Well, fancy that! There’s a category about redirecting your mail! As you know I am having first hand experience of changing my address at the moment so who would be better qualified than me to tell you about the service?
I have moved house a couple of times before, both many years ago, and ... Read review
Advantages: You don't miss any important mail Disadvantages: It is a day later than it would have been
...that! There’s a category about redirecting your mail! As you know I am having first hand experience of changing my address at the moment so who would be better qualified than me to tell you about the service?
I have moved house a couple of times before, both many years ago, and had the mail redirected with a minimum of fuss and little in the way of checks on identity so I was quite unprepared for the efficiency of the new system, but ... ...2nd July that we could definitely move on Tuesday 9th July and, since it says on the form from the Post Office that they need ‘at least five working days’ to set up the redirection that was fine. More about that later!
To begin with you need to go to your Post Office and request the relevant form to fill in. This consists of two sides of A4 and the first thing to fill in is your current address, new address and date of moving together ... more
Well, fancy that! There’s a category about redirecting your mail! As you know I am having first hand experience of changing my address at the moment so who would be better qualified than me to tell you about the service?
I have moved house a couple of times before, both many years ago, and had the mail redirected with a minimum of fuss and little in the way of checks on identity so I was quite unprepared for the efficiency of the new system, but quite impressed nonetheless.
We heard on Tuesday 2nd July that we could definitely move on Tuesday 9th July and, since it says on the form from the Post Office that they need ‘at least five working days’ to set up the redirection that was fine. More about that later!
To begin with you need to go to your Post Office and request the relevant form to fill in. This consists of two sides of A4 and the first thing to fill in is your current address, new address and date of moving together with a telephone contact number.
Next you must list the names of all the people for whom the post is to be redirected between these two addresses and include any abbreviations of names too. For example my name is Susan but I am often known as Sue.
You then chose whether to have your mail redirected for one, three, six or twelve months. The cost obviously varies with the length of time but I’ll come on to that later.
Then for the proof of identity! You can apply by post sending off the various forms of identification required, but I am always a bit wary of sending passports etc., through the post so I went into my Post Office to process my application.
The Cashier at the Post office will need to verify two forms of identification for each different surname for whom the post is being redirected. So, in our case, Dave had to provide two and I had to provide another two.
There are two lists on the request form and you need to pick one form of identification from each list.
List A consists of: Payment by cheque or your chequebook Pension or benefit book (providing the Post Office you are using is the one named in the book) Cheque guarantee, debit or credit card Bank or building society passbook Passport National Savings book Store Charge card
List B consists of: Two different utility bills (not a mobile phone bill or store charge card bill) Driving licence (photo licences must be accompanied by form D740) Council tax payment book Recent bank or building society statement Council rent book Credit card statement
The statements and/or bills must be no more than six months old.
If all the applicants on the list share the same surname then only proof of identity of the person making the application will be needed.
As I said earlier, when I redirected mail some years ago there was none of this proof of identity information, but I certainly think it’s an improvement in the system. Now you have to prove that you are the person who is entitled to receive the mail that you are asking to be redirected.
Now for the cost – this is where it starts to get expensive if you have different surnames, because the cost is per surname, not per address.
For one month is costs £6.30, three months costs £13.65, six months costs £21.00 and twelve months costs £31.50. Therefore you can see that for Dave and I the cost of redirection was £63 as we do not share a surname, but for mom and dad it was only £31.50 and we added my sister’s name and mine to their form as we occasionally have mail delivered to our childhood home. We all still share the same surname so the whole lot cost just £31.50.
You can also have your mail redirected abroad, which costs £12.50 for one month, £27.30 for three, £42.00 for six and £63 for twelve months, and again it is charged per surname.
Once the application has been handed in to your Post Office and the cashier has checked your identification and returned it to you all you have to do is sit back and wait for your redirected mail.
There is one snag though – although the form says that it takes five working days to set up, when we telephoned to enquire where our first two days mail had gone we were told that it actually takes seven working days so be warned about that!
Obviously it also means that your mail is a day later than it would otherwise have been since it has to go to the Post Office serving the old address first in order to be redirected, by the addition of a sticker bearing your new address.
After the initial hiccup we have been very impressed by the service and it gives us the peace of mind that, if we have forgotten to inform someone of our new address we will still receive the mail.
Of course it also means that when I am sending off for special offers that are ‘one per person’ I can send one to my new address and one to my old one knowing that it will be redirected! It will help pay for the redirection costs anyway!
And I have just received another surprise as I have logged in to post this opinion – it’s a paying category! I didn’t expect that!
Advantages: Saves you having to worry about things going missing Disadvantages: or does it?
Moving house, the list of people you have to tell is endless, no matter how thorough you try to be, there will always be someone who slips through the net - and to the rescue comes your knight in shining armour, the Royal Mail.
WHAT IS IT?
For those of you who don't know - it is a service provided by the Royal Mail for people who have moved on, both in the UK and Overseas. All mail, first and second class is forwarded to your new address for the ... ...please bear in mind that all the prices listed below are PER SURNAME in the household NOT the address:
UK * 1 month - £12.60 * 3 months - £21.00 * 6 months - £42.00 * 12 months - £63.00 Overseas
* 1 month - £12.60
* 3 months - £27.30
* 6 months - £42.00
* 12 months - £63.00
So as you can see, if you request the service for longer than 1 month, it becomes slightly cheaper. This time, we have done it in three month chunks, so that we get to see ...
sue.51 03.03.2002
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Advantages: Not expensive and offers peace of mind Disadvantages: None
...Mail are not responsible for redirecting items sent by another carrier, including Parcel Force or another courier company. If you wish to contact Parcel Force about redirecting parcels please call: 0800 22 44 66
What About My Business Mail?
Sorted!
Ask at your local Post Office for the Redirection of Mail (Business) application form.
It is very similar to the Social form. Royal Mail can redirect your business mail to another UK or Overseas address ... ...PO Box No for a maximum of 6 months)
If you are a sole trader working form your home address your business mail wille redirected along with your private mail.
For business purposes Royal Mail cannot redirect mail from an address you share with other organisations, nor can it redirect personal mail addressed to your business. This also applies to mail sent by other couriers (including Parcel Force)
You will need to produce identification when you ...
Suzan 23.04.2001 (22.04.2001)
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Advantages: Your not supposed to miss any mail... Disadvantages: ...but you do
...including any thought as to redirecting our mail. We had one day basically to sort out the redirection service, and to be fair to Royal Mail they did the best they could, and the service was up and running within 4 or 5 days. We were even advised by the counter staff where we set up the redirection service that if we contact the redirection service helpline they may be able to put a stop on all of our mail until the redirection kicks in. Which we ... ...Having moved house our happiness continued as we regularly received our redirected mail. Mail addressed to my and I wife was coming through without any problem.
It was only after a month of being in our new property that we received a call from the new residents of our old house. “We’ve got lots of mail for you”, they proceeded to explain. A little confused we popped over to our old house and besides being freaked out by strange people being in ...
secretdancer 14.08.2003
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Advantages: quick service, keep intouch with you, easy to do Disadvantages: not always reliable and costly
Having just moved house I thought I would comment on this service. I have used it three times now in the past two years. I just cannot stay put can I.
Well, hopefully not moving again now for a while. It is too stressful.
Royal Mail offers a re-direction service and this means the mail you receive at your old address will automatically get sent to your new address providing the service has started.
There are some clauses in that they are not able ... ...for security purposes and is Royal Mails policy.
As with all services they need about a week to set it up.
You can pick up an application form at any post office and it is pretty self explanitory.You need to fill in all the details like name, address, new address of where you want mail to go to, payment method, i.d and signitures.You need a separate cheque or payment to be made for each person with a different surname asking for re-direction and ...
coolchanty 30.05.2003
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This review is on the Royal Mail Redirection Service that I have just recently made use of, having moved from a shared house back in with my parents. What is it? OK, stating the obvious first off it is a service from the Royal Mail that allows you to have all of your mail redirected from one address to another should you move. This not only gives you time to update your various people and/ or places with your new details, but also ensures that you ... ...from your great aunty. Also, it means that you don't have to keep on annoying the people who now live in your old place by keeping on going there constantly in order to get post (unless they are a friendly bunch). How can it be started? By any number of ways, as listed below: 1. Go to your local Post Office, and get a form. Fill this in, and take it back to them with correct payment (as below). On the form, you state your address you are moving from; ...
dynamicnurse 25.01.2008
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There is a re-direction service, where upon you moving, yourmail will get re-directed to your new address, from your old address. The re-direction service does come at a cost. To apply for this service, you need to fill in a form, or you can do it online at www.royalmail.com
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account details for Lloydstsb.com to anyone, as this also will prevent a security breach.
Changing Account Information.
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