The postal workers strike in the UK over the last few weeks and in particular over the past 2 days has had an impact on all postal deliveries. It is estimated that about 30 million letters have been delayed, up to 30% of a typical day's post, Royal Mail has said.

STORY SO FAR...

• Postal workers, especially in London, have been holding intermittent one-day strikes for months in a row over the way Royal Mail is to be modernised
• Earlier this month, postal workers voted three to one in favour of nationwide industrial action (though Royal Mail said 60% of the total number of postal workers in the UK did not vote to strike)
• The CWU set dates for the first nationwide postal strikes in two years
• Last-gasp talks failed to reach an agreement and indeed the split between the union and Royal Mail management became more acrimonious, with the CWU announcing further strike dates

This is an unfortunate episode for Carderoo's customers. We have had mixed experiences of the strike, and from the testing processes that we have put in place, about 80% of postcards are being delivered fairly quickly, within 2-3 days. Please do be reassured that the cards will eventually arrive, so please bear with us. To avoid these waits, why not duplicate your postcards, and send them by email, or via Twitter, as well, so you know your friends and family will hear from you.

We will be monitoring the strike very closely and do all we can to minimise the effect to our customers.Let's hope the Royal Mail can sort out their isues quickly before they destroy a British institution, as the private operators will come in and start to take business away.