Royal Mail Strike :: UK Shipments

Bryant · Oct 29, 2009

A quick note here for anyone in the UK or planning on shipping to the UK anytime soon; the Communication Workers Union, the union that represents workers at the Royal Mail, have been on strike causing massive delays. There were aprox. 30 million delayed packages last week but as of yesterday that number was down to around 2 million. There's no real estimate on how long this will last but another 47,000 postal workers are scheduled to walk out today.

If you plan on shipping to the UK I would suggest using an alternative method of delivery other than USPS (Standard, Priority, EMS), because they hand off packages to the Royal Mail after entry into the UK. FedEx, UPS or digital delivery for instant downloads are your other alternatives. If you have any questions, you know where to find me. [support]

JDENredden · Oct 30, 2009

Bump, this is pretty important. And its almost at the bottom.

J.

GusEds · Oct 30, 2009

goku · Oct 30, 2009

GusEds said:

Ok I'll say it...... What?

scarecrow1 · Oct 31, 2009

goku said:
Ok I'll say it...... What?

Hey goku, ditto. By the way, nice signiture

Cheers

GusEds · Oct 31, 2009

No one can say anything of interest to this thread that will add to Bryant's initial post, so I figure this should be bumped to the top - as it's quite an important matter.

And Mr. Bump bumps.

Gus

Geekmumblings · Oct 31, 2009

Extra- Theres soon going to be another strike, and according to BBC news that 30 million will jump to around 100 million, so definitely use some other courier!

visualartist · Oct 31, 2009

GusEds said:
No one can say anything of interest to this thread that will add to Bryant's initial post, so I figure this should be bumped to the top - as it's quite an important matter.

And Mr. Bump bumps.

Gus

It should be bumped yes.
No one can say anything interesting because its a notice not a discussion.
Just to warn people whats up.
So bump away