With only days to go until the Easter weekend, Isle of Man Post Office would like to advise its customers of changes to operation and opening times over this period.
On Good Friday (March 25), mail will be received from the UK early morning as usual with mail being delivered to customers as normal; there will however be no evening collections or dispatches. All post offices across the network will be closed, although the Customer Services Suite at Douglas Mail Centre will be open from 07:00 - 12:30, providing all post office services. Meanwhile, our new Northern Delivery Office (06:00 - 12:30) and Southern Delivery Office (07:30 - 12:30) will also be open.
On Easter Saturday (March 26) there will be no mail deliveries or collections and the Customer Service Suite at Douglas Mail Centre will be closed, however all post offices will be open as normal across the network from 09:00 - 12:30 and Douglas Post Office (09.00 – 16.00)
On Easter Monday (March 28), no deliveries or collections will be made and the Customer Service Suite at Douglas Mail Centre and all Post Offices will be closed. Mail deliveries and Post Office opening hours will revert back to normal service on Tuesday 29th March.
The guarantees for items sent using next-day delivery Special Delivery, Parcelforce next day and 48 hour services during Easter will be as follows:
| Date posted | Delivery guarantee | ||
| Special Delivery | Parcelforce24 | Parcelforce48 | |
| For UK | |||
| Thurs 24th March | Tues 29th March or Sat 26th March (if Sat guaranteed delivery fee paid) | Tues 29th March or Sat 26th March (if Sat guaranteed delivery fee paid) | Weds 30th March |
| For IOM | |||
| Thurs 24th March | Fri 25th March | Fri 25th March | Tues 29th March |
| For all areas | |||
| Sat 26th March | Wed 30th March | Wed 30th March | Thurs 31st March |
During the Easter period, Treasury's Social Security Division has agreed that pensions and allowances due for payment on the 25th March and 28th March may be collected one week in advance for the convenience of customers. MiCard recipients' benefits will be made payable on 24th March instead of the 25th March and the 26th March as opposed to the 28th March in Foxdale and Anagh Coar Post Offices.
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