sillysi

Is there anyway of stopping junk mail from being delivered through your letter box? There are registers for faxes & phones but I can't find one for paper junk mail.

Si.

Sheepsplitter

Register with this lot.
http://www.mpsonline.org.uk for mail
http://www.tpsonline.org.uk for telephone

Did it for me.
Takes up to 28 days for it to work through the system but I got hardly any junk mail now.



[Edited by Sheepsplitter - 10/23/2002 2:33:28 PM]

moomin

just send it back - no stamp obviously. they soon stop sending it when thay have to pay for it at the other end

MartinM

What about all the rubbish that posty seems to bring to us as well as the real post - local DIY store leaflets, fantastic DG opportunities etc etc [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

Does Consignia (/whatever) have an opt out scheme?

MarkO

Amusing. As well as an 'opt out' registration, they also have an 'opt in' one too, to have yourself added to all of the junk mailing lists.

Could be a good one to add to all of the 'revenge' thread suggestions.

Ratman

Tape up your letterbox?!!

N.B. The TPS phone one has worked fantastically for me. NO more junk phone calls while we're eating dinner.

Ratman

sillysi

Excellent.

scoobyangel

use the MPS system as above... and also make sure you tick the little box saying you dont want future offers from companys when u sign up for anything that involves giving your address!


having worked for royal mail for nearly 15 years MPS is the only way to "reduce" junk mail... though i doubt you can stop it completely as much of the stuff is from your banks, creditcard companys, etc!

it can take up to 12months to vastly reduce addressed junk mailings to your home, though you can stop the "unaddressed" stuff immediatly (leaflets that come with your mail) by telephoning the royal mail customer services, 08457 740 740 (i think)and asking your "door to door" leaflets to be stopped as from now!

scoobyangel

good idea... except these companys in general refuse items that are such like and they end up being sent to the return letter office to be destroyed in their thousands each day!

GaryK

yep all just write 'Return to sender' on my junk, mind you was livid yesterday when a letter turned up that said 'Insurance Documents Enclosed', I was dubious but opened and it was just some sales gumph from Swinton insurance - I was conned!

Gary

moomin

CONNED by an insurance company! I don’t believe it!

MartinM

From the Consignia web site
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Opt-out scheme (householder)

This is the door-to-door equivalent of the Mailing Preference Scheme (MPS). It enables householders to opt out of receiving Royal Mail Door to Door items.

In the past, householders wishing to opt out of unaddressed-mail deliveries have had to make a separate arrangement with each distribution company. The DMA Door to Door Council is currently developing a centralised system, to be operated by the DMA. For the latest information, please contact the DMA.

A disadvantage of opt-out is that it covers all door-drop deliveries. It is not practical for delivery staff to decide what items an opted-out household might nevertheless like to receive. As a result, members of the household may miss useful information such as Local Authority notifications about road works or holiday-period refuse collections, as well as information circulated by the Government.

For further details of the current process, or a copy of the standard opt-out letters, please call our helpline on 01865 780 400, or email media.markets.helpline@royalmail.co.uk

>>>

I'll be looking at our Door to Door junk to see how much of the quoted disadvantages I think i might suffer from...

scoobyangel

oh noooooooooo u gonna be at such a disadvantage cos u didnt recieve that pizza menu

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