Many can miss out on important letters, including dreaded jury duty citations.
Discussing this, a Royal Mail spokesperson said it is “absolutely essential” that you have the correct address and postcode.
The expert added: “There can be considerable problems if your details aren’t on the file or up to date.”
To help avoid this problem, here is everything you need to know about changing or registering your postal address with the Royal Mail.
How to change your postal address with the Royal Mail
The Royal Mail is usually informed about changes and can normally receive post from one of its postal offices.
While the organisation is able to “capture details of thousands of address changes every year,” there may be some cases when these are not registered.
When this happens, the national postal service recommends contacting them directly.
The postal service adds: “Whether for a business or residential address, simply use the short online form on our website to report it to our Address Maintenance Team”.
Customers are urged to use the Royal Mail’s online form to report:
- Details of changes to a business name
- Properties being converted into separate dwellings
- Missing, incorrect or incomplete addresses
However, the Royal Mail explains that if your request relates to the change of property name or street name, you will need to contact your Local Authority, as they are solely responsible for this.
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Once this has been submitted, you will receive an email from the Address Maintenance Team to confirm that they have received your request.
You’ll then receive another email within two working days to confirm the outcome of its investigation, or in some cases, to request further information.
Changes to the Postcode Address File (PAF) can take up to five days to come into effect before they appear on the Royal Mail’s Postcode Finder.
