FROM today (Friday, December 1), 31 post offices in Somerset are offering customers the option of sending packages using delivery company Evri.

For the first time in the Post Office’s 360-year history, the new service will allow its customers to choose their parcel carrier, from Evri to Royal Mail, over the counter in branches.

Following the announcement of the partnership last week, Evri has revealed the full list of post office branches offering the Evri’s ParcelShop services in our area.

The partnership sees consumers able to send, collect and return Evri parcels over the counter in more than 2,000 post office branches across the country this Christmas season and beyond.

For the first time, Evri customers will be able to hand a parcel directly to a Post Office team member to enter address details and apply a label, rather than using a self-service device – which will enhance the customer experience make Evri services accessible to people who are unable to use the self-service devices.

Evri now has around 11,000 locations to send, collect and return parcels across the UK.

David Saenz, chief growth officer at Evri, said: “We’re pleased to give local people more choice and convenience when sending a parcel.

"Whether you’re sending a Christmas gift to a loved one or selling second-hand items online, we’re committed to delivering a high-quality, cost-effective and reliable service with great quality benefits such as tracking as standard and giving consumers yet another reason to keep using post offices, so they remain at the heart of our communities.”

The post office branches accepting Evri parcels are:

  • Bath;
  • Ilchester;
  • Dunkery Road, Bridgwater;
  • Puriton;
  • Combe St Nicholas;
  • Bishop's Hull;
  • Batheaston;
  • Backwell;
  • Southdown Road, Bath;
  • West End, Street;
  • Weston-super-Mare;
  • Windwhistle, Weston;
  • Taunton Road, Bridgwater;
  • South Chard;
  • Larkhall;
  • Holmoak Road, Keynsham;
  • Brean Camp;
  • Queensway, Weston;
  • Bradford Road, Bath;
  • West End, Street;
  • Hundredstone, Yeovil;
  • Burnham-on-Sea;
  • Moorfields, Bath;
  • Ilminster;
  • Yatton;
  • The Triangle, Clevedon;
  • Rockwell Green;
  • Long Ashton;
  • Priorswood, Taunton;
  • Paulton;
  • Axbridge.

The last dates for sending a parcel with Evri for it to have a delivery attempt before Christmas are:

  • Tuesday, December 19 – last day for courier collections;
  • Wednesday, December 20 – send a parcel standard delivery from a ParcelShop by 11am;
  • Thursday, December 21 – send a parcel next day delivery from a ParcelShop by 11am.