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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Royal Mail faces Ofcom questions over missed delivery targets

A Royal Mail delivery worker pushes a mail cart down a street in London
Royal Mail has been fined more than £16m in the last two years for failing to meet delivery targets. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

The postal regulator has launched an investigation into Royal Mail for missing its annual delivery targets, with almost a quarter of first-class mail arriving late.

The company, which has been fined more than £16m in the last two years for failing to meet the delivery targets set by Ofcom, said 23.5% of first-class mail failed to arrive on time in the year to the end of March.

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