On 6 Oct 2009, at 23:16, Tim Morley wrote: > On 6 Oct 2009, at 23:05, Ian Eiloart wrote: > >> Deliberately using the wrong postcode >> would add even more to their costs. But, make sure you use a postcode >> for an address that bears no resemblance to the correct address. > > That raises the question of Royal Mail's obligation (or otherwise) to > deliver wrongly addressed mail. It would be easy enough for them to > just return any misaddressed mail to the sender, although I suppose > even that would cost them more than just being able to deliver it > normally.
They do go to great efforts to deliver mail that's wrongly addressed. And they have an obligation to deliver mail if they can. Each sorting office has a team dedicated to trying to find the target for ambiguously addressed mail. For example, if you omit the house number, they'll try looking up the addressee's name in the phone book. I've seen mail posted in Cambridge New Zealand, misdirected to the UK, which I've directed back to Cambridge, New Zealand. Both towns have Montague Road's, apparently. If you put the wrong postcode on a letter, it'll most likely get to the delivery office of the postcode before it's redirected to the correct delivery office. Unless a sharp-eyed PHG (postman higher grade) spots the discrepancy. They sit at machines typing postcodes as letters flash in front of them, that's how the blue dots get added to the letter. Probably there's some handwriting recognition machines out there doing the job now. Here's my suggestion. Address your letters to: Recipient's real name Free the post code Recipient's real address SW1 1AA If everyone uses the same postcode, the campaign will be more visible. Perhaps a PC for some sleepy village in Cornwall would more interesting. Or in the constituency of a sympathetic MP. And, perhaps we should have a day of action, on which everyone does this. A pledgebank pledge, to trigger it? > > Tim > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list [email protected] > Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public -- Ian Eiloart _______________________________________________ Mailing list [email protected] Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public
