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You are not responsible for their post; they are. If they cannot be bothered to pay for redirection/inform whoever of their change of address, just bin 'em. Why should you give a damn? Sod "securely disposing" of someone else's mail; that's what you do with your own. It is just rubbish so belongs where recyclable rubbish goes. QED.
As for "feeling aggrieved", that is a personal choice and not one I would make in this situation. Unsolicited mail is rubbish. Please recycle responsibly; cheers.0 -
Yes. Really.ReadingTim wrote: »hundreds of letters?!? Really...?!?
3 persons living at the property for 10 years, at least one company registered at this address plus all letters from suppliers.
4-5 letters a day on average. 5 months. Do the math.0 -
Yes. Really.
3 persons living at the property for 10 years, at least one company registered at this address plus all letters from suppliers.
4-5 letters a day on average. 5 months. Do the math.
I'm sure most who've read it can 'do the math'.
If you spent the time bunging them back in the post with 'RTS' across them instead of getting upset with folk on here, the pile would be a lot lower.0 -
Thanks, although "time consuming" and "free re-delivery service" were probably the only 'exaggerations' in my post, I can assure you none of the rest was.
To this day, I have kept all the letters as some of them were quite important (university admission letters, DVLA driving licenses, although obviously I didn't open any of them) so it didn't seem appropriate to send them back straight away, in case the old owners came and asked for them. But as the time passed by, there was no contact from them and no easy way to reach them. Hence my question if I am, and for how long I will be, responsible for their post.
You've never been responsible for their post in terms of delivering it to them - forwarding the odd letter is a courtesy of course, but they've not made that possible. Your only responsibility is to dispose of the letters responsibly . You can't just chuck 'em on the street no matter how long they keep coming, that'd be littering, and you probably don't want to keep them.
I believe the only legal thing is that you can't use the information to their detriment - but I don't think you're responsible for disposing of the letters in such a way that no one else can..?0 -
Yes, I would obviously either shred them or destroy them in some other ways, definitely I am not going to read them or leave them on the street. I was only worried that, technically, since those letters are their property, I shouldn't be allowed to dispose of/destroy.Rosemary7391 wrote: »You've never been responsible for their post in terms of delivering it to them - forwarding the odd letter is a courtesy of course, but they've not made that possible. Your only responsibility is to dispose of the letters responsibly . You can't just chuck 'em on the street no matter how long they keep coming, that'd be littering, and you probably don't want to keep them.
I believe the only legal thing is that you can't use the information to their detriment - but I don't think you're responsible for disposing of the letters in such a way that no one else can..?0 -
The post is NEVER going to stop if you don't return the letters to sender and you will have them coming forever.Thrifty Till 50 Then Spend Till the End
You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time but you can never please all of the people all of the time0 -
Yes, I would obviously either shred them or destroy them in some other ways, definitely I am not going to read them or leave them on the street. I was only worried that, technically, since those letters are their property, I shouldn't be allowed to dispose of/destroy.
No, you don't need to keep them. Sometimes I return letters to sender the same day or next day. If it's important they can get it sent again!0 -
(OT)I'm sure most who've read it can 'do the math'.
If you spent the time bunging them back in the post with 'RTS' across them instead of getting upset with folk on here, the pile would be a lot lower.
Excuse me? Am I missing something here? I though I asked a legit question, I'm not sure why someone got upset (and it wasn't me) and accused me of 'exaggeration'.
My reply was intended for those who didn't do the math and thought I was exaggerating.
I didn't mean to offend anyone.
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I know and I don't care, as long as I am not responsible for them.Ms_Chocaholic wrote: »The post is NEVER going to stop if you don't return the letters to sender and you will have them coming forever.0 -
I know and I don't care, as long as I am not responsible for them.
You're not. Problem solved. :jMFW - OP 10% each year to clear mortgage in 10 years!
2019: £16,125/£16,125
2020: £14,172.64/£14,172.64
2021: £12,333.62/£12,333.62
2022: £10,626.55/£10,626.55
2023: switched tactics to saving in a higher interest rate account than mortgage interest rate
2024: mortgage neutral!0
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