anyone know how . . . .

[tony-mac]

A letter sent by me and the missus to some friends came back to us via the P.O. to our house even though we didn`t self address it

how do they do it ??

[TugsW]

Do your friends live with you

[gazd]

they open it and reseal it, after finding your details from it, i think so carefull what u send

[tony-mac]

No, ha ha they don`t live with us . . .

it was a card to welcome them to their new house which we posted but without a postcode, in Feb this year, it turned up back at ours today inside a Post Office envelope just adressed to Tony & Emily No2 Blah Blah Blah . . .

Just curious

[16 sport]

big brother is watching

[hotrs2000]

Royal Mail send all items that can't be delivered to a centre that has been given the authority to open mail items to find if there is a return address inside.
If there is one the item will be sent to that address, if no address can be found these items are then destroyed. If any items of value are found the item is kept for a short while in case the sender makes a claim and can prove the item was sent by them. Unclaimed items are then usually sold via a government auction, not bad for a price of a stamp

[Aled]

Royal Mail send all items that can't be delivered to a centre that has been given the authority to open mail items to find if there is a return address inside.
If there is one the item will be sent to that address, if no address can be found these items are then destroyed. If any items of value are found the item is kept for a short while in case the sender makes a claim and can prove the item was sent by them. Unclaimed items are then usually sold via a government auction, not bad for a price of a stamp

Yeah, I was gonna say that

[grum]

yeah, me too

[paul spence]

and me

[graham John]

cheeRS

[tony-mac]

Royal Mail send all items that can't be delivered to a centre that has been given the authority to open mail items to find if there is a return address inside.
If there is one the item will be sent to that address, if no address can be found these items are then destroyed. If any items of value are found the item is kept for a short while in case the sender makes a claim and can prove the item was sent by them. Unclaimed items are then usually sold via a government auction, not bad for a price of a stamp

Yes,, it had been opened by Royal Mail, BUT . . . . how did it get back to us, with no return address or any details inside the envelope

[Dave1800BDA]

Yes,, it had been opened by Royal Mail, BUT . . . . how did it get back to us, with no return address or any details inside the envelope

fingerprints,

[Frosticles]

[hotrs2000]

All letters are now laser scaned and a mark is placed on the letter, this will show what area it was posted, then if your lucky a postman will often know a persons name and where they live.

When I walked the streets many years ago I would deliver items with things like "to the old lady with the red door and cats", you will be amased and what people put as an address.

[graham John]

kev had one once, addressed to -:

the Balding man,
the Red car on the trailer,
nottingham


reached him, too



cheeRS