‘Delays are back’: Royal Mail warns of postal delays – the 26 postcodes affected

A third wrote: “I think Royal Mail are currently experiencing loads of delays due to people isolating and people being ill.”

During the pandemic, the postal company has also made temporary changes to the guaranteed times of its Special Delivery Guaranteed by 9am and 1pm.

Royal Mail said: “Our current guarantees are: Our guaranteed delivery for Special Delivery Guaranteed by 9am the next working day is by 11am the next working day and our guaranteed delivery for Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm the next working day is by 4pm the next working day.”

Throughout the pandemic, scams have also been more prominent, with fraudsters purporting to be from delivery companies like Royal Mail.

source: express.co.uk