prev ipus occupants mail

[regulators]

we moved house 5 months ago and we are still recieving the previous occupants junk mail every day, at first we didnt mind but now it is getting on our nerves how can we stop this mail coming through

[boobesque]

i dont think there is anything you can do, we got loads of mail the first few months we lived in our house, after being here for 16 months we now only get the occasional letter, it calmed down after about 8 months.

We just bung it in the recycling!

[boobesque]

ooh thats a good idea, send them all the pants that inundate us with!!

[maggie01]

We still get the occasional bits of post for the previous neighbours and we have been in our property nearly 4 yrs. I did used to put it back in the post, with no longer at this address on it but now I just put it in the recycling.

[ianess]

We're in the same position after 4 years.....the mail did dry up eventually. You have to remember that the postman has to deliver to the address, not the person, so please don't blame them.
Somehow or other we now get phone calls asking for the previous occupants. How they associate our number with theirs is a mystery and more than slightly irritating.

[Chessman]

I deal with junk mail thus, I put in in an envelope adressed to the sender, no stamp, they soon stop, but only junk mail.

[stevie21]

I'd do as above : write on the envelope "return to sender".

If that fails after repeated attempts then you could call the company and ask for your address (regardless of the name) to be removed from their junk mail list. They're required by law to remove you if you request it.

[BillyNoMates]

Get a red pen or make up some stickers on your PC in order to write 'NOT KNOWN AT THIS ADDRESS' on each item.b Then post them back in the postbox.

I did this for a about 2 months on the advice of my Postman and the mail virtually stopped.

The situation wasn't helped by the fact that the previous occupant of 11 years thought that a 3 month redirection was sufficient.

[WendyS]

Does any of it come through in an envelope with a return address shown on it? If so you could always strike a big "X" through your address with an arrow pointing overleaf to the return address saying "Addressee moved. Please delete from your mailing list". Then stick the envelope back in the post box next time you're passing. The other naughty thing I used to do with unwanted junk mail (before the Mailing Preference Service was available) was use the pre-paid envelopes often enclosed to stuff in other companies' junk mail and send it back to them !