Do you need a license to send out lots of letters? (i.e. mail spam)

DOLEMAN · 09-03-2006 10:13PM #1

Don't know where to post this!

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If I do a mail drop (i.e. a few dozen spam letters), do I need a license? Or as long as there are stamps on the letters, do they have to deliver them???

Thanks!!

casanova_kid · 09-03-2006 10:15PM

just don't do it, spam sucks.

Terry · 09-03-2006 10:20PM

i think you just need to be an annoying wanker who likes to contribute crap to my recycling bin.
dell seem to fall into this catergory.

*not calling th OP a wanker.

robinph · 09-03-2006 10:22PM

Don't need any kind of license, but the post office will want to know if your about to drop them off a lorry load of extra post that they were not expecting to have to deliver.

DOLEMAN · 09-03-2006 10:22PM

Nah it's for a free service. It's helpful more than anything.

So no license is needed? Anyone??

EOA_Mushy · 09-03-2006 10:35PM

Theres service the post office provided. Not sure if you need to be a registered business though.

monkeyfudge · 09-03-2006 10:37PM

Yep. I used to design junk mail for hardware stores. An Post has special rates and rules for this type of thing.

It can't be larger than A5 for one.

If it's for a leaflet drop in Dublin you're better off getting a specialist company to do it for you.

seamus · 10-03-2006 11:04AM

No, there is no need to have a licence to throw a few dozen letters into a letter box - think about Christmas time, plenty of people would send out 50+ cards.

There are laws against unsolicited direct mailing though.

Terry · 10-03-2006 12:31PM

the loophole on the unsolicited thing is to not address it to a specific member of a household.
"owner" or "resident" before the address seems to work for most of the crap i get in the door.

Do you need a license to send out lots of letters? (i.e. mail spam)

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