Post that's not for me

Dazedandconfused

Does anyone else have this issue. I have lived here 4 years get post for people that don't live here.

An old lady lived here for 3 years before that and as far as I know no one else has lived here for 7 years.

In the last 2 days I've had yet another piece of post from a company that I know from recognising the po on the back that I have sent 11 previous letters back to sender with not known at this address on it. I
Think it must relate to a debt as I can see through the paper without opening the letter that it has in big capitals "interest rate" it's right above the address on the other side of the paper.

Then today my well meaning neighbour who obviously doesn't know my surname has signed for a letter which was sent Royal Mail signed for and put it through my door. Except it's not for me and I checked the po box address on the back on the internet and it looks to be from a bank. So now I'll have to go to the post office tomorrow to find out if you can reject a letter that has been signed for. I want something to go on their system as track and trace on Royal Mail site has it as delivered. Grrrrrrrrr!!!!

Is there some way to stop Royal Mail getting neighbours to sign for your post. On one side of me is commercial premises and they are only ever in when I'm at work so beyond a hi we don't know each other. It's new neighbours on the other side that appear to work nights so they are also never in when I'm in. I get all my parcels delivered to my mum as she is retired so in to sign for things.

Hedgehog99

Mark a chalk mark on your wall near the door that looks like a two-headed arrow pointing to your two houses with an X in the middle of the horizontal line between the two arrow heads " ←X→". This is postie code for not leaving post with that neighbour. Dunno what the code is for the neighbour opposite is though. Can you just put a temporary masking tape label on the brass of your letterbox asking them not to leave with neighbours?

shaun_from_Africa

Hedgehog99 wrote: »

Mark a chalk mark on your wall near the door that looks like a two-headed arrow pointing to your two houses with an X in the middle of the horizontal line between the two arrow heads " ←X→". This is postie code for not leaving post with that neighbour.

And if that doesn't work, you could always do it the proper way!
http://www.royalmail.com/personal/receiving-mail/delivery-to-neighbour

Opt out
You can opt out of Delivery to Neighbour by displaying a sticker at your address. Please note that senders of items will not be able to opt-out from Delivery to Neighbour.

There is no reason why you can't open the letters to find out who exactly they are from then contact that company stating that the addressee does not live at the specified address and would they please amend their records to show this.

Dazedandconfused

I'm a bit worried if I did put a sign on and the neighbours saw it they'd be offended and think I don't trust them. It's prob daft of me as so what if they were offended, they moved in a couple of months ago and I've only seen them about 3 times. I hate the idea of not getting on though.

shaun_from_Africa

When you have an opt out sticker, it works the other way as well so that you shouldn't receive mail addressed to your neighbours.
Why not use the sticker and if anyone mentions it, just say that you occasionally work nights and don't want the postie waking you up early to sign for neighbours mail, hence the reason for opting out.

custardy

Dazedandconfused wrote: »

Does anyone else have this issue. I have lived here 4 years get post for people that don't live here.

An old lady lived here for 3 years before that and as far as I know no one else has lived here for 7 years.

In the last 2 days I've had yet another piece of post from a company that I know from recognising the po on the back that I have sent 11 previous letters back to sender with not known at this address on it. I
Think it must relate to a debt as I can see through the paper without opening the letter that it has in big capitals "interest rate" it's right above the address on the other side of the paper.

Then today my well meaning neighbour who obviously doesn't know my surname has signed for a letter which was sent Royal Mail signed for and put it through my door. Except it's not for me and I checked the po box address on the back on the internet and it looks to be from a bank. So now I'll have to go to the post office tomorrow to find out if you can reject a letter that has been signed for. I want something to go on their system as track and trace on Royal Mail site has it as delivered. Grrrrrrrrr!!!!

Is there some way to stop Royal Mail getting neighbours to sign for your post. On one side of me is commercial premises and they are only ever in when I'm at work so beyond a hi we don't know each other. It's new neighbours on the other side that appear to work nights so they are also never in when I'm in. I get all my parcels delivered to my mum as she is retired so in to sign for things.

Well for one,there is no point going to the Post Office.
Simply plonk it back in a Post box and mark it gone away,bin it or whatever. if you are really fussed. go to your local delivery office and they can scan it gone away.
Most debt companies will simply continue until they get a new address to attack.
As said (and easily found on google) you can opt out of leave with neighbour.

missile

It is legal to open mail addressed to another name when it is delivered to your address.


As with cold calling, chuggers and spam e mails; AFIK there is no effective method to stop mail addressed to someone who does not live at your address.

barbiedoll

I've lived at my place for almost 13 years and I still occasionally get post for the previous owner. Just return to sender marked "No longer at this address".

robatwork

Sorry, this post wasn't for me

societys_child

missile wrote: »

It is legal to open mail addressed to another name when it is delivered to your address.

Yes:

Opening someone else’s mail is allowed in certain circumstances under the Postal Services Act 2000. It is only an offence if you open someone else’s mail ‘without reasonable excuse’ or if you ‘intend to act to another’s detriment'. For example, if you are receiving bank statements/cards in someone else’s name then you should act on that immediately. You should tell the sender, either by returning it marked “not known at this address” or by opening the mail and calling any number provided within. The “reasonable excuse” for opening such items would then be that you were helping to prevent fraud against the companies involved.
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/wales/consumer_w/consumer_post_e/consumer_problems_with_post_e/consumer_problems_with_post_delivery_e/youre_receiving_someone_elses_mail.htm

Calien

I've lived here for almost three years and still get letters for the previous owners, not just random mailings either. I've had letters from the woman's work about shift changes and time off that she requested, the other day I had a loan approval for the guy, and one about his insurance running out.

They haven't come here to collect their mail for almost two years so I don't know why these things are being sent here.