Royal Mail has shared an update on how the Easter bank holiday will affect mail and deliveries from now until Monday (April 10) - as Britons take some well-earned time off work for the annual celebrations.
Good Friday marks the start of a rare four day weekend for many, with both Good Friday and Easter Monday being classed as bank holidays. And it has left many Britons pondering whether they should be expecting their post or deliveries over the course of the weekend.
The Royal Mail has shared an update for the weekend, to help answer any questions that Brits may have.
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What have Royal Mail said?
On their official website, Royal Mail say: "We deliver and collect your mail on most days of the year, including Saturdays. However, we don’t usually deliver or collect on public or local holidays. (Please note: Local holidays are subject to change)."
As a result, there will be no Royal Mail postal collections nor deliveries either today (April 7) or Monday (April 10). However, normal post will resume on Saturday (April 8) before returning to normal on Tuesday, April 11.
Today's holiday does not apply in Scotland according to the postal service, where services are operating as normal.
Are other firms delivering over the bank holiday weekend?
Here are all of the other UK couriers, and their service updates across the bank holiday weekend, as listed by Global Freight Solutions -
Evri - Evri will continue to deliver on Good Friday and Saturday, April 8, but no deliveries will take place across Easter Sunday or Easter Monday.
DHL - DHL will not be delivering on Good Friday, Easter Monday or Easter Sunday, but will deliver as normal Saturday, April 8.
DPD - DPD will not be delivering on Good Friday, Easter Monday or Easter Sunday, but will deliver as normal Saturday, April 8.
Parcel Force - Parcel Force will not be delivering on Good Friday or Easter Monday but will continue to deliver as normal on Saturday, April 8 and Easter Sunday, according to their website.
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