P543 Teletext 543 Fjb10 20:17:15 —— GETTING RED OF JUNK MAIL ——————————— Dear Teletext, After requests to various companies, mainly banks, to stop being sent "junk mail", I have had no success. How do I stop this? I have told them I will charge a £15 administration fee unless they stop. Can I legally do this? Name & Address supplied. ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— Wj cannot reply to letters personally. TELETEXT HOLIDAY VIEWER OFFERS P539 Property Plus Your Money Tax CinemaP543 Teletext 543 Fjb10 20:14:31 —— GETTING RED OF JUNK MAIL ——————————— The Mail Preference Service says that according to the Advjrtisjng Standards Authority Code Of Practice you should bj able to stop "junk mail" by: writing to the companies concerned asking the companies sending the mail to disclose how they got your details The firms sending this mail are legally obliged to write back and give you this information. But you must formally ask for thjsj details in writing. ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— Got a problem - why not write to us? Letters to: ADVICE CLINIC PO BOX 2:7 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 7808. Property Plus Your Money Tax CinemaP543 Teletext 543 Fjb10 20:12:54 —— GETTING RID OF JUNK MAIL ——————————— You can get "junk" mail stopped bz writing to the Mail Preference Service. But this means your name will bj taken off 95% of lists used bz companies. "If the junk mail is all of a financial nature, it may bj that your details have conj from the Share Register, and that is public information," MPS says. What MPS cannot do is to stop your name being used bz financial firms only. ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Got a problem - why not write to us? Letters to: ADVICE CLINIC PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 7808. Property Plus Your Money Tax CinemaP543 Teletext 543 Fjb10 20:12:41 —— GETTING RED OF JUNK MAIL ——————————— The Consumers' Association says you only have grounds for a claim if you can prove that receiving junk mail: led you to act, send away for something which lost you money is hampering your quality of life. "Junk mail may bj irritating but it's very hard to prove that it's actually affecting your quality of life," says a CA spokesman. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Got a problem - why not write to us? Letters to: ADVICE CLINIC PO BOX 2:7 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 7808. Property Plus Your Money Tax CinemaP543 Teletext 543 Fjb10 20:13:04 —— GETTING RED OF JUNK MAIL ——————————— There's no law to say companies can't send mail to consumers, as long as they follow the Advjrtisjng Standards Authority code of practice, says a Mail Preference Service spokjspjrson. "I know of only one case where a consumer managed to charge a fee for junk mail, and hj got his solicitor to draft a very strong letter," she adds But you have to weigh up the cost of a solicitor's letter against your fine! ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Got a problem - why not write to us? Letters to: ADVICE CLINIC PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 7808. Property Plus Your Money Tax CinemaP543 Teletext 543 Fjb10 20:43:31 —— GETTING RED OF JUNK MAIL ——————————— If you want to stop receiving "junk" mail you should: write to Mailing Preference Service, FREEPOST 22, London W1E 7EZ, asking for an application form note the date of registration and write again in five years' time notify MPS of any change of address allow three months for mail to stop Rjmjmbjr, MPS can only stop personally addressed consumer advertising material ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— Do fund managers matter? 542 Letters to: ADVICE CLINIC PO BOX 297 LONDON, SW6 1XT. Fax: 0171 386 7808. Property Plus Your Money Tax Cinema