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One other oddity is that there are "magic" postcodes in the UK that map to various government services, for instance: BX5 5BD Is a postcode to use when sendin
by gambiting 3y ago
One other oddity is that there are "magic" postcodes in the UK that map to various government services, for instance:
BX5 5BD
Is a postcode to use when sending mail to HMRC(the UK tax office), but that address doesn't exist anywhere if you try searching for it. Royal Mail is the only company that can deliver post to that address too, they have the internal mapping to know where it needs to go - no other courier company will accept letters to that address. And, annoyingly - Royal Mail's own online postage store doesn't accept it as a valid address, you have to buy stamps and hand-write the address.
- jayflux 3y agoI don’t think that’s true about only Royal Mail can post there. There’s clear instructions on gov.uk for all couriers on where to send the mail if they come across this post code, it’s not some weird secret. https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/couriers https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-custo...
- gambiting 3y agoYes, but you can't use the BX5 5BD postcode if you do. They give you an alternative address for couriers.