post between Andalucia and UK

[jamesinriofrio]

Caja Rural Granada have always sent my renewal debit card to my address in the UK and this has always gone without a hitch. This time round I am still without a replacement after two attempts. Has anyone else experienced problems with post between Spain and the UK? What's a reasonable time to expect delivery these days? 2/3 weeks? I've learnt my lesson and will drive up to the rurally located branch and pick up a third replacement in January and ask them to not bother trying to send it in the future, as helpful and convenient was the intention. Interested in any other experiences.

[markwilding]

Since the UK left the EU, the post definitely takes much more time to get to the UK and to come to Spain. 0ur tax returns last year took over 5 weeks to arrive and we got fined as it did so after the deadline but as we could prove we had allowed a reasonable amount of time for them to get there, we appealed and won. we now allow 3 months to be sure.

The other way from the UK into Spain is no different. Before Brexit things took just a few days but now they take weeks. I lost my UK bank cards on a recent visit to the UK and were sent new ones, which haven't arrived yet but I'm not overly worried because I don't expect them to arrive for another couple of weeks.

[jamesinriofrio]

Since the UK left the EU, the post definitely takes much more time to get to the UK and to come to Spain. 0ur tax returns last year took over 5 weeks to arrive and we got fined as it did so after the deadline but as we could prove we had allowed a reasonable amount of time for them to get there, we appealed and won. we now allow 3 months to be sure.

The other way from the UK into Spain is no different. Before Brexit things took just a few days but now they take weeks. I lost my UK bank cards on a recent visit to the UK and were sent new ones, which haven't arrived yet but I'm not overly worried because I don't expect them to arrive for another couple of weeks.

Thanks for quick response. Maybe they'll turn up yet!

[Wicksey]

We haven't yet received any Xmas cards and I know friends usually send them well ahead. I sent some documents 'certificado' to the UK on 7 December and they took 12 days to reach their destination. I rarely send or receive stuff these days, but I think it is slower. When I used to write letters regularly they used to always reach the recipient in about 3 days. I think the UK Royal Mail is pretty rubbish these days, which doesn't help.

[costakid]

A friend sent me a 2nd hand car key by DHL so i could move his car as he couldn’t travel. He had to put a value on the item so he declared £50. I was emailed by DHL and had to pay 31 euros in duty before they would deliver the item in Spain. Crazy