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Can we Redirect Royal Mail letters, so it comes to the Post office, where we can go and collect it?
Danny_G
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Mail, letters, invoices, bank statements etc come to an address which is now longer stayed in due to a covid situation (bit of a long topic to get into)
Basically want to know with Royal Mail redirection service, do they do the service where all these letters can be redirected /kept at one of their Royal mail branches/depot, where we can go to get them, with showing ID to them.
Rather than redirecting to a New address, do Royal Mail offer the service to redirect mail to their post branches/depots where we can physically go and collect it?
otherwise What service options does their 'redirection' service offer?
Basically want to know with Royal Mail redirection service, do they do the service where all these letters can be redirected /kept at one of their Royal mail branches/depot, where we can go to get them, with showing ID to them.
Rather than redirecting to a New address, do Royal Mail offer the service to redirect mail to their post branches/depots where we can physically go and collect it?
otherwise What service options does their 'redirection' service offer?
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Falafels said:
Possibly. to do this, is the a form to fill? where we can sort this process (the poste-restante method, which is in the link above)
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Danny_G said:Falafels said:
Possibly. to do this, is the a form to fill? where we can sort this process (the poste-restante method, which is in the link above)
What is the application process?and the application form to fill, where is it?
I suspect you'll need a combination of both a redirection (from your old address) and a post restante. It says to set up a post restante you need to go into the post office from which you want to pick up your mail, so in your shoes I'd start by going in ther and asking whether it's possible and how to set it up.
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According to this link - https://www.royalmail.com/d8/help/redirection - yes. You can redirect to a PO Box for up to four years. There's a lot of info in that link all about redirection. Hope it helps.Danny_G said:Mail, letters, invoices, bank statements etc come to an address which is now longer stayed in due to a covid situation (bit of a long topic to get into)
Basically want to know with Royal Mail redirection service, do they do the service where all these letters can be redirected /kept at one of their Royal mail branches/depot, where we can go to get them, with showing ID to them.
Rather than redirecting to a New address, do Royal Mail offer the service to redirect mail to their post branches/depots where we can physically go and collect it?
otherwise What service options does their 'redirection' service offer?
My friend and her partner use this service when they go away as they normally (obviously not during coronavirus times) go away for 6 months at a time each year.
Also, it says you can apply online, so you don't have to go in to the PO to set it up.Please note - taken from the Forum Rules and amended for my own personal use (with thanks) : It is up to you to investigate, check, double-check and check yet again before you make any decisions or take any action based on any information you glean from any of my posts. Although I do carry out careful research before posting and never intend to mislead or supply out-of-date or incorrect information, please do not rely 100% on what you are reading. Verify everything in order to protect yourself as you are responsible for any action you consequently take.1 -
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has anyone had any experience with this service?davidmcn said:
Is this a product which works straight away when you purchase it?
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No experience of this but have you read the link that was provided?Danny_G said:
has anyone had any experience with this service?davidmcn said:
Is this a product which works straight away when you purchase it?
It says "It's easy to apply for a Keepsafe online and we will get you set up as soon as we can, though it could take as long as five days."0 -
Note also that it just means you get one catch-up delivery at the end, you can't pop in and collect stuff in the interim (or at least that's what they say - don't know if in practice the delivery office is any more flexible, as obviously that's where your mail would be sitting).0
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A PO box should work, you pick up mail from the local delivery office, Rather than posting on here I would just go to the local post office and ask them0
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