Last Christmas posting dates UK
Left it a bit last minute? Here’s when your Christmas cards and parcels have to be posted by
It’s a busy time in the run up to Christmas. Hopefully, you’re mostly prepared for the big day by now, but if you’re not don’t panic. There is still time to get things together, however it’s not long. If you’re a bit last minute dot com, we don’t judge.
Whether you’ve Christmas cards to send out, or you’ve got presents to post to friends, it’s good to know exactly how much longer you’ve got left.
So, we’ve gone and rounded up the dates for the absolute last possible days you can leave it to post something, and it still arrive in time for Christmas. If you’ll be using Royal Mail, Parcelforce, DPD, Evri, or Yodel (basically all the main ones in the UK) here are the last Christmas posting dates.
Last Christmas posting dates for UK couriers
Royal Mail
- Royal Mail 2nd Class and 2nd Class Signed For – Monday 18 December
- Royal Mail 1st Class and 1st Class Signed For – Wednesday 20 December
- Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed – Thursday 21 December
Parcelforce
- Parcelforce Worldwide express48 and express48 Large – Wednesday 20 December
- Parcelforce Worldwide express24. expressAM – Thursday 21 December
DPD
- DPD Next Day and DPD Next Day by 12 – both Thursday 21 December
- DPD Next Day with Saturday delivery and DPD Next Day by 12 with Saturday delivery – Friday 22 December
Evri
- Evri Standard Tracked – Wednesday 20 December by 11am
- Evri Next Day Tracked – Thursday 21 December by 11am
Yodel
- Yodel Direct Store to Store and Store to Door – Sunday 17 December