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Is Royal Mail delivering letters today?

33 replies

Fluffycloudland77 · 02/05/2020 09:56

Website says no deliveries from today but does that mean today’s the last Saturday delivery Confused

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MrsHuntGeneNotJeremyObviously · 02/05/2020 09:57

I think it means no delivery today

Futurenostalgia · 02/05/2020 09:58

The post van is in my street now!

Goggle1968 · 02/05/2020 09:58

I’ve had some post today. Weird. It’s been hit and miss recently to be honest.

Luckypoppy · 02/05/2020 09:59

Depends on your area and their staffing level. My local office has 20 staff confirmed now and more awaiting tears or results.

2020journey · 02/05/2020 09:59

Our local delivery office has said special delivery and parcels will still continue on Saturdays but no letters.

Fluffycloudland77 · 02/05/2020 09:59

Same here, no post one day & then stuff going missing.

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viques · 02/05/2020 10:01

I think stopping Saturday deliveries now will mean no Saturday deliveries for ever when things get back to normal.

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GrimmsFairytales · 02/05/2020 10:02

Not seen any sign of the posties today, but that means very little as the other week we had no post at all.

Like you say, it's very hit and miss.

Gingernaut · 02/05/2020 10:06

They made the announcement this week, so presumably, the last Saturday delivery was last weekend.

www.itv.com/news/2020-04-28/royal-mail-to-scrap-saturday-letter-deliveries-due-to-pandemic/

CuriousaboutSamphire · 02/05/2020 10:09

Oh! We had a delivery this morning. It must be regional, mustn't it?

ExpletiveDelighted · 02/05/2020 10:10

I've just had a small parcel through the door from the postie.

CuriousaboutSamphire · 02/05/2020 10:12

Ah! No letters on Saturdays

Parcels still being delivered

Temporary measure.

I had a read round the red tops!

minniemoll · 02/05/2020 10:13

I've just had two large parcels delivered. No letters, but I don't get many anyway.

redwoodmazza · 02/05/2020 10:14

Parcels but no letters.

Crocky · 02/05/2020 10:16

We’ve just had letters delivered.

Peonyonpoint · 02/05/2020 10:16

Just walked past our posty and van as she was delivering a parcel.

CuriousaboutSamphire · 02/05/2020 10:19

Were they special delivery letters? They're continuing too.

Crocky · 02/05/2020 10:22

Mine were just ordinary letters.

MrTumblesSpottyHag · 02/05/2020 10:23

DH is delivering parcels today. It's to catch up on the backlog of parcels. He said he's got just as much to deliver as he would on a normal Saturday.

CocoCorona · 02/05/2020 10:26

I’m jealous at how early your post comes. Ours gets here at 3 in the afternoon. I’m waiting for 3 parcels to arrive since last week but no sign of them yet.

amusedbush · 02/05/2020 10:30

DH is a postman and the lack of information given to them is ridiculous. Apparently the official announcement from the union was six weeks, ending on the 9th June, which makes next Saturday the first day without letters.

But he’s on a RM forum and lots of people were saying it’s starting today.

His management haven’t told him anything.

amusedbush · 02/05/2020 10:31

Sorry, 13th June. Not sure where I got the 9th from Blush

onemouseplace · 02/05/2020 10:34

We’ve had no post since Monday after having fairly normal letter deliveries up until then.

ScarfLadysBag · 02/05/2020 10:51

We got mail and the RM website says it's service as usual today.

Chemenger · 02/05/2020 10:52

Normal post here today.