Royal Mail postal deliveries to the Isle of Wight take longer

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 28 Dec 2022, 09:05

https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/2321 ... ke-longer/

As I sit here, at 6pm on December 23, visiting my parents in the great North West of England, this is the situation with a very well known global shopping giant.

I can order as late as 9am tomorrow morning, and have delivery by 7pm tomorrow. That's Christmas Eve, folks.

Many other items would need to be ordered by 7pm tonight for guaranteed delivery tomorrow.

However, if I change the delivery address to my home on the Isle of Wight, that very same item would arrive on January 3.

How does it take ten extra days to get to the Isle of Wight, even taking into account some Bank Holiday shenanigans?

Even a couple of weeks ago, "Next Day" (and sometimes even Same Day) delivery was eight to 11 days longer to the Island.

Given that both delivery services are Royal Mail, I think our Island deserves an explanation.

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 28 Dec 2022, 09:33

My guess would be capacity for freight on the ferries that go over to the IoW

Tman · Post by **Tman** » 28 Dec 2022, 12:15

My guess would be that as the ferry costs are astronomical RM only take a lorry over when it's near capacity rather than every day.

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 28 Dec 2022, 12:20

Tman wrote: ↑
28 Dec 2022, 12:15
My guess would be that as the ferry costs are astronomical RM only take a lorry over when it's near capacity rather than every day.

Ferry costs won't have anything to do with it. For a while now for RDC to MC runs instead of two part filled lorries, 1 early, 1 late, the early one has been axed and everything gets sent on the late one

Post by **midegarelu** » 28 Dec 2022, 12:39

Tman wrote: ↑
28 Dec 2022, 12:15
My guess would be that as the ferry costs are astronomical RM only take a lorry over when it's near capacity rather than every day.

As far as I know at night, service consists of a minimum of 4 x artics 1 x 18 tonner and 5 x 600's.

As for the other 16 hours of the day I have no idea, but I know there are services during the day.

I don't think capacity is an issue.

Someone is pulling a fast one more like.

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 28 Dec 2022, 12:43

The size of artics might be an issue, can the ferries handle double stacker artics (irrespective of which firm owns them)?

Post by **midegarelu** » 29 Dec 2022, 08:41

SpacePhoenix wrote: ↑
28 Dec 2022, 12:43
The size of artics might be an issue, can the ferries handle double stacker artics (irrespective of which firm owns them)?

Not sure about double deckers.
Definitely single ones, from Portsmouth and Southampton.

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 29 Dec 2022, 10:14

I'm not sure if RM still have any single decker artic trailers now, they all seem to be double stackers now

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