[Lardman]

I'm waiting for an urgent delivery for work yes everything is always urgent.

Checked why it's not arrived and find it's schedule for a 6 day delivery which is pretty shocking even by Royal Mail standard. Checked the tracking online and couldn't help but chuckle at it.... For once it's an accurate description and they're not wrong 

[snowdrops]

  frustratingly true in this case

[DanielCoffey]

Ah, it is like the Tracked 48 service which is actually described on the Royal Mail site as "aim to deliver within 2-3 days". Not guaranteed but "aim to".