Royal Mail chaos hits UK with Oxfordshire postcodes affected

More than 150 postcodes across the UK have Royal Mail service alerts today, warning of disruption to the delivery of letters and packages.

The postal company claims the issues are being caused by localised issues like high levels of sick absence among posties, resourcing and other factors.

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Royal Mail said in a statement: “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.

Postcodes in Oxford East and Bicester are affected by the disruption (Image: NQ)

“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.

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“We’re sorry for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.”

Among the 153 postcodes affected are five in Oxford East, OX3, OX4, OX33, OX44 and OX49, and three in Bicester, OX25, OX26 and OX27.

Royal Mail said it would ‘regularly update’ customers on its UK service update webpage and through service update emails for those who have signed up to alerts.