Does Royal Mail's Opt-Out Form work for JUNK MAIL?

dreamypuma

My experience of Royal Mail opt out is quiet varied. The first time I tried it, it was excellent, and all the junk stopped (tried this in conjunction with MPS)

The Royal Mail opt out is only valid for a certain period (forget what this is now) after the period has lapsed the junk starts flowing again, and you need to complete another opt out.

When I renewed my opt out, the second time around the results were varied. Sometimes I would receive junk with my mail and other times I wouldn't.

I think the results vary depending on how well your local sorting office is run or the quality of your postman.

The Opt out does not prevent you from getting important local government mailings or electoral posts despite what they will tell you. These are just idle threats to dissuade you from opting out.

Royal Mail profit from the junk the post you so it is not in their interest for you to opt out.

custardy

dreamypuma wrote: »

My experience of Royal Mail opt out is quiet varied. The first time I tried it, it was excellent, and all the junk stopped (tried this in conjunction with MPS)

The Royal Mail opt out is only valid for a certain period (forget what this is now) after the period has lapsed the junk starts flowing again, and you need to complete another opt out.

When I renewed my opt out, the second time around the results were varied. Sometimes I would receive junk with my mail and other times I wouldn't.

I think the results vary depending on how well your local sorting office is run or the quality of your postman.

The Opt out does not prevent you from getting important local government mailings or electoral posts despite what they will tell you. These are just idle threats to dissuade you from opting out.

Royal Mail profit from the junk the post you so it is not in their interest for you to opt out.

the government mailings they are referring to are the likes of council newsletters/papers and electoral leaflets

dreamypuma

custardy wrote: »

the government mailings they are referring to are the likes of council newsletters/papers and electoral leaflets

Nothing that you would miss, electoral leaflets and not registration docs.

custardy

dreamypuma wrote: »

Nothing that you would miss, electoral leaflets and not registration docs.

i never said one way or the other
just thats the type of mailings sent via D2D that they refer to

custardy

stef73 wrote: »

I worked for a Direct mail company for 13 years so i know what junk mail is . The mail i was trying to stop was the iceland flyers , the junk food resturant flyers etc i know its the postman because i work afternoons so am at home when the postman comes . When i went to the sorting office to get these stopped i was told if the iceland flyers junk food flyers stopped then anything that is addressed occupier would also stop . I now just put them back in the post once a week as i have to walk past a post box on to take my son to school

so that would be unaddressed mail
if it has your address on it then the D2D opt out does nothing

VK-2008

take a walk to the post office and speak to a member of staff about how you want your mail they should be able to give you the details you need there

cplatten

dreamypuma wrote: »

I think the results vary depending on how well your local sorting office is run or the quality of your postman.

I thought that might be the case. At our last house the previous owners had had their post redirected. It worked great except for every Saturday.....

Still 6 days out of 7 was still better for us than none!