Royal Mail tracking packages and shipments

Keep track of Royal Mail parcels and shipments with our free service! All you need to do to track your parcel, is to enter the tracking number, and then the service will keep track of your parcel’s location in real time.

How do I track my Royal Mail parcel with 100Parcels.com?

Find out the tracking number of your parcel;
Enter the tracking number of your parcel in the field at the top of the page;
Wait until the service checks the parcel data, it will not take long;
View the search results and share them with your friends via social networking;
If you enter your email address, we can notify you automatically of changes to the status of your parcel.

Royal Mail - Tracking number format

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# - letter; * - digit; ! - letter or digit

Royal Mail services

Royal Mail is the national postal service of England and Wales. It is a company based in London, although it was privatized in 2012 to become an independent British corporation. The Royal Mail provides services for delivering post (letters, packages) within Britain by land or airmail with international deliveries usually being sent abroad via other carriers like FedEx, TNT.

Royal Mail Standard Airmail tracking

Royal Mail will provide tracking information for Standard Airmail items when the customer provides a Royal Mail 'STANDARD AIRMAIL TRACKING NUMBER'. If customers want their letters to be sent, they must put in the information themselves before they post it or at the Post Office. If you are unsure where to find your parcel number you can call Customer Services.

Royal Mail tracking outside UK

Customers outside the UK may still be able to track their Royal Mail items, depending on whether or not they can find a Tracking Number.

Royal Mail's "Worldwide" tracking service will only track an item up until it leaves its destination country. Customers in countries where this is available should contact Customer Services for more information.

Royal Mail Tracked 24 and 48®

Royal Mail Tracked 24 and 48® are services that allow you to track the progress of a package (or mail) at any time from anywhere in the world. Royal Mail Tracked 24 is available for UK customers who want to know where their letter or parcel is whilst it's in transit domestically within the United Kingdom.

Royal Mail 1st Class parcels tracking

In the past, Royal Mail only had two different types of tracking. One was for First Class Parcels and another one for all other classes. They have now changed this to include Express Delivery too. The old system allowed you to track a package by entering its number on their website or calling them up on the phone when it had.

Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed tracking

How does it work? Simply enter the tracking number in our website or app and we will show you their delivery status. You can also track your outgoing Royal Mail shipments with us by entering both sender's and receiver's addresses, where applicable. If you don’t have a tracking number yet, dial us to find out.

UK_RoyalMailSecondClassStandard tracking

Royal Mail Second Class Standard is for low-value parcels of up to 30kg in weight that are addressed within the UK, Europe, or Worldwide (excluding the USA). The service aims to deliver items within three working days from the date of posting with a 97% success rate. A typical case is when you need to send a Christmas present or other small item.

Royal Mail Second Class Standard is a cheaper way to send a package. That way, if your package gets lost or delayed, you will only lose the money you paid for them.

What is Princess Royal DC?

Princess Royal DC is a district of southwest London, England. The area covers the part of Hammersmith and Fulham that was not included in the creation of West Kensington and Chelsea or Kingston upon Thames; it includes Richmond Park which extends into Surrey. The name derives from Princess Frederica Charlotte Ulrike Alice Murielle

What does on its way to RDC mean?

Some of the packages in RDC are on their way there. The Royal Mail is a national postal service that covers the whole of the United Kingdom. It has two main services which are Recorded Delivery and Special Delivery, with both types of delivery tracking available via 100parcels.com. The service was founded in 1516 by Henry VIII to provide an efficient way for people at court to communicate with those who traveled into the countryside.

What SMS/email messages are sent to the parcel recipient?

When you track a Royal Mail Package or shipment, an SMS/email message will be sent to the parcel recipient. The messages are customizable and can include:

Tracking Number
Details of the sender's name and address
Delivery date for delivery by the postman
Estimated delivery time slot (Monday through Friday only) is available from USPS

Can I track Royal Mail International Standard packages?

No, Royal Mail does not offer to track for their International Standard service. However, they do have a limited free UK-only track and trace service available to some customers. You can find the link to this page on our site under "Royal Mail Package Tracking".

What tracking information will I see for International services?

For International services, you will see a shipment ID for the parcel as well as the date of dispatch and an estimate for when it is expected to arrive. You can find these details on your Royal Mail receipt.

Please note that because parcels are dispatched from various international locations, there may be some delay before we have visibility into their location about domestic delivery times. If this happens please contact us via email or phone.

Which Royal Mail package delivery options are the best?

Royal Mail offers three secure parcel delivery options for international deliveries. For the highest level of security, choose Registered Post International with Parcelforce Worldwide and take advantage of Royal Mail's signature service to give you peace of mind that your package has been delivered. Alternatively, if a tracking number is not required, then choose either Shipping Labels

What do I do if I have a problem with my Royal Mail package?

If you have a problem with your Royal Mail package, then please contact us and raise the issue. We will investigate the contents of your complaint to find out if it is an isolated incident or part on a wider scale which needs addressing by our Customer Service department. Your feedback helps us improve what we offer for customers.

What is the procedure used in the event of theft or loss of Royal Mail package or shipment?

The Security Officers at Royal Mail are obliged to investigate any reported incidents of theft or loss. This includes all items addressed and posted by Royal Mail, including Parcelforce Worldwide Express Services items. If it is confirmed that the item has been lost in transit, then a claim will be filed with our insurer to provide compensation for the individual

Does Royal Mail deliver on Sunday?

The majority of Royal Mail deliveries are made on a Monday to Friday basis. However, they do deliver some items every day:

Royal Mail Special Delivery Guaranteed will be delivered by 12 pm the next working day (ie Saturday) if ordered before midday;
First Class post and Second Class Standard mail which is not needed to sign.

Additionally, if you need to have your Royal Mail package delivered on a certain day (eg Saturday), then the delivery will cost additional charges.

As soon as it becomes clear that an order is going to take longer than normal for any reason - such as product availability or other circumstances beyond our control - we'll let you know.

Meanings of Royal Mail tracking statuses

Advised

If you are told that your parcel is advised, then this means that your package has been sent into Royal Mail’s system. This means that your parcel is a part of the Royal Mail network and will soon be getting a tracking scan.

Once your parcel gets its tracking scan, its status will change to “In Progress”.

Advised to collect from a post office

If you track your package using our service and you get a message stating “Addressee advised to collect from a post office,” that means that your package could not be delivered and should be picked up at your local post office.

The delivery driver should have left a note behind at the location you wanted your package to be delivered.

The top reason why parcels are marked as not deliverable is because you or someone else was not around to provide a signature when one was needed.

To avoid having to pick your parcel up from the post office, then you should make sure that you or someone else is available to sign for your package.

Attempted delivery

If the parcel status that you receive states “Attempted Delivery,” that means a delivery driver tried to deliver your package but could not due to no one being present to sign for it.

This status is different from the “Addressee advised to collect from a post office” status because your package may not be taken to a post office if an attempted delivery fails.

Parcels that could not be delivered may be taken to the post office, but they can also be taken back to the Royal Mail depot or to the person who sent you the package.

If your tracking status says “Attempted Delivery,” then you should have been left a note by the delivery driver telling you where your package is and what you need to do next.

In transit

If your tracking status says “In Transit” your package is traveling through the Royal Mail network and is no longer sitting at its original location. You can get more information about the specific location of your parcels by typing in your reference number.

Delivered to your address or a neighbor

If your status says that your package has been “Delivered to your address or a neighbor,” this means that your Royal Mails parcels have either been signed for at your home and left behind for you to have, or it has been given to your neighbor to hold until you are able to pick it up.

If your package is left with a neighbor, then you should have a card titled “Something for you” left behind for you by your mail delivery driver. This card should tell you where your parcel is. You may also get this message even if your package was left at your place of work or your personal business.

If you cannot find your package or a card at your work location or your business location then you should check with your colleagues or the post room of your office to make sure your parcel has not been picked up by someone else or moved.

Returned to sender

This means that the shipment has been returned to the sender, but it is not clear as to why. If you would like more information about this condition, contact Royal Mail customer service (a phone number and opening hours are available on their website).

Reasons why you may not be able to track your package

There are a couple reasons why you may not be able to get information about your parcels when you try to track them with your tracking number.

One of the more common reasons why you may not get updates about your package is because enough time has not passed for information about your parcel to have been added to the system so updates are not ready yet.

Another reason why you may not be getting information about your package when trying to search for it is because you are typing your tracking number in wrong.

Make sure that your are typing in the correct tracking number in order to get the best results from our tracking service.

Royal Mail tracking not working or showing updates

So, you have just sent your package off and now you want to track it. You are doing this because the Royal Mail tracking number didn't work or show updates for a while. What can be done?

If the website says there is an error when you try to find information about your property then we recommend trying again. Perhaps not much time has passed since you sent it off, so there could be an issue with the Royal Mail website itself.

If this isn't your problem then maybe you can contact them. You will need to find which department handles how parcels are tracked to get more help: on the phone number or email address or the site.

The History of Royal Mail

In 1516, Henry VII created a position that he called the “Master of the Posts”. This position was later turned into the office of the Postmaster General. About a century later, in 1635, Charles I introduced the first public mail service.

This postal service was available to the public at a price that was paid by the recipients of mail.

About two decades later, in 1654, a monopoly over England’s mail delivery service was granted by Oliver Cromwell granted. This monopoly was given to the “Office of Postage”.

Fixed postal rates were introduced in 1657, and in 1660, the general Post office was created by Charles II.

Postage date stamps were used for the first time in 1661, and the first Postmaster General was also appointed.

1784 saw the introduction of the first mail coach. It traveled between London and Bristol. The first mail coaches were similar to the typical family carriages used at that time. The main difference between the two was the fact the early mail coaches bore the post office livery.

In 1793, postmen who wore uniforms first started delivering mail to English citizens, and in 1830, the first mail train made its first deliveries from Liverpool to Manchester Railway.

Rowland Hill, a Birmingham schoolmaster, invented the adhesive postage stamp in 1837. Rowland Hill was later knighted for his invention.

The post office money order system was first introduced in 1838, and in 1840, the Penny Black, the first adhesive postage stamp, was made available to the public nationally.

In 1969, following the Post Office Act of 1969, the General Post Office was changed to a nationalized industry so that it would no longer be a government department, and in 1986, Post Office Group was created.

Post office Group consisted of the letter delivery, the post office, and the parcel delivery sections of the mail service. Post Office Group separated them into three individual businesses.

In 2001, the Post Office Group was renamed as Consignia, and in 2002 it was again renamed as Royal Mail.

Royal Mail lost its monopoly in the postal service industry in 2006. This meant that competitors could then transport mail and give it to Royal Mail.

In 2015, the United kingdom government sold their last stakes in Royal Mail. This sale of the United Kingdom government’s 30 percent stake in Royal Mail marked the end of Royal Mail’s public ownership. Royal Mail was publically owned for 499 years previously to this sale.

Royal Mail Market Share

Since losing its monopoly, Royal Mail’s market share in the postal service industry in England has dropped significantly.

In 2017, Royal Mail held only 47 percent of the United Kingdom postal service market share, and in 2019, its percentage of shares in the market dropped to their lowest after a period of delivering fewer letter.

Royal Mail’s decline in market share is also the result of strong competition from our courier service businesses like TNT Mail and DHL Global Mail.

Royal Mail Company Size

Royal Mail currently employees approximately 162,000 people. 143,000 of these jobs ore based in the United Kingdom. 90,000 of Royal Mail’s employees are postmen and postwomen. Royal Mail also has 18,000 seasonal workers who are employed during high business times such as the Christmas season from November to December.

Royal Mail Branches

Royal Mail has 1,356 delivery offices, and its headquarters are in London at 100 Victoria Embankment. In 2016, Royal Mail had 38 mail centres that were operating, and they may still be active today. These mail centres are divided between five regions: East, West, South East, South West, and North.

The mail centres in the Eastern region are located in the following areas: Ipswich, Chelmsford, Sheffield, Peterborough, Norwich, South Midlands (Northampton), Nottingham, and Romford.

The mail centres in the Western region are located in these areas: Birmingham, Warrington, Chester, North West Midlands (Wolverhampton), Manchester, and Preston.

The mail centres in the South Eastern region are located here: Croydon, Greenford, Gatwick (Crawley), Jubilee (Hounslow), Mount Pleasant, Home Counties North (Hemel Hempstead), and Medway.

The mail centres in the South Western region are located in these 9 areas: Bristol, Plymouth, Exeter, Cardiff, Swansea, Dorset (Poole), Southampton, Truro, and Swindon.

The mail centres in the Northern region are located here: Aberdeen, Tyneside (Gateshead), Edinburgh, Inverness, Glasgow, Carlisle, Leeds, and Northern Ireland (Newtownabbey).

Royal Mail delivers parcels to more than 200 countries around the world.

Royal Mail - Parcel tracking statuses

Item Despatched to Edinburgh East DO
Delivered by. Your item was delivered on 15-06-2021
Send item to next processing point (Inb)
Item Received. Your item has been received at NAIROBI CITY SQUARE, Kenya. More information will be available as it travels through the network
Due to be delivered today by. Your Item was received by Yeovil DO on 12-07-2021 and is now due for delivery today
The shipment has arrived at the international logistics centre of the destination for delivery
Item Received. We have your item at Edinburgh MC and it\'s on its way
Your item is currently with Customs in the destination country.. Your item has been presented to Customs on 02-02-2021 for assessment. More information will be available once the assessment is complete
Item Despatched to Edinburgh South East DO
Delivered by. Your item was delivered on 18-07-2022
Item Received. Your item was posted at the Royal Mail Customer Service Point at Shirley SO DO on 02-11-2021. More information will be available as it travels through our network
Delivered by. Your item was delivered on 09-10-2021
Delivered by. Your item was delivered on 02-11-2021
Delivered by. Your item was delivered on 30-10-2021
Item Despatched to Guildford DO
Available for Redelivery or Collection. Sorry, we tried to deliver your parcel on 13-09-2021 but there didn\'t seem to be anyone in. Please choose an option below
Item Despatched to Clifton BS DO
Item Despatched to Manchester MC
Delivery Attempted - No Answer. Our delivery partner tried to deliver your parcel on 19-08-2021 but there didn\'t seem to be anyone in. They\'ve left a note about how to make further arrangements
Item Received. Your item has been received at Kuwait. More information will be available as it travels through the network
Item Despatched to Wembley Highs DO
Sent At Post Office
Redelivery scheduled
Delivered by. Your item was delivered on 29-07-2022
Delivered by. Your item was delivered on 03-04-2021
Accepted at Post Office. Your item was posted at Post Office® branch, Acocks Green Post Office [B27 6RA] on 07-05-2021. More information will be available as it travels through our network
Delivery Attempted - No Answer. Our delivery partner tried to deliver your parcel on 19-10-2021 but there didn\'t seem to be anyone in. They\'ve left a note about how to make further arrangements
Delivered and Signed. Your item was delivered on 12-05-2021 Signed for by: GSP
Item Received. We have your item at Yorkshire DC and it\'s on its way
Unable to Attempt Delivery
Item Despatched to Biggin Hill DO
Item Despatched to Romford MC. Your item is due to leave Exeter MC to go to Romford MC. More information will be available as it travels through our network
Customs Charge Paid (in GBP)
Available for Redelivery or Collection. Sorry, we tried to deliver your parcel on 28-07-2022 but there didn\'t seem to be anyone in. Please choose an option below
KW92200
Available for Redelivery or Collection. Our delivery partner tried to deliver your parcel on 11-06-2021 but there didn\'t seem to be anyone in. They\'ve left a note about how to make further arrangements
Item Received. Your item has been received at MILANO ROSERIO CSI, Italy. More information will be available as it travels through the network
On its way TO Minsk Belarus
Your item is currently with Customs in the destination country.. Your item has been presented to Customs on 19-05-2021 for assessment. More information will be available once the assessment is complete
Shipment confirmation
Sender despatching item. This item is on its way to Royal Mail. The sender has advised they\'ve despatched your item to us
Delivered by. Your item was delivered on 29-07-2021
Item Despatched to Manchester North DO. Your item is due to leave Manchester MC to go to Manchester North DO. More information will be available as it travels through our network
Your item is currently with Customs in the destination country.. Your item has been presented to Customs on 03-11-2021 for assessment. More information will be available once the assessment is complete
Delivered and Signed. Your item was delivered on 21-04-2021 Signed for by: SA99 1YW. LY
Item Despatched to Wigton DO. Your item is due to leave Carlisle MC to go to Wigton DO. More information will be available as it travels through our network
Item Despatched to Hockley B DO
Awaiting for declarative procedures
Processing. Arrival at inward office of exchange
Item Despatched to Denton DO
Item Despatched to Manchester North West DO. Your item is due to leave Manchester MC to go to Manchester North West DO. More information will be available as it travels through our network
Due to be delivered today. Your Item was received by Long Eaton DO on 20-05-2022 and is now due for delivery today
Item Despatched to Sheffield South DO
Delivery Attempted - No Answer. Sorry, we tried to deliver your parcel on 20-07-2021 but there didn\'t seem to be anyone in. Please choose an option below
Delivered to PO Box by. Your item was delivered to your PO Box on 04-05-2021
Delivery Attempted - No Answer. Sorry, we tried to deliver your parcel on 24-05-2022 but there didn\'t seem to be anyone in. Please choose an option below
Arrived at. Your item has reached Bracknell DO. More information will be available as it travels through our network
Due to be delivered today by. Your Item was received by Wembley Highs DO on 27-10-2021 and is now due for delivery today
At delivery office - Newbury PDO
Sender preparing item. Your item was posted at Post Office® branch, Bletchley Post Office [MK2 2AA] on 26-06-2021. More information will be available as it travels through our network
Address problem - require senders instruction
Available for Redelivery or Collection. Sorry, we tried to deliver your parcel on 25-05-2022 but there didn\'t seem to be anyone in. Please choose an option below
Item Received. Your item has reached Princess Royal DC and will now be sent to your local delivery office
Item Despatched to Caernarfon DO
Будет доставлено сегодня. Your Item was received by Brechin DO on 09-09-2021 and is now due for delivery today
Held in depot
Delivered and Signed. Your item was delivered on 22-03-2021 Signed for by: BARNES
Due to be delivered today by. Your Item was received by Wisbech DO on 17-08-2021 and is now due for delivery today
Due to be delivered today by. Your Item was received by Edinburgh North West DO on 28-10-2021 and is now due for delivery today
Delivered by. Your item was delivered on 07-10-2021
Item Despatched to Leyland DO
At delivery office - Swansea PDO (section A and B)
ARRIVED AT SWANSEA MAIL CENTRE
Item Received. Your item has reached Dorset MC and will now be sent to your local delivery office
Item Despatched to Preston MC. Your item is due to leave Preston MC to go to Royal Mail site. More information will be available as it travels through our network
Item Received. We have your item at Northern Ireland MC and it\'s on its way. More information will be available as it travels through our network
Item Despatched to North West Midlands MC
Принято
At delivery office - Ruislip PDO
Due to be delivered today
Due to be delivered today by. Your Item was received by Ferndown DO on 01-07-2021 and is now due for delivery today
Item Despatched to Hall Green DO
Delivered by. Your item was delivered on 13-09-2021
Arrived at. Your item has reached Manchester North West DO. More information will be available as it travels through our network
Delivery Attempted - Address Inaccessible. Your item was delivered on 30-10-2021
Delivered and Signed. Your item was delivered on 21-07-2021 Signed for by: HUTCHINSON
Due to be delivered today by. Your Item was received by Slough DO on 12-07-2021 and is now due for delivery today
Delivered by. Your item was delivered on 22-04-2021
Incorrectly addressed. Returned to sender.
Delivered by. Your item was delivered on 21-09-2021
Your item is currently with Customs in the destination country.. Your item has been presented to Customs on 22-11-2021 for assessment. More information will be available once the assessment is complete
Delivered and Signed. Your item was delivered on 14-11-2021 Signed for by: GSP
ARRIVED ATLEEDS MAIL CENTRE
Collected
Delivered
Delivered and Signed. Your item was delivered on 15-11-2021 Signed for by: ASSIS
Item Collected. Item was collected as per request on 13-11-2021
Принято. Your item has reached Croydon MC and will now be sent to your local delivery office
Delivered and Signed. Your item was delivered on 19-10-2021 Signed for by: GILLIAN T
Delivery Attempted - No Answer. Our delivery partner tried to deliver your parcel on 09-09-2021 but there didn\'t seem to be anyone in. They\'ve left a note about how to make further arrangements