MPS - Mailing Preference Service

What is mps?

The Mailing Preference Service (MPS) is a free service set up in 1983 and funded by the direct mail industry to enable consumers to have their names and home addresses in the UK removed from lists used by the industry. It is actively supported by the Royal Mail and all directly involved trade associations and fully supported by The Information Commissioners Office (ICO).

The MPS Consumer File is a list of names and addresses of consumers who have told us they wish to limit the amount of direct mail they receive. The use of the Consumer File by list-owners and users is a requirement of the British Code of Advertising, Sales Promotion and Direct Marketing administered by the Advertising Standards Authority. It is also a condition under the Code of Practice of the Data & Marketing Association.

The MPS will prevent the receipt of unsolicited direct mailings sent from member companies of the Data & Marketing Association and we will take steps to prevent the receipt of unsolicited direct mailings from companies which are non-DMA members. It will not stop mail that has been sent from overseas, un-addressed material or mail addressed to The Occupier. You can expect to continue to receive mailings from companies with whom you have done business in the past. You may also receive mailings from small, local companies. If you wish these mailings to be stopped, you must notify these companies directly. It will take up to 4 months for the Service to have full effect although you should notice a reduction in mail during this period.

Registering with the MPS is FREE

  • How does MPS Work?

  • How does MPS Work?

    When a company or charity wants to contact potential new customers they aim to contact people whose characteristics match their current customers.

  • How does MPS Work?

    Once a company or charity has identified the characteristics of potential customers or donors it will purchase lists of customers that match those characteristics.

    New Mothers

    Mailing List

    • Mrs P Jones - Wales
    • Mrs M Hollyman - Essex
    • Mrs M Amos - Suffolk
    • Miss P Dale - Hertfordshire
    • Mrs S Saunders - Derbyshire
    • Mrs N Newman - Essex
    • Mrs T Cowan - Somerset
    • Mrs J Pearman - Hertfordshire
    • Miss M Hedges - London
    • Miss F Skaanild - Oxfordshire
    • Miss J Compton - Cambridgeshire

  • How does MPS Work?

    To make sure consumers registered on the MPS are not sent the mailing, the prospect mailing list is cleaned against the MPS file.

    If there is a match between a consumer’s name and address on the mailing list and on the MPS the company knows not to send the mailing to that consumer.

    It saves companies money not to contact people who have indicated they are not interested in receiving mail.

    New Mothers

    Mailing List

    • Mrs P Jones - Wales
    • Mrs M Hollyman - Essex
    • Mrs M Amos - Suffolk
    • Miss P Dale - Hertfordshire
    • Mrs S Saunders - Derbyshire
    • Mrs N Newman - Essex
    • Mrs T Cowan - Somerset
    • Mrs J Pearman - Hertfordshire
    • Miss M Hedges - London
    • Miss F Skaanild - Oxfordshire
    • Miss J Compton - Cambridgeshire

    MPS - File

    • Mrs P Jones - Wales
    • Mrs M Hollyman - Essex
    • Mrs M Amos - Suffolk
    • Miss P Dale - Hertfordshire
    • Mrs S Saunders - Derbyshire
    • Mrs N Newman - Essex
    • Mrs T Cowan - Somerset
    • Mrs J Pearman - Hertfordshire
    • Miss M Hedges - London
    • Miss F Skaanild - Oxfordshire
    • Miss J Compton - Cambridgeshire

  • How does MPS Work?

    A mailing campaign can take several weeks to prepare. Selection of the lists to be mailed is one of the first stages in preparation of a campaign.

    That’s why it can take 2 - 4 months for a registration on MPS to have a full effect, you will however notice a gradual change over this period.

    • First Month
    • Second Month
    • Third Month
    • Fourth Month

  • How does MPS Work?

    The Mailing Preference Service will stop personally addressed unsolicited mail, you can still expect to receive mailings from companies you have done businesses with and charities whom you have contacted.

    You may also receive mail from small local companies. If you would like these mailing to be stopped, you must notify these companies directly. We cannot guarantee that overseas mailings will be stopped.

    The MPS stops personally addressed unsolicited mail
    Contact local companies to stop their mailings

  • How does MPS Work?

    The Mailing Preference Service is fully supported by the Direct Mail industry.

    The Service provides a valuable free service to everyone who wants to have a say about the post they receive.

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