Postman

[barry1010]

What is the latest you have had your post delivered? The last two deliveries have been after 5pm - I checked my camera and it is the postman, not a neighbour with misdeliveries (that seems to happen a lot)

[pastafreak]

I don't know, as I can't remember as it must be very many years ago. My postie(s) are very regular...between 9-10:30 am.

[Maydup]

There are serious staff shortages at Royal Mail and some posties are having to cover more than one round a day. I heard of people receiving no deliveries at all in some places.


https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/people-eccles-left-without-mail-22320482

[Bobbisox1]

About 1-30
Who remembers getting 1st and 2nd class post?

[Redhelen72]

Recently I have had 8 days between postal deliveries

[AuntPG]

We used to get a delivery almost on the dot at 12.15pm. Now its anywhere between 3pm and 5pm -apparently staff shortages mean our postie has been taken off our Round, and we've been pushed onto another Round.

[aelmpvw]

our post usually arrives around 3pm

[Buenchico]

The official Royal Mail policy is this:
"We aim to deliver to addresses in urban areas by 3pm every
working day and addresses in rural areas by 4pm every working
day (exceptions are made for remote areas with limited transport
links such as the Highlands and Islands of Scotland).

Whilst our aim is to meet these times wherever possible, there
may be slight delays in some extreme circumstances, e.g. traffic
delays or adverse weather conditions."
https://www.royalmail.com/sites/default/files/docs/pdf/106831_col_del_pdf_02.pdf..unpublished

However, just like many other businesses, Royal Mail is likely to be suffering both from a shortage of lorry drivers to move mail between depots and also with staff self-isolating after testing positive for Covid. So deliveries somewhat later than their normal targets are probably to be expected.

In years gone by, I've received deliveries well into the evening during the peak Christmas period but I've actually been getting surprisingly early deliveries recently. For many years the postie has always delivered to my house within a few minutes either side of 12.45pm. However the local sorting office seem to have changed their delivery routes recently, resulting in me now getting deliveries around breakfast-time each day.

[burlyshirley]

My post very rarely comes in the mornings now and recently I had no post for six days.

[AuntPG]

// Who remembers getting 1st and 2nd class post?//

Whats to remember Bobbi? first and second class post still exists. Do you mean first post (usually around breakfast) and second post ( after lunch)?

[Mamyalynne]

We are still getting a morning delivery at the moment - a few years ago there was a month or so run of 6PM deliveries as they did double shifts.

I remember my Dad going out delivering on Christmas day when I was young.

[sanmac]

You get 2 mail deliveries a day?

[Buenchico]

>>> You get 2 mail deliveries a day?

We used to (for all mail), Sanmac, but Royal Mail cut out the first delivery of the day (thus meaning that the former second delivery then became the only delivery) some years back. However Royal Mail reinstated a 'parcels only' second delivery two years ago.

Back in Victorian times, Londoners received 12 deliveries every day!

[barry1010]

Sanmac - first and second class post relates to the stamp you put on the envelope which still exists.
First and second post used to be the twice daily deliveries which ended in 2003.

[-SharonA-]

We've been getting deliveries on a Sunday!!! Late afternoon.

[davebro]

probly abt 2pm

[sanmac]

Thanks, Barry.

[jno]

we're getting them currently an alternate days (if we're lucky). I assume all the postpersons have left to train as lorry drivers.

[anneasquith]

Now a shortage of post people. Where is everyone ?

[pat2604]

Very regular between 8.30 and 9.30 unless there's a problem with the weather. In 42 years we have had only 4 regular posties all known by their first names. The present one Stuart has been our postie for 8 years.

[pat2604]

There has been no change here. We've only had one delivery a day as far back as I can remember.