Mailing Preference Service (MPS)

Fed up with that unwanted junk mail? Mailing Preference Service supports your right to choose the mail you want. With UK consumers generating over £25 billion worth of postal sales per year, it's fair to say the majority 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 here 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.

What is the Mailing Preference Service (MPS) ?

The Mailing Preference Service (MPS) is a free service set up 20 years ago and funded by the direct mail industry to enable consumers to have their names and home addresses in the UK removed from or added to lists used by the industry. It is actively supported by the Royal Mail and all directly involved trade associations and fully supported by The Information Commissioners Office.

The MPS Consumer File is a list of names and addresses of consumers who have told us they wish to limit the amount of direct mail they receive. The use of the Consumer File by list-owners and users is a requirement of the British Code of Advertising, Sales Promotion and Direct Marketing administered by the Advertising Standards Authority. It is also a condition under the Code of Practice of the Direct Marketing Association.

The MPS can remove your name from up to 95% of Direct Mail lists. It will not stop mail that has been sent from overseas, un-addressed material or mail addressed to The Occupier. You can expect to continue to receive mailings from companies with whom you have done business in the past. You may also receive mailings from small, local companies. If you wish these mailings to be stopped, you must notify these companies directly. It will take up to 4 months for the Service to have full effect although you should notice a reduction of the mail during this period.

Registering with the MPS is FREE.

How do I stop this junk mail then?

So, if you want to be free of the unwanted direct mail, just register your address with the MPS - its as easy as that.

register here

	For more information about MPS, you can contact them at: Mailing Preference Service (MPS) DMA House 70 Margaret Street London W1W 8SS MPS Registration line - 0845 703 4599 Tel 020 7291 3310 Fax 020 7323 4226 Email mps@dma.org.uk Web www.mpsonline.org.uk Licence Department - 020 7291 3327 Complaints Department- 020 7291 3321