First Class-Letter

[muchlovex]

If I posted a letter this afternoon from Gateshead, Tyne and Wear bond for an address in Wickford, Essex..how long would it take to get there, bearing in mind that it has a first class stamp on.

Thank you in advance,

[ojread2]

Depends
Distance doesn't have much to do with speed - it could arrive tomorrow morning or it could arrive Friday or even next week
1st class is no better than 2nd for delivery
Neither is guaranteed
If it's important send recorded or special
As an example I posted 3 parcels last week (on the 12th), all recorded, one 1st class which arrived the next day, one 2nd class which also arrived the next day and the other also 2nd class still hasn't arrived yet

[wendilla]

Hows this for being quick. package posted from N.S.W.Australia on Thursday last week at 5 pm received this morning .

[gina32]

epends on what time you posted and the last collection

[wendilla]

should have said arrived in England

[kempie]

Sometime between next day and never.

That may sound flippant but is a correct answer.

[musicmummy]

My experience of Royal Mail Recorded signed for next day delivery service, mainland Britain. It will cost you nearly six pound, it will be delivered sixteen month later, to the wrong address and not signed for. Then they will refuse to compensate you the price (�6) you originally paid for the service, but they do send you two books of stamps... whoopeee. even the ombusman couldnt get them to pay up. Royal Mail......Royal Snail

[Buenchico]

Royal Mail have a target of delivering 93% of 1st Class mail on the day following posting (excluding Sundays). During the last reported quarter (April, May & June 2007), which is independently monitored, they met this target:
http://www.royalmailgroup.com/portal/rmg/conte nt1?mediaId=23300506&catId=23300505

Wickford is conveniently situated for delivery via the principal regional sorting office, at Chelmsford. So there's quite a good chance that your letter will be delivered tomorrow morning. If not, it will almost certainly be delivered on Thursday.

Chris

[ojread2]

musicmummy

Recorded del is 70p on top of normal costs

Perhaps you mean special del which is �4

Or was that sarcasm I detected in your post? :P

[musicmummy]

oops i did mean special delivery sorry, but mine cost just under six pound. Thanks to the person i never sent it to being honest enough and kind enough to post it back to me, or i would never have know just how rubbish a service they are. K.