Royal Mail has issued warnings regarding significant postal delays impacting communities across the north and north-east of Scotland, following a period of severe winter weather. Deliveries in areas including Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, the Highlands, and Shetland have been challenging for over two weeks, a direct consequence of heavy snowfall that brought services to a standstill at the start of the year.
This follows previous delays in the period leading up to Christmas 2025.
The disruption follows a series of harsh weather events. Northern Scotland, including the North East, Highlands, Orkney, and Shetland, experienced significant snowfall and ice warnings from January 1st to 4th, 2026, with some areas seeing up to 40cm of snow. Aberdeenshire, in particular, has faced considerable challenges due to the wintry conditions. While a shift to milder, wetter conditions has been observed, bringing a risk of flooding due to snowmelt, further severe weather, including another “snow bomb” with up to 60cm of snow, is forecast for Scotland around January 26th.
Numerous rural communities within the affected regions have reportedly been without mail since the beginning of January. Postcodes experiencing ongoing difficulties include AB10, AB11, AB12, AB35, AB22, AB24, AB25, AB15 and AB16 in Aberdeen City.
In Aberdeenshire, areas such as Aboyne (AB34), Alford (AB33, AB36), Ballindalloch (AB37), Banchory (AB31), Inverurie (AB51, AB52), Peterhead (AB42), and Westhill (AB13, AB14, AB32) are all affected.
Moray’s Keith (AB55) and parts of the Highlands, specifically Invergordon (IV17, IV18), along with Mid Yell (ZE2) in the Shetland Islands, also continue to face service interruptions.
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Royal Mail has reiterated its commitment to employee welfare amidst what it is terminf operational challenges. A statement from the postal service highlighted their approach:
“We’re doing everything possible to deliver and collect from all addresses where it is safe to do so The wellbeing of our posties is our top priority, we’re closely monitoring the weather situation and will resume our usual services as soon as it’s safe.”
Customers are advised that Royal Mail’s website provides regular updates on affected postcodes where service disruption is ongoing.
