re-addressing mail

fiscalfreckles

Firstly, apologies if this is in the wrong place, wasn't sure where to ask...

My DD has just gone away to Uni for the first time & is stil receiving post here at home.

Years ago, when we moved house, I used to simply re-address the odd bit of mail that arrived for the old occupants & pop it back in the Post Box; is it still OK to do this?

I just want to make sure that she won't get charged at her end, can't seem to find any info from RM. Also, it is mostly letters but now I've had a small package, can that be re-addressed too?

Sorry if this seems a daft question, but I didn't want to assume!

K9sandFelines

You need to fill in a redirection form on behalf of your daughter, or get her to fill one her end at Uni.

This may help:

http://www.royalmail.com/personal/receiving-mail/redirection?PSID=Google&campaignid=RD0713_SM_25&keyword=change%20address%20mail&creative=27573233773

As far as i am aware there is no charge if you do forward mail that has already arrived. My Dad is a postie and i have never heard him mention this. I get loads of mail for previous occupants here, most which is junk mail they what's called "kill off" so the companies stop mailing it out; but i'm gathering your DD will want whatever it is that hasn't reachhed her at uni, so slightly different situation.

oldhaggis

I re-direct mail regularly to DD when she is at uni. I just put a sticker over the home address and write "Please re-direct to: " and insert her term time address. I have done it this week with a letter and a parcel, both of which arrived safely. The parcel was too large to post in a letter box so I handed it to the counter staff at my local post office and they accepted it with no problem. She has never had to pay anything for the re-direction of her mail.

fiscalfreckles

Thank you both.

I don't really want to do an official re-direction as there is a charge for that & she will be back & forth between the two addresses.
But oldhaggis has answered my question.

pigpen

OH's mum just writes our address on and puts it back in the post then OH bins it when it gets here! we have never been charged

if she will be back and forth why not just save it for her return most mail is not urgent anyway

jackyann

I have dealt with this a lot with my adult children.
Royal Mail staff told me that "officially" you should put another stamp on it, but that "unofficially" it tends to get delivered.

In a similar situation, my children tell me to bin obvious junk, then I email them to say things like "looks like a bank statement, return address is XX1 2YY". They email back to say "forward" (rarely, so I do put a stamp on as it's probably important) or "hang on to it until you see me". Sometimes I gather a few bits together in a big envelope and post with a large stamp.

fiscalfreckles

Thanks all, very sensible advice. I do have an "it can wait here" pile & a "might be needed at Uni" pile.

My next dilemma is that I've got her so well brought up in the art of MSE that I have to decide whether to forward or keep her samples & freebies !!

custardy

jackyann wrote: »

I have dealt with this a lot with my adult children.
Royal Mail staff told me that "officially" you should put another stamp on it, but that "unofficially" it tends to get delivered.

In a similar situation, my children tell me to bin obvious junk, then I email them to say things like "looks like a bank statement, return address is XX1 2YY". They email back to say "forward" (rarely, so I do put a stamp on as it's probably important) or "hang on to it until you see me". Sometimes I gather a few bits together in a big envelope and post with a large stamp.

yup for personal mail,of course its juxtaposed with people often maligning the diminishing service