Plan your delivery
Estimates for UK mainland addresses. Next working day services can take an extra one to two working days to the Scottish Highlands and some remote areas.
Free Royal Mail Tracked 48: how long it really takes
Royal Mail aims to deliver Tracked 48 in two to three working days. Here is what our own parcels did, counted in working days from the day we dispatched them.
Most parcels get their first Royal Mail scan overnight and arrive on time. Now and then a parcel waits longer for that first scan, and those are the ones that take four working days or more. Royal Mail also delivers on Saturdays, so some parcels arrive sooner than the working-day count suggests.
Need it by a certain day?
If you have a birthday, anniversary or event on a fixed date, a timed service is the safer choice.
| Option | Order by | Arrives | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Mail Tracked 48 | 3pm, Monday to Friday | Usually within two working days of dispatch; 86% within three | Free |
| Next Working Day | 3pm, Monday to Friday | Guaranteed the next working day | £6.95 |
| Next Working Day, late cut-off | 5pm, Monday to Friday | The next working day, ideal for last-minute gifts | £15.00 |
| Saturday Delivery | Monday to Thursday | The coming Saturday | £9.90 |
| Sunday Delivery | Monday to Thursday | The coming Sunday | £11.90 |
Canvas prints are hand-stretched and finished in our workshop, so please allow one extra working day before dispatch. Weekend delivery booked on a Friday may not make it in time. Full details are in our shipping policy.
How we measure this
Every parcel is scanned out when we hand it to Royal Mail, and we compare that moment with Royal Mail's own tracking for the same parcel. The figures cover Royal Mail Tracked 48 parcels sent to UK addresses from 28 September to 27 October 2026, and they update every morning. A delivery attempt when nobody is home counts as delivered. Working days are Monday to Friday, excluding UK bank holidays.