This an minimal, read-only version of the original Stop Junk Mail website.
Door-to-Door Opt-Out
Dr Junk Buster
Do you have any advice on ending the deluge of total annoying rubbish from virgin media? I have tried contacting them and they say they can't do anything.
My postie told me he has to ignore my No Junk Mail sign. Why? What's the point of a polite sign when postmen are told to ignore them?
I registered with the Royal Mail several years ago to NOT receive unaddressed junk mail. I have now started to get this again. Are they allowed to do so without my consent?
I am interested in registering with the Royal Mail opt-out but I heard that this could mean I can't register for the postal vote. Do you know if this is true?
Guide to stamping out junk mail
Royal Mail's Door-to-Door Opt-Out is a free service that will stop unsolicited, unaddressed mail delivered by the postman. Signing up to the scheme is the single most effective measure you can take to reduce junk mail.
News
A new opt-out website for unaddressed junk mail that was to be launched three months ago has been built. However, a Freedom of Information request has learned the website is unlikely to go live any time soon.
A new deal between the Government and junk mail industry will introduce a wide range of measures to help people cut back on junk mail. Amongst others, the industry will finally introduce an online 'one-point-stop' for opting out of receiving unsolicited mail.
Opt-out schemes for unaddressed junk mail are failing and should be replaced by a straightforward sticker system, according to Stop Junk Mail.
Householders can expect to receive more unaddressed junk mail from their postman if a deal about the modernisation of Royal Mail is approved.
Royal Mail has launched a 'carbon neutral' version of its door-to-door scheme. The company will 'carbon offset' door-drop campaigns that adhere to a number of environmental standards.