ROYAL Mail has released its recommended UK posting dates for this Christmas.
The dates are: Tuesday December 20 for second class mail, Wednesday December 21 for first class mail, Thursday December 22 for special delivery and Friday December 23 for special delivery Saturday guaranteed.
Customers are advised to use the correct postcode when sending cards and parcels to help process it quicker. Royal Mail delivery offices are open six days a week and almost half open later on Wednesday evenings for customers to collect items. Thousands of seasonal workers have been recruited and nine temporary parcel centres have opened for Christmas.