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mattswanathome

Joined: 24 Jul 2013
Posts: 5
Location: mid Wales

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 13 5:22 pm Post subject: Getting a registered address

Hi,

I spent 6 months this year in a small touring caravan on my land in mid Wales. The local shop/PO kindly allowed me to have my post sent to them and kept it for me.

Next spring I'll be returning to the caravan and starting to grow veg.

Does anyone know if it's possible to create myself an address that I can then use as my official address, for bank statements, registering with a GP/dentist, etc?

Not sure if this is quite the right forum area, apologies if not.

thanks!
Matt

gythagirl

Joined: 18 Feb 2010
Posts: 1467
Location: Somerset

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 13 6:21 pm Post subject:
Assuming you're on your land 'officially'? Someone will know - someone always does Meanwhile a Somerset welcome to downsizer!

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
Posts: 20809
Location: sunny wales

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 13 6:25 pm Post subject:
does the land have room for a post dropbox at wherever it joins a mainroad? Could you mount a lockable postbox on a gate for example?

RichardW

Joined: 24 Aug 2006
Posts: 8443
Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 13 8:03 pm Post subject:

New residential addresses are created by the council & passed on to the Royal mail for listing on the database.

You can try contacting them direct but dont hold out any hope.

Address Maintenance Administrator
Telephone :- 08456 01 11 10
Fax :- 08456 054433
Email:- [email protected]

Business addresses seem to be a little easier to get so could be an option.

Or you could do what lots do & just start using a made up address using the closest postcode you can find. Send yourself a few letters to see if the posty works out where to post them. After a while you will start to be listed on a few databases & eventually get listed on the main one.

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
Posts: 20809
Location: sunny wales

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 13 8:06 pm Post subject:
collar the local postie and check that your 'new' address makes sense to him, using the postcode that is closest on a google map search?

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 13 8:24 pm Post subject:

sally_in_wales wrote:

collar the local postie and check that your 'new' address makes sense to him, using the postcode that is closest on a google map search?

Use a Magic Map search, select postcode in the drop down search box and type in the nearest postcode to see if it covers your address.

12Bore

Joined: 15 Jun 2008
Posts: 9089
Location: Paddling in the Mersey

Posted: Sat Oct 19, 13 5:47 pm Post subject:
If you register an address with the Council, 10/1 the first letter you get will be a Council Tax demand...

pollyanna

Joined: 03 Nov 2012
Posts: 221

Posted: Sat Oct 19, 13 6:06 pm Post subject:
The second letter will be a demand to get Planning Permission for siting a caravan.

onemanband

Joined: 26 Dec 2010
Posts: 1473
Location: NCA90

Posted: Sat Oct 19, 13 6:59 pm Post subject:
The third will be from TV licensing Then once you get on the post office database and after they have sent you a confirmation letter and you start using your new address - about a month later you will get a bundle of letters that have been returned to post office as 'address does not exist' And oneday SKY might decide to update their database and you can get proper broadband

mattswanathome

Joined: 24 Jul 2013
Posts: 5
Location: mid Wales

Posted: Mon Oct 21, 13 8:52 pm Post subject:

Thanks for all your helpful suggestions!

I agree that trying to register my address with the council will probably trigger a planning permission dialogue that I'm hoping not to have for some time yet.

Yes I could fix a letterbox to a tree at the entrance. I've not met the local postman yet but as I know the local PO staff who are friendly there's a good chance he is too, and would deliver to my newly made-up address.

Now the hard part - to think up a good name!

Ty Gwyn

Joined: 22 Sep 2010
Posts: 4613
Location: Lampeter

Posted: Mon Oct 21, 13 11:38 pm Post subject:
Hafod Alarch, The Swan`s Summer Home.

mattswanathome

Joined: 24 Jul 2013
Posts: 5
Location: mid Wales

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 13 8:10 am Post subject:
Nice suggestion!

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