COMPANY BRINGS FORWARD LATEST RECOMMENDED POSTING DATES FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON TO HELP MANAGE PLANNED CWU STRIKE ACTION
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. NO deliveries will take place on these days.
| Collection Date | Post Estimated Drop Date** |
Packets & Parcels* Estimated Drop Date** |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 19th December | 27th / 28th December | 27th December |
| Tuesday 20th December | 27th / 28th December | 28th December |
| Wednesday 21st December | 28th / 29th December | 29th December |
| Thursday 22nd December | 29th / 30th December | 30th December |
| Friday 23rd December*** | 30st / 4th January | 30th December |
| Wednesday 28th December | 31st / 4th January | 4th January |
| Thursday 29th December | 4th / 5th January | 4th January |
| Friday 30th December*** | 5th / 6th January | 6th January |
| Date | Collection |
|---|---|
| Thursday 22nd December | Collecting |
| Friday 23rd December | Collecting |
| Saturday 24th December | No collections (Business closed) |
| Sunday 25th December | No collections (Business closed) |
| Monday 26th December | No collections (Business closed) |
| Tuesday 27th December | No collections (Business closed) |
| Wednesday 28th December | Collecting |
| Thursday 29th December | Collecting |
| Friday 30th December | Collecting |
| Saturday 31st December | No collections (Business closed) |
| Sunday 1st January | No collections (Business closed) |
| Monday 2nd January | No collections (Business closed) |
| Tuesday 3rd January | Business As Usual |
| Wednesday 4th January | Business As Usual |
* Evri, Royal Mail and Yodel items
** These dates are an estimation of drop dates and do not take into account any potential adverse events that could occur.
*** By pre-planned agreement only
Our Client Services team will be on hand every step of the way. You can contact them by telephone on 03330 111 999
We thank you for your continued relationship as we maintain our tailored service to you. We look forward to working closely with you over the coming months and to having a successful peak season.
Unit 2
Catalina Approach
Omega South
Warrington
WA5 3UY
0333 0111 999