Just something to watch out for when ordering hobby products, Royal Mail is currently not sending exports overseas…
As we said, this is more of a heads-up than anything, but if you are planning on buying any hobby supplies (or anything really) from England right now, don’t be surprised if there is a delay. If you live there, it looks like things are fine; this is just for overseas exports.
We’ll check out all the details below and when they might start shipping again.
Heads-Up: Royal Mail is Down For Exports Overseas
This comes from Royal Mail.
Royal Mail is experiencing severe service disruption to our international export services following a cyber incident.
We are temporarily unable to despatch items to overseas destinations. To support faster recovery when our service is restored and to prevent a build-up of export items in our network, we’re asking customers not to post international items until further notice. Items that have already been despatched may be subject to delays. We would like to sincerely apologise to impacted customers for any disruption this incident is causing.
Our import operations continue to perform a full service, with some minor delays. Parcelforce Worldwide export services are still operating to all international destinations though customers should expect delays of one to two days.
Our teams are working around the clock to resolve this disruption and we will update you as soon as we have more information. We immediately launched an investigation into the incident and we are working with external experts. We have reported the incident to our regulators and the relevant security authorities.
So, first up, let’s hope they get it cleared up soon, but they don’t have a resolution date right now. Also, Games Workshop (and Forge World) have distribution centers in most places around the world, so those orders should be fine.
This is more if you’re buying hobby supplies or something else from the area. Just be sure to check your order details before purchasing and if it’s coming from England, just know it will most likely be delayed!
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