Stop leaflets and door-to-door junk mail

Royal Mail's door-to-door opt-out

Royal Mail delivers some unaddressed leaflets along with your post. You can opt out of all of them: email optout@royalmail.com for the form, then sign it and send it back. Citizens Advice says it starts within six weeks and lasts two years.

It only covers what Royal Mail delivers, and it stops useful unaddressed leaflets too, like some from the government.

Leaflets from other companies

Many leaflets come from local businesses or leaflet distributors rather than Royal Mail. Ask the company whose leaflet it is to stop delivering to your address, and to tell anyone who delivers for them.

Robin asks for you. Snap the leaflet and Robin finds the company and asks them to stop delivering to your address. It gives them your address, never your name.

Catalogues with no address on them

A catalogue with no name or address may have come door to door, or arrived in a wrapper with the address on it. If you still have the wrapper, the name and any reference on it help the company find your record.

Snap the catalogue, and the wrapper if you kept it, and Robin takes it from there.

What won't stop them

The Mailing Preference Service only covers addressed post, so it won't stop leaflets. It's still worth registering for addressed marketing from companies you haven't heard from yet.

Good questions

Does the Mailing Preference Service stop leaflets?

No. It covers addressed post. For leaflets, use Royal Mail's door-to-door opt-out and ask the companies directly.

How long does Royal Mail's opt-out last?

Two years. After that you need to fill in the form again.

Will Dear Sender give the company my name?

No. For post with no name on it, Robin gives the company your address so they can stop delivering there, but never your name.