MSE News: Threat to bank statements and bills if postal boycott goes ahead

custardy

and just to reiterate
I in no way see staff voting for this (very few even know about this yet)
More like a political sabre rattle from the CWU, towards the government than at RM

Wywth

custardy wrote: »

thats because you didnt opt out of it

http://www.royalmail.com/you-home/controlling-your-mail

Thanks for that custardy. I didn't know I could opt out.

It still won't stop junk addressed to 'The Householder', 'The Resident', The Occupier', (BT & Talktalk today, Virgin tomorrow I shouldn't wonder) etc but it should cut down about 80% of the junk the postie puts through my door.

They don't make it easy do they. You have to write to them to get a form to send back to them. Sounds like a job creation scheme! Why can't they just host a copy of the form on their website? However after after 6 weeks it should have stopped... at least for a couple of years when I'll have to go through the whole rigmarole again.

Oh well, no time like the present...

custardy

Wywth wrote: »

Thanks for that custardy. I didn't know I could opt out.

It still won't stop junk addressed to 'The Householder', 'The Resident', The Occupier', (BT & Talktalk today, Virgin tomorrow I shouldn't wonder) etc but it should cut down about 80% of the junk the postie puts through my door.

They don't make it easy do they. You have to write to them to get a form to send back to them. Sounds like a job creation scheme! Why can't they just host a copy of the form on their website? However after after 6 weeks it should have stopped... at least for a couple of years when I'll have to go through the whole rigmarole again.

Oh well, no time like the present...

hosting it on the site wouldnt tie it to the address
anyway,why would RM want to make it easy to cut down on a growth market for them?

Wywth

Pincher wrote: »

I applied for a Barclaycard with Hilton points recently, and they want printed statements, but not online statements I print myself.

This is why, wherever possible, I do not switch to online statements.

Who has had to fork out for the "most recent three months" at £5 per statement?

I got myself an Aqua Reward credit card a few months back, the one with no annual fee and 3% cashback :beer:

I didn't need to send any statements of any kind.

Wywth

custardy wrote: »

hosting it on the site wouldnt tie it to the address

Obviously I've not seen the form yet, but I strongly suspect the first thing it asks is my name & address; most forms seem to.

custardy

Wywth wrote: »

Obviously I've not seen the form yet, but I strongly suspect the first thing it asks is my name & address; most forms seem to.

yes,but you could be filling it in for anyone
having it tied to a delivered address means it should relate to that address
dont forget the leaflet market isnt exclusive to RM
they will try their best to defend their share

quidjibo

Pincher wrote: »

I applied for a Barclaycard with Hilton points recently, and they want printed statements, but not online statements I print myself.

This is why, wherever possible, I do not switch to online statements.

Who has had to fork out for the "most recent three months" at £5 per statement?

You could have went to the post office with your printouts to get them to verified and stamped