So, the Door-Drop Preference Service hasn't been killed off – it has merely been kicked into the very, very long grass. Either way, it means that Royal Mail's opt-out scheme for unaddressed mail won't be replaced any time soon.
Should we disgruntled about that?
It's not a rhetorical question. I'm genuinely curious. It seems there are lots of people with complaints about the opt-out scheme. In particular, it seems that many people find that their postie continues to deliver unaddressed, unsolicited mail after they've registered. Stories like these and these and these.
A complaint I got myself is that the opt-out scheme is hopelessly outdated. I mean, it's 2015 and you still can't register online – instead you have to request, complete and return a paper opt-out form. This was in fact one of the reasons why Defra wanted the scheme to be replaced with the Door-Drop Preference Service.
I'd like to know your experiences with the opt-out scheme. You can post them on the brand new forum, or, if you prefer, you can send me an e-mail. I'm hoping to get more of an idea of what sort of issues people encounter and how they're resolved (or not resolved). Suggestions for improvements to the scheme are equally welcome.
As an aside, the forum itself is a bit of an experiment. I've been toying with the idea for ages and when I recently redesigned the website I thought I give it a try. Please do use it (or loose it!).
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Opt out once a year?
Permalink Submitted by John on 16th August 2018.
I have now been told that the opt-out has to be renewed each year not every two years.
Re: Opt out once a year?
Permalink Submitted by Junk Buster on 17th August 2018.
Interesting, who told you that?
This is what Royal Mail's website states as at today:
Re: Opt out once a year?
Permalink Submitted by Junk Buster on 17th August 2018.
Thinking about it, perhaps it was me who told you that :). I do recommend that households opt out roughly once a year. The reason is that your opt-out will never expire if you re-register well before the expiry date. If you wait until two years have lapsed you'll have a six week period in which you'll get all the rubbish distributed by Royal Mail again.
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