Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm®

All prices in the above table are exempt from VAT

During unprecedented times, such as Covid-19 pandemic, delivery time guarantees may be subject to change.
 

Prices for guaranteed Saturday delivery

Prices are inclusive of VAT

Sometimes the damage, delay or loss of an item can lead to greater loss than the actual value of the item itself. For such items you can buy our consequential loss cover of up to £10,000. This cover could be a wise choice for important legal documents or tax returns that may result in penalties if lost or not delivered on time. Just ask for consequential loss when you send your item by Special Delivery Guaranteed™. Make your claims through our Customer Services within 14 days of posting. You will need to provide the receipt for purchase as well as proof of the value of the indirect loss in order to make a claim.

How to make a claim

 
Prices for consequential loss cover

Consequential loss add on price per item

All prices are VAT inclusive

For collection from your door, using Parcel Collect, we add an extra working day to our delivery guarantee. Find out more at royalmail.com/collection. If you need the next working day guarantee you can still purchase your Special Delivery Guaranteed by 1pm postage online, but please to take your item to a Post Office branch prior to the latest acceptance time.
 

Working days

Working days are Monday-Friday unless you've purchased Saturday Guaranteed delivery.
 

Postcodes

We deliver throughout the UK. However, there are certain delivery restrictions in particular areas:

We deliver by 5.30pm the next working day in the following postcode areas:

AB30 - 39, 41 - 45, 51 - 56
HS1, 3 - 9
IV21 - 28, 40 - 49, 51 - 56
KA27, 28
KW1 - 3, 5 - 15
KW16 Stromness Town only
PA20 (0&9)
PA28 - 38, 41 - 49, 76, 77
PH15, 17 - 26, 31 - 40, 49, 50
ZE1

We deliver within two working days by 5.30pm to the following postcodes areas:

HS2
IM, JE
PA60 - 75, 78
ZE2, 3

We deliver within three working days by 5.30pm to the following postcode areas:

KW16 - non Town
KW17
PH30, 41 - 44

Saturday delivery

Some businesses won't accept Saturday deliveries, including:

• banks
• building societies
• travel agents
• jewellers
• Post Office® branches

We can't guarantee Saturday delivery to Isle of Man, Jersey, Herm, Sark and Alderney.

We restrict or prohibit certain items from our network. You are advised to carefully read the restrictions on items like:

• Batteries
• Aerosols
• Perfumes or aftershaves
• Nail varnish, polish or gel

Check our list of prohibited and restricted items

Remember that you’ll need to allow time to get a certificate of posting for your Special Delivery Guaranteed item.

At a Post Office®

The latest acceptance time depends partly on the Post Office® you choose to use. Check opening times using Services near you.

Please try to arrive:

• at least an hour before the Post Office® closes
• no later than 4.30pm even if the Post Office® has a later closing time
• no later than 11:00am if the Post Office® has a half day closing time.

Ask for further advice in person at your Post Office®.

When we deliver your item we will collect a signature from the recipient or someone at their address. We will then update our online Track & Trace tool with details of the delivery date and time, providing a scan of the signature that you can view.

Go to Track & Trace

What can I do if the item is shown as delivered, but it hasn't been received?

• Check whether the item was sent using a service that gets a signature on delivery. If it was, do you recognise the name or signature of the person who signed for it? The signature will be provided by the person who accepted the delivery and not always the person on the address label.
• If the item was sent to your home, ask anyone else living there if they accepted the delivery. Please also check if the item has been left with a neighbour, or in your designated Safeplace if you have one.