Double check opening times before you post a letter or send a parcel over the Bank Holiday weekend
The Spring Bank Holiday weekend is here – and you may be wondering if you can send or receive deliveries.
As we celebrate the – hopefully – sunnier weather as we move into June, you might be hoping to get a head start on some gardening, or just relax with a good book.
If you’ve done some last-minute online shopping, will it get here? Do couriers like Evri and DHL deliver over the bank holiday?
Post will be delivered on one day across the Bank Holiday weekend – Saturday 25 May – but not on Sunday or Monday.
There are never Royal Mail deliveries on Sunday – with Royal Mail workers delivering letters and parcels six days a week, Monday to Saturday, throughout theyear.
However, there will also be no deliveries or collections of mail on Monday, 27 May, per the Royal Mail website, as post offices will be closed.
Depots and collection units will also be closed on these days in case you wanted to go and pick up a missed delivery or collect a parcel.
Normal service will resume across all deliveries and collections on Tuesday, May 28.
If you’re expecting a parcel, whether or not it will arrive over the bank holiday may depend on which company is delivering it.
Usually, Evri delivery hours do include Saturdays, but not on Sundays or Bank Holidays.
However, they do have a number of services that can collect and deliver parcels on weekends and bank holidays, all of which are available at the lowest available rates, per their site.
Evri advises checking opening times of ParcelShops before making a journey. Lockers are available 24/7.
In terms of getting in touch with Evri, they said: “Customers can get in touch 24/7 via telephone or chat. Many issues, such as missing address information, can be dealt with automatically.
“For more complex issues, consumers can log an enquiry by chat or leaving a message and an advisor will respond as quickly as possible.”
The likes of DPD and DHL have stated their Bank Holiday opening days and times on their websites.
DPD don’t deliver parcels on weekends or bank holidays.
DHL will also not deliver on the Bank Holiday Monday, with collections and deliveries resuming from Tuesday, May 28.
Other companies, including Amazon, may deliver you parcels on these dates – you should check the website of the delivery company to see what their policy is.
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