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"An address will exist in the country's postal service's database" This is the one that I've run afoul of -- not because I live in a brand-new building, or a h
by edmccard 12y ago
"An address will exist in the country's postal service's database"
This is the one that I've run afoul of -- not because I live in a brand-new building, or a houseboat, or 30 miles from anywhere on an unnamed road; it's just that there is no door-to-door delivery for houses within a 2-block radius of the local post office, so we have a PO box.
The trouble happens when a business that needs my street address uses the USPS database for address verification. One example is online stores that don't ship to PO boxes. Some of these sites have a form with a sort of "Are you sure" prompt when my street address isn't recognized; others just refuse to accept it.
Even worse was when the local company that picked up my trash was bought by one of the larger regional "waste management" operations, and all the drivers' routes were re-planned for "efficiency" (evidently using software that hit some USPS database); the upshot was that everyone on my street had their address removed from the pickup routes.
- IshKebab 12y agoI have this problem too, but just because the UK postcode database that a lot of sites use is wrong. There's not even a way to report it. It means I can basically never pass a credit check at this address.
- lucaspiller 12y agoA lot of companies verify postcodes with QAS, so probably worth reporting it to them: http://www.qas.co.uk/knowledge-centre/product-information/address-postcode-finder.htm http://www.qas.co.uk/knowledge-centre/product-information/ad... They are run by Experian who one of the main credit check companies in the UK, so you might be able to hit two birds with one stone :D
- junto 12y agoYour address should be included in the postcode database if you are registered to vote. Sometimes new addresses take a few months but they should get added eventually. Go register to vote!
- ghaff 12y agoRelated--the "commonly used" address is different from the "official" address. When I moved into my current house, it's official USPS address differed from what many of the local service people thought was the address (and, indeed, what many maps showed to be the address). In these days of GPS--and just the passage of time--it's not a problem any longer. But for the first five years or so I lived in the house, I had to be careful to explain the situation to people coming to the house.