Register To Keep Junk Mail And Cold Calls At Bay

The Telephone Preference Service (TPS) is the central opt out register on which you can record your preference not to receive unsolicited sales and marketing telephone calls to your home or mobile* telephone numbers. It is a legal requirement that all organisations (including charities and voluntary organisations) do not make such calls to numbers registered on the TPS unless they have your consent to do so.

With UK consumers generating over £25 billion worth of postal sales per year, many may welcome the information and special offers they receive by post. However, it's also understandable why some people might take a different view. The MPS is there to make your choice known - so you get the mail you want and need. Unwanted, unread Direct Mail has no place in anyone's home. And if you're not interested in receiving it, MPS will update their records for Direct Mail companies to see and adjust their lists as you request.

Stop receiving unaddressed mail delivered by Royal Mail to your home. The opt out service only relates to unaddressed mail. It is not possible for Royal Mail to separate material you don't want from material that you do want, such as advertising offers or leaflets from Central and Local Government and other public bodies. Opting out from Royal Mail Door to Door stops all unaddressed items from being delivered.

Under Government legislation introduced on 1 May 1999 it is unlawful to send an individual an unsolicited sales and marketing fax without prior permission. Businesses have the opportunity to register fax numbers on which they do not wish to receive direct marketing faxes. You can do this by registering with the Fax Preference Service. Although this Service is primarily aimed at businesses, as individuals have protection under the legislation, individuals may also register their fax numbers if they wish.