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I don't think we have to. Mail can be sent with just a postcode and door number, or just a postcode of the place is v something big.
by jcarty-pinner 3y ago
I don't think we have to. Mail can be sent with just a postcode and door number, or just a postcode of the place is v something big.
- lolinder 3y agoNames are optional here, too, though I think you'd have a harder time with just a code and door number. The full address is number, street, city, state, zip.
- jcarty-pinner 3y agothere's probably exceptions but a postcode should resolve to a specific building, street or part of a street so it would work in the literal sense but it's more work for the people delivering the mail I guess.
- themoonisachees 3y agoThe article linked here mentions at least one road which appears twice in the same postcode and has confounding numbers.
- TMWNN 3y ago>Mail can be sent with just a postcode and door number Oh, good grief. From this very article: >The widely stated ‘fact’ that all you need to provide is a house number and postcode for your post to reach the right address is not always true. There are many instances of different buildings having the same number and postcode.
- SideburnsOfDoom 3y agoThe phrase "Mail can be sent with" is ambiguous. "can always be sent"? no. But, if read as "Mail can (often, usually, generally) be sent with just a postcode and door number" then it's perfectly true of the UK. And that's a great achievement. I've seen far worse postcode systems. Real world naming always has special cases, so no surprise there. This doesn't entirely invalidate the general point.