Double Redirection

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Hi -

We have always been in houses a long time but we took on a renovation project last year and took out a 12 month redirection from old address (address A) to new address (address .

We will be moving again very soon and we do still have the odd letter come through via the redirection from address A but we will need to set up a new redirection from address B to address C that we are moving to.

How do we need to go about this? Do I amend the redirection set up from address A to now go to address C? And then set up a new one from address B to address C?

I'm sure it's a common occurrence but I've never done a short move before.

Thanks!

user1977

I expect a redirection from B to C will pick up everything (though with the delay by the extra step in the process).

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user1977 said:

I expect a redirection from B to C will pick up everything (though with the delay by the extra step in the process).

Ah ok thanks I did wonder if that would be the case and they are double redirected that way.

So I guess if so I can just renew the first redirection for a further year to be on the safe side. 

capsy87

I've just done the same thing. Redirected for 12 months but ended up moving after 6 months. When you read the faqs on royal mail website it says they don't redirect a redirected letter. I called them up and they cancelled the first redirection and changed it to my new place. So now have 2 redirections in place, both to new house.

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capsy87 said:

I've just done the same thing. Redirected for 12 months but ended up moving after 6 months. When you read the faqs on royal mail website it says they don't redirect a redirected letter. I called them up and they cancelled the first redirection and changed it to my new place. So now have 2 redirections in place, both to new house.

That's really helpful thank you. So I do need to what I thought, change the first redirection to go from address A to address C and then set a new one up from address B to address C. 

Thanks so much @capsy87

Jaybee_16

I've been in three properties in the past year. Royal Mail double redirected my post from A to B to C where I am now. Obviously there's a delay as the post has to go via several sorting offices but I've received post with two stickers showing double redirection.

youth_leader

I was a bit confused about this too and got it wrong.   I was selling at auction in the March, and moved into a rental in February 2020.  I sold and completed in May. I'd set up the redirection from my house to the rental for a year from May 2020, and completed on my purchase here in March 2021.  There were a few months left on my original redirection, I paid for another redirection for a year from the rental to my new purchase here.  

Luckily my lovely postie from my old house/rental stands next to my new postie at the sorting office and hands over any mail that's been missed.  No pools win yet!