Your House Number – use it or lose it
In the spring I received an order for a house sign with just a house
name on it. Last week the customer emailed me saying “Earlier this
year I purchased a nameplate for our new house, not having a house
number on the sign is proving to be problematic to the postal and
delivery services. I wish to purchase a numberplate showing the
house number….”
So this week I’m sending the customer a number plaque which he will
place close to the existing sign. He would have been better off if
the initial order had been for a sign with both the house name and
number. This illustrates the importance of a house number and
correct address and clearly displaying
this on your property.
You can search for your address in its correct format on the
Royal Mail database
- use the 'Find a postcode' link. Most postal and courier services
rely on this information to make accurate and timely deliveries. If
you don’t use and display a valid house number and/or name
they will do their best to find you but your letters and parcels may
end up being returned to sender or becoming lost in the system.
1st November 2007
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House Signs - House Plaques
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