Royal Mail invests £500m to tackle late deliveries as second-class post cut back

The Guardian — Apr 21, 10:33 AM

Company promises to meet new delivery targets by next May after being fined last year for poor record

Second-class post will be delivered every other weekday and https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/10/royal-mail-gets-go-ahead-to-axe-second-class-post-on-saturdays">scrapped on Saturdays from next month as part of a £500m plan to tackle late deliveries at struggling Royal Mail.

The delivery company has been testing a https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/10/royal-mail-gets-go-ahead-to-axe-second-class-post-on-saturdays">new letter delivery pattern in a pilot since July, and it will be rolled out nationwide in May.