mail opening

[sophiexxbxx]

is it illegal for my parents to open and read my personal banking mail? although it is their address my name is on the front.

[markysngc]

Depends on your age, if your over 18 then no they shouldn't be opening your mail, but really what are you going to do, take your parents to court?

[Fay Mousse]

You can arrange to collect your post from your local post office instead of having it delivered.

[mycats]

Well I thought it was illegal but having gone and looked it up, it turns out its only illegal to interfere with mail while its 'in the system' ie before its delivered.
Apart from that, no I dont think she should be opening your letters at all. What is she looking for?

[DrFilth]

get your own back get out of bed early and start opening all the mail and reading it and see how they like it

[RevFunk]

Or order some "specialist" catalogues in their names

[DrFilth]

nice one rev

[RevFunk]

Or you could just give your mum a slap when your Dads out and claim she

"walked into the door. Again"

[Peter Pedant]

I was involved in correspondence with a union rep and used her firm's address and the owner of the firm opened the letter

and I have to say I couldnt get anyone interested in that at all. The Royal Mail said there responsibility stopped at putting it in the letterbox

however some else said correctly that there is extensive legislation about interfering with communication electronic and otherwise

Even the Union rep bwubbled her lips and Protested in the Strongest Terms - and then did nothing ! and went on bwubbling her lips

But blimey it did teach me not to write incriminating letters to common addresses - I mean there was NOTHING in it -luckily for all parties concerned. Oh and I also have started sending letters to X's address , addressed to Y and then refer (within the law of libel) to |X's extreme gullibility in believing such and such, or how easy so and so found it to pull the wool over his eyes. Par for the course - I know these letters are opened now, but getting them to be believed is the trick, I think.

[Fay Mousse]

Anything addressed to the firm is quite properly the firm's property whether in letter form or email. They can choose to respect confidentiality but they don't have to - they are not a mailing service,

[BRAVO1]

You can rent a PO box from the Royal Mail for about �55.00 a year.

Sorted !