All geared up to deliver the goods

take on seasonal staff they’re not miracle workers.

Send your card or parcel too late and it’s not going to reach your friend or relative in time for December 25.

So that doesn’t happen here are the last dates you can post your cards and presents - if you want them to arrive in time.

Tuesday December 18.

2nd Class Royal Mail Signed For (R), Thursday December 20.

1st Class Royal Mail Signed For (R) 1st Class Royal Mail Tracked 48(R), Friday 21 December

Royal Mail Tracked 24 (R) Saturday December 22. Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed(R). Royal Mail Tracked 24 and Royal Mail Tracked 48 services are unavailable to purchase at Post Office (R) branches What about courier services?

You’ll be able to send

It’s business as usual at TNT over Christmas apparently. The last recommended date is Friday December 21 for delivery by Christmas Eve on Monday.

This one’s a lot more cautious than other couriers with December 18 as their last date for standard delivery.

This postal company has announced its last UK date as December 21 this year for UK mainland deliveries.

Every parcel entering the Hermes network by December 18, and bearing a UK mainland address, will have a least one delivery attempt made - otherwise Hermes will refund the delivery charge.