latest information about Latest Recommended Posting Dates can be found at Get ready for Christmas 2022 | Royal Mail Group Ltd
The latest information about strike action can be found at www.royalmail.com/latest-news
Below is a table showing Royal Mail's Latest Recommended Posting Dates.
Product/Service |
Old Date |
New Date |
2nd Class 2nd Class Signed For Royal Mail 48 |
Monday 19 December |
Monday 12 December |
1st Class 1st Class Signed For Royal Mail 24 Tracked 48 |
Wednesday 21 December |
Friday 16 December |
Royal Mail Tracked 24 |
Thursday 22 December |
Monday 19 December |
Special Delivery Guaranteed |
Friday 23 December |
Wednesday 21 December |
International |
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Greece, Eastern Europe (except Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia) and Turkey
|
Friday 9 December |
Saturday 3 December |
Czech Republic, Finland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, USA and Canada
|
Saturday 10 December |
Monday 5 December |
Austria, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland
|
Monday 12 December |
Wednesday 7 December |
Belgium, France, Luxembourg |
Wednesday 14 December |
Friday 9 December |