Forwarding mail

custardy

Surreystarlet wrote: »

What 'situation' might that be custardy?

Why would going home to my parents be a 'cushy' option? As bizarre as you might find this I actually enjoy going to visit my parents so why on earth would I want to 'cut the apron strings' as you put it???

the situation that makes you 'need' mail redirected
staying with your parents is a choice then
so keep a flat while you are at home

Bogof_Babe

custardy wrote: »

not really.RTS items are not all handled the same way
many items are destroyed

How is someone supposed to stop the onslaught of delivered mail for someone who no longer lives at the address, if RTS mail marked "gone away" is destroyed rather than sent back to the originator?

I was bombarded with mailshots from a well known catalogue company for the previous owner of my flat. After the first couple of months (when I redirected it) I started RTSing it. Couldn't understand why it kept on coming.

Eventually I had to write to the previous occupant pleading with them to get this mail stopped, and touch wood it seems to have worked. However if the RTS items had actually gone back to the company I don't think I'd have had to put up with over a year of aggro.

What criteria determine which RTS items are destroyed?

custardy

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

How is someone supposed to stop the onslaught of delivered mail for someone who no longer lives at the address, if RTS mail marked "gone away" is destroyed rather than sent back to the originator?

I was bombarded with mailshots from a well known catalogue company for the previous owner of my flat. After the first couple of months (when I redirected it) I started RTSing it. Couldn't understand why it kept on coming.

Eventually I had to write to the previous occupant pleading with them to get this mail stopped, and touch wood it seems to have worked. However if the RTS items had actually gone back to the company I don't think I'd have had to put up with over a year of aggro.

What criteria determine which RTS items are destroyed?

its complicated and depends on delivery method used,whether it has a return address etc
many companies wont stop sending letters until they have another address to send to for a recipient

mazza111

If there's a RTS address it gets returned. Other than that it depends on the way it's been sent on what happens to it.

Surreystarlet

Spoke to my delivery office today who said that they do endeavour to deliver forwarded mail, but the reason they had charged me for mine was because it hadn't originally been sent by Royal Mail.

It all makes sense now!! Thanks for all the comments!

custardy

Surreystarlet wrote: »

Spoke to my delivery office today who said that they do endeavour to deliver forwarded mail, but the reason they had charged me for mine was because it hadn't originally been sent by Royal Mail.

It all makes sense now!! Thanks for all the comments!

do they mean it was delivered via courier or downstream access mail?

Surreystarlet

custardy wrote: »

do they mean it was delivered via courier or downstream access mail?

Presumably downstream access mail.

custardy

Surreystarlet wrote: »

Presumably downstream access mail.

and theres a direct violation of RM's licence

Surreystarlet

custardy wrote: »

and theres a direct violation of RM's licence

??????????

custardy

Surreystarlet wrote: »

??????????

RM cannot favour their mail over a competitors mail
so that office in penalising DSA mail is violating the terms of the licence
its the same reason why RM's prices are regulated and for example when they offer free local collect at xmas they must get permission to do so
(since competitors cant offer the same service)