Reducing the amount of junk mail you receive
Postal marketing - more commonly known as 'junk mail' - can form
an important part of any organisation's marketing strategy. From
simple flyers and response forms to competition entries and
interactive CDs, postal campaigns can generate important new leads
and business.
Reducing 'junk mail'
To reduce the volume of 'junk mail' you receive, register your
name and address with the Mailing Preference Service (MPS).
The MPS is a free service set up by the
direct-marketing industry to help people who don't want to receive
junk mail. The MPS can remove your name and address from many
direct-mail lists. However, it will not stop direct mail from
companies who don't check their list with the MPS before sending
direct mail, and it won't stop mail addressed to 'the
occupier'.
It will take up to four months for the
service to take full effect, but you should notice a reduction in
junk mail during this period.
To register
Contact the Mail
Preference Service
Phone: 0845 703 4599
In writing to:
Mailing Preference Service (MPS)
DMA House
70 Margaret Street
London
W1W 8SS.
You can also reduce the amount of
'unaddressed mail' you receive by registering with the Royal Mail's
Door to Door opt-out service. However, this will not stop mail
addressed to 'the occupier'.
To register with the Royal Mail's Door to
Door Opt Out Service, write to: Freepost RRBT-2BXB-TTTS, Royal Mail
Door to Door Opt Outs, Kingsmead House, Oxpens Road, Oxford, OX1
1RX or email optout@royalmail.com.
Who do I contact if I have difficulty stopping junk
mail?
If you have registered with the MPS but are still receiving junk
mail, you can complain directly to them. They will investigate
and contact the company sending the junk mail.
To complain, write to the MPS with a copy of the unwanted mail
you have been sent, including the envelope, as this will help them
to identify the source of the mailing.
Send these to: Mailing
Preference Service, MPS Freepost LON20771, London, W1E 0ZT.