Movement of mail through the network

Air 
The flight from East Midlands to Belfast was late taking off in the early hours due to a technical issue with the aircraft. As a result, some mail posted in other parts of the UK yesterday for delivery today in the BT postcode area may arrive later than anticipated.

The flight from East Midlands to Exeter arrived late last night. As a result, some mail posted in other parts of the UK yesterday for delivery today in the far South West of England may arrive later than planned.

Rail
Royal Mail’s rail network services operated to schedule over the last 24-hours.

Road
Last night several vehicles arrived late into the National Distribution Centre (NDC) in Daventry, due to heavy traffic delays en-route to NDC. An overview of these vehicles and how services may be affected appears below:

Chester Mail Centre to NDC: Some mail posted in the CH, LL and SY postcode areas yesterday for delivery today in parts of the South East, Anglia, London, South of England and South Wales may arrive later than expected.

Manchester Mail Centre to NDC: Some mail posted in the BL, M, OL and SK postcode areas yesterday for delivery today in parts of the South East, Anglia, South of England, London and South Wales may arrive later than anticipated.

North West Super Hub to NDC: A small amount of mail posted in the North West of England for delivery today in parts of the South of England and Anglia may arrive slightly behind schedule.

Preston Mail Centre to NDC: Some mail posted yesterday in the BB, FY, LA and PR postcode areas for delivery today in parts of the South East, South of England, London, Anglia and South Wales may arrive later than planned.

Warrington Mail Centre to NDC: Some mail posted yesterday in the CW, L, WA and WN postcode areas for delivery today in parts of the South East, South of England, London, Anglia and South Wales may arrive later than expected.

Capacity issues meant not all mail could travel on the scheduled service from London’s Princess Royal Distribution Centre to the Home Counties North Mail Centre last night. This meant that a small amount of mail posted in parts of London and the South East yesterday for delivery today in the AL, EN, HP, LU, SG and WD postcode areas may arrive later than anticipated.

A vehicle from Cardiff Mail Centre arrived late at the Princess Royal Distribution Centre last night due to junction closures on the M4 last night. As a result, a small amount of mail posted yesterday in the CF, LD and NP postcode areas for delivery today in parts of London and the South East may arrive slightly behind schedule.

Mail Centres
The mail centres below reported not all mail was processed and despatched to schedule over the last 24-hours.

Medway Mail Centre: Some mail posted in the CT, DA, ME and TN postcode areas yesterday for delivery today in other parts of the UK.

Northern Ireland Mail Centre: Some mail posted in other parts of the UK yesterday for delivery today in the BT postcode area.

South Midlands Mail Centre: Some mail posted in the CV, LE, MK and NN postcode areas yesterday for delivery today in other parts of the UK.

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