| For orders shipped by Royal Mail or ParcelForce to UK delivery addresses: | Deadline for online orders | Expected Delivery Date |
| Deadline date for orders for pre-Xmas delivery | by 12 noon Monday 22nd December | Tuesday 23rd December Wednesday 24th December |
| First shipping date after Xmas and before New Year | Monday 29th December | Tuesday 30th December |
| Last shipping date after Xmas and before New Year | Tuesday 30th December | Wednesday 31st December |
| First shipping date after New Year | Friday 2nd January 2009 | Saturday 3rd January 2009 |
| For orders shipped to non-UK addresses, these are the last shipping dates, using AirMail services for delivery before Xmas | Deadline for online orders | Actual Last Posting Date |
| South & Central America, Caribbean, Africa, Middle East, Asia, Far East (except Japan), New Zealand and Australia |
Thursday 4th December | Friday 5th December |
| USA, Canada, Japan and Eastern Europe | Tuesday 9th December | Wednesday 10th December |
| Western Europe | Thursday 11th December | Friday 12th December |
| Plese note: All dates and times quoted are GMT |
England
and Wales |
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2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
|
New Year's Day Bank holiday |
1
Jan |
1
Jan |
1
Jan |
Good Friday Public Holiday |
21
Mar |
10
Apr |
2
Apr |
Easter Monday Bank Holiday |
24
Mar |
13
Apr |
5
Apr |
| Early May Bank Holiday (First Monday in May) |
5
May |
4
May |
3
May |
| Spring Bank Holiday (Last Monday in May) |
26
May |
25
May |
31
May |
| Summer Bank Holiday (Last Monday in August) |
25
Aug |
31
Aug |
30
Aug |
| Christmas Day Public Holiday |
25
Dec |
25
Dec |
27
Dec * |
| Boxing Day Bank Holiday |
26
Dec |
28
Dec ** |
28
Dec ** |
| * Substitute Bank Holiday in lieu of 25th Dec because 25th falls at the weekend | |||
| ** Substitute Bank Holiday in lieu of 26th Dec because 26th falls at the weekend | |||