Royal Mail to end Saturday second-class post deliveries

Regulator will also undertake a review of the price of stamps

- HOLLY WILLIAMS

Royal Mail has been granted permission by regulator Ofcom to cease Saturday deliveries for second-class post, effective from 28 July.

Ofcom says the changes are designed to ensure the survival of the postal service (PA) The postal service will discontinue its six-day-a-week service for second-class letters, moving them to an alternative weekday schedule. First-class post will, however, retain its Monday to Saturday delivery.

Ofcom confirmed that the three-working-day delivery target for second-class letters remains unchanged. The significant shift follows extensive consultation, aiming to bolster the universal postal service’s long-term viability.