Quarter of all mail fails to arrive the next day

AN POST’S demands for a postage hike suffered a setback yesterday as the Commission for Communications Regulations (ComReg) blasted the semi-State body over the quality of its mail delivery service.

A ComReg-commissioned survey, strongly disputed by An Post, showed only three out of four ordinary mail letters were delivered the next day.

The regulator warned that its concerns about next-day delivery targets would be addressed during consultations, possibly next week, with An Post on its pricing proposals.