Royal Mail fall short of target for 1st-class letters to RH area

MP HITS OUT AT DELIVERY STATISTICS WHICH IS IMPACTING ON RESIDENTS

- By VICTORIA SHIPP [e-mail] @VickyShipp

LATE letters in a Surrey postcode area are leading to increased fines and missed appointments, according to a Surrey MP.

Chris Coghlan, Liberal Democrat MP for Dorking and Horley, has said he is shocked by the Royal Mail delivery statistics for the RH postcode.

The MP said that 72.3% of first-class deliveries in RH were delivered on time, which is below the 93% target. This means that 20.7% of first-class deliveries in RH were delivered late.

Mr Coghlan says this is having a serious impact on his constituents, who have reported receiving NHS appointment letters after the scheduled date, resulting in missed appointments and wasted NHS resources.