Royal Mail Tracking Format

[gray1404]

Have Royal Mail introduced a different format of tracking number? I've had a package sent to me Royal Mail second class. The sender has provided a tracking number which is the letter L followed by 17 numbers. Is this a valid tracking number? I know there are some items that are only scanned on delivery.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Is this something that's been sent using Royal Mail's Tracked 48 service? Think you have to be a business user to send items this way. Link below...

https://www.royalmail.com/sending/uk/tracked-48

 

[island]

Tracked 48 uses the normal 2 letters, 9 digits, GB format (and is available to anyone who wants to pay for it, albeit only online).

Royal Mail Click & Drop can provide "tracking" numbers for plain 1st and 2nd class but they don't usually work.