18 digit National Insurance Reference Number

p00hsticks

nickwjona said:

What is the address I need to send the cheque to?

Pay voluntary Class 3 National Insurance: By cheque through the post - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Aristotle67

Spivved1987 said:

eskbanker said:

Interpretation Act 1978, section 7 confirms that delivery is assumed once posted:

Where an Act authorises or requires any document to be served by post (whether the expression “serve” or the expression “give” or “send” or any other expression is used) then, unless the contrary intention appears, the service is deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre-paying and posting a letter containing the document and, unless the contrary is proved, to have been effected at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post.

That's brilliant!

Yep. This is an extension of the postal rule in contract law. Acceptance is one of the four requirements for a binding contract and acceptance by post is deemed to have taken place when the letter of acceptance is posted correctly, regardless of whether or not the offeror receives it. 

BookerDeWitt

Go to the National Insurance chat bot-

To get a real person ask to speak to 'an advisor'.

Once you get a real person, they will ask you for your NI number, Full Name, Date of Birth and address. You may have to ask a few times - they will ask if you have contacted DWP -  but they will give you your 18 character ID.

Ibrahim5

I phoned at 0800 yesterday. According to my phone the call took 21 minutes including plenty of time repeating all the digits back etc.

Umbrianwine

Lost the will to live contacting HMRC on this number. So I wrote to them, including  a recorded delivery letter, requesting my 18 digit number. Letter was sent 29th November 2023. I received my information today 21st March 2024...

Marcon

eskbanker said:

Interpretation Act 1978, section 7 confirms that delivery is assumed once posted:

Where an Act authorises or requires any document to be served by post (whether the expression “serve” or the expression “give” or “send” or any other expression is used) then, unless the contrary intention appears, the service is deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre-paying and posting a letter containing the document and, unless the contrary is proved, to have been effected at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post.

You get the feeling that the legislation never envisaged quite how the postal service would 'develop' in years to come...! Presumably nowadays 'ordinary course of post' could mean any time in the next couple of months.

JoeCrystal

Aristotle67 said:

Spivved1987 said:

eskbanker said:

Interpretation Act 1978, section 7 confirms that delivery is assumed once posted:

Where an Act authorises or requires any document to be served by post (whether the expression “serve” or the expression “give” or “send” or any other expression is used) then, unless the contrary intention appears, the service is deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre-paying and posting a letter containing the document and, unless the contrary is proved, to have been effected at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post.

That's brilliant!

Yep. This is an extension of the postal rule in contract law. Acceptance is one of the four requirements for a binding contract and acceptance by post is deemed to have taken place when the letter of acceptance is posted correctly, regardless of whether or not the offeror receives it. 

Always worth getting the proof of posting as well!

DaveyCee

Hello

18 digit National Insurance Reference Number

I paid some class 3 missing contributions on my state pension back in 2019. 

I still have the same 18 digit ref number written down that I used. 

Do you keep the same ref number or do you need a new reference number for each time you pay missing contributions for different years?

Thank you
D

Notepad_Phil

DaveyCee said:

... Do you keep the same ref number or do you need a new reference number for each time you pay missing contributions for different years? ...

I believe the reference number includes the amount to pay and also includes a check digit, so unless you're paying the exact same amount then I think you'll need a new reference number to ensure that the check digit is correct.