Permalink Submitted by Kate Dailly on 11th October 2017.
I recently had this same information from Royal Mail and rang them to query it as it just seemed like a contradictory piece of nonsense. The explanation I got, however, made the whole issue more obvious.
The opt-out is for items that are not addressed to you which means you will no longer receive, for example, the annual Election Registration Form. This is addressed to The Occupier rather than to you personally and if you don't receive it you will not appear on the electoral register. The posties get paid extra for delivering junk mail that is not addressed, and they sort it themselves, so Royal Mail have essentially lost control of this other than accepting and banking the payment they receive from the relevant companies.
I recently had this same information from Royal Mail and rang them to query it as it just seemed like a contradictory piece of nonsense. The explanation I got, however, made the whole issue more obvious.
The opt-out is for items that are not addressed to you which means you will no longer receive, for example, the annual Election Registration Form. This is addressed to The Occupier rather than to you personally and if you don't receive it you will not appear on the electoral register. The posties get paid extra for delivering junk mail that is not addressed, and they sort it themselves, so Royal Mail have essentially lost control of this other than accepting and banking the payment they receive from the relevant companies.