Royal Mail issues 'delay' warning to 13 postcodes this Friday — full list

Royal Mail issues 'delay' warning to 13 postcodes this Friday — full listResidents in these postcodes may not receive their letters and parcels todayCommentsNewsIsobel Pankhurst Audience Writer11:13, 17 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesSeveral Royal Mail services are facing delays today(Image: Getty Images)Several postcodes across the UK should expect delays in receiving their post today. Royal Mail has shared a warning for a number of English postcodes affected by these delays.‌While its air and road networks are operating as planned, delays are expected at six delivery offices. Alongside this, Dorset Mail Centre have reported that not all mail was processed and dispatched to schedule over the last 24 hours.‌Issuing their warning, Royal Mail stated: "We aim to deliver to all addresses we have mail for, six days a week. In a small number of local offices, this may temporarily not be possible due to local issues such as high levels of sick absence, resourcing, or other local factors.‌"In those cases, we will rotate deliveries to minimise the delay to individual customers. We also provide targeted support to those offices to address their challenges and restore our service to the high standard our customers would normally receive."View 2 ImagesSome postcodes should expect delays(Image: Getty Images)Article continues belowThere are six delivery offices experiencing delays today, with a total of 13 postcodes affected, including in Oxford, Ilfracombe, and Petersfield.Postcodes experiencing delaysCullompton DO (EX15)Deeside DO (CH5)Ilfracombe DO (EX34)Kingswood DO (BS15, BS30)Oxford East DO (OX3, OX4, OX33, OX44, OX49)Petersfield DO (GU31-GU33)