From: "BrianW" 
Newsgroups: uk.legal uk.finance
Subject: Re: Invoicing for unsolicited mail.
Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 18:10:41 +0100


"Dave"  wrote in message
news:59f38a2c.0405160417.6a264a6d@posting.google.com...
> Hi,
>
> What would happen if I sent MNBA/ Capital One an invoice for the
> secure destruction and environmentally friendly disposal of
> unsolicited correspondence?
>
> I doubt they would pay up.  Would any underworked lawyer want to take
> such a case of his/her own?  Winning such a case (say £10 in small
> claims court) may put an end to most junk mail.
>
> Dave.

Until I signed up with the mail preference service, I used to average 2
unwanted invitations to take out credit cards per week - a substantial
proportion from MBNA. Now I don't get any. However there are apparently
exceptions such as charities. See here for full details:

http://www.dmaconsumers.org/offmailinglist.html

Likewise the telephone preference service. Tell unsolicited callers that you
are registered and the chance is that they'll hang up pronto. No more "Hi,
we're conducting a survey in your area. Don't worry, we're not trying to
sell you anything...".

Brian