slicedcake
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| 15/06/2008 6:06 AM |
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Notifying companies and people of a change of address is a nuisance. Does the post office still offer the post redirection and PO box services? Are there any good ways to deal with the whole change of address malarchy?
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chefdave
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| 15/06/2008 6:23 AM |
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The PO does offer the redirection service yes but you're better off using this as an insurance policy as in my experience they've been less than perfect. When my father sold the family home and we went our different ways despite using this service my mail ended up all over the place! Just make sure the main people such as the bank, utitilites companies etc have your new address and worry about the pesky stuff later.
When I moved at the end of Feb I forgot to cancel my T.V licence in time and so ended up paying around £12 for March's direct debit. It was a bit of a hassle getting the correct form, phoning them a couple of times etc but I ended up getting a cheque for £70. The council tax rebate was much larger than I expected too which was a pleasant surprise and helped offset the stress of moving. |
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jezzerk
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| 15/06/2008 6:55 AM |
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You should always take out a PO redirection as well as notifying people promptly because ID fraudsters can use post that arrives at your address after you've left to commit ID fraud. I know this because I do some ID fraud detection as part of my job.
I am sure that one one of the companies I deal with - credit card or utility - has been pushing a service where they notify everybody I've moved house but I can't find the details right now. I wouldn't trust a service like that though, I would prefer to do it myself to be sure.
EDIT: The Royal Mail offer this service in addition to redirections:
http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/jump2?mediaId=600013&catId=400040
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