Mistaken my postcode with one number

[tunebre@gmail.]

I got caught by tfl for fare evasion and after I given my details I realised that I mistaken a number on the postcode but I given the right street and house number, what's going to happen now because that was on a Friday and today is Monday and I didn't got a letter.

 

[Bletchleyite]

I got caught by tfl for fare evasion and after I given my details I realised that I mistaken a number on the postcode but I given the right street and house number, what's going to happen now because that was on a Friday and today is Monday and I didn't got a letter.

If the number and street was correct, it'll arrive, just give it time.

 

[Haywain]

If the number and street was correct, it'll arrive, just give it time.

I wouldn't be quite so confident. If it's a number in the first part of the postcode it could send the mail a long way off course. And duplicate road names are not that uncommon.

 

[Snow1964]

Rather depends on how busy they are, but should hear sometime in next few weeks

 

[tunebre@gmail.]

I wouldn't be quite so confident. If it's a number in the first part of the postcode it could send the mail a long way off course. And duplicate road names are not that uncommon.

Ends with 9dp but I put 8dp

 

[Titfield]

Very minor issue which is extremely unlikely to cause a problem. The second part of the post card is the inward code and the number is the sector in the postal district. The local delivery office which delivers to all the sectors in the postal district will route the letter to the correct post delivery worker.

 

[Haywain]

Very minor issue which is extremely unlikely to cause a problem. The second part of the post card is the inward code and the number is the sector in the postal district. The local delivery office which delivers to all the sectors in the postal district will route the letter to the correct post delivery worker.

Agreed, a trivial matter.

 

[Bletchleyite]

I wouldn't be quite so confident. If it's a number in the first part of the postcode it could send the mail a long way off course. And duplicate road names are not that uncommon.

That's why we have the post town as an effective "checksum" - it might first go to the wrong place but they'd see it, correct it and it'd eventually arrive. A very small risk of it being lost, but it's very small.

Theoretically house number and postcode is enough, but in that case there's no checksum and it would get lost or misdelivered, which is why you officially need house number, street, post town and postcode.

 

[Haywain]

That's why we have the post town as an effective "checksum" - it might first go to the wrong place but they'd see it, correct it and it'd eventually arrive.

I agree but I was considering the possibility of an address given as "XX Random Road, London", with an incorrect number in the first part of the post code (NW8 instead of NW2 for instance).

 

[Bletchleyite]

I agree but I was considering the possibility of an address given as "XX Random Road, London", with an incorrect number in the first part of the post code (NW8 instead of NW2 for instance).

Yes, fair point, that specific scenario could result in it being delivered to the wrong house, but it's unlikely outside London.

 

[tunebre@gmail.]

Yes, fair point, that specific scenario could result in it being delivered to the wrong house, but it's unlikely outside London.

But the street name maters if it's incomplete? I put XX road but the real name is XX south road, I wasn't aware it's also south because I always put post code and XX to find my address, hope I don't get charged with other things

 

[Haywain]

But the street name maters if it's incomplete? I put XX road but the real name is XX south road, I wasn't aware it's also south because I always put post code and XX to find my address, hope I don't get charged with other things

As noted, the second part of the postcode is a little less important - there's a strong probability that the letter will reach you. The Royal Mail is very good at deciphering incomplete addresses.

 

[Fawkes Cat]

You need to allow for
- TfL to take a bit of time to write to you, and
- The Royal Mail to work out what your address really is.

In practical terms, I would suggest waiting maybe 2 weeks (14 days) from the incident before you worry. If you haven't heard anything then, then try to get in touch with TfL yourself. Write to them, giving the details you gave them (including the inaccurate address) and details of the journey you were making when they caught you (including the time and date). That should help them to find your case. Then tell them your accurate address and ask for any post to be sent to your accurate address.

Per https://tfl.gov.uk/help-and-contact/, TfL's contact address appears to be
TfL Customer Services
9th Floor
5 Endeavour Square
London
E20 1JN

 

[sor]

Very minor issue which is extremely unlikely to cause a problem. The second part of the post card is the inward code and the number is the sector in the postal district. The local delivery office which delivers to all the sectors in the postal district will route the letter to the correct post delivery worker.

just to add a real world example. Everyone, including Royal Mail themselves and my council's election department thinks my postcode is one thing (xxx xxx). That same council's tax department thinks it's another (xxx xxY). It is never a problem.

RM are going to be used to it not being exactly correct. Haven't there been stories of people just writing "Name, County" and it eventually getting there?

 

[tunebre@gmail.]

You need to allow for
- TfL to take a bit of time to write to you, and
- The Royal Mail to work out what your address really is.

In practical terms, I would suggest waiting maybe 2 weeks (14 days) from the incident before you worry. If you haven't heard anything then, then try to get in touch with TfL yourself. Write to them, giving the details you gave them (including the inaccurate address) and details of the journey you were making when they caught you (including the time and date). That should help them to find your case. Then tell them your accurate address and ask for any post to be sent to your accurate address.

Per https://tfl.gov.uk/help-and-contact/, TfL's contact address appears to be
TfL Customer Services
9th Floor
5 Endeavour Square
London
E20 1JN

Many thanks

 

[Gloster]

When I moved house across the creek the only changes to my address were the first line and the last two letters of the postcode. Despite making the error of giving the new first line correctly and then rattling off the old address, including the old postcode, I am not aware of anything so addressed not turning up. However, it might delay things by a day or two if it gets too far down the system before it is noticed.

 

[gray1404]

If you type in 8dp as part of the full postcode into royal mails postcode checker does it come up as a valid postcode?

 

[alxndr]

The letter may be slightly delayed, but with it being the second half of the postcode I would be surprised if it delayed it more than a day or two. I've had letters with the first half of the postcode incorrect that got to me about a week late, having gone via London first (SW vice SN) and an entirely wrong postcode used when I failed to notice auto-fill had put in my previous postcode (that parcel had a very strange journey up and down the country a few times!)

The street name being wrong as well might complicate things a little more, but it's likely to not be a huge problem. You've got enough of the postcode right to get it to the right delivery office and they should be able to figure out where it is supposed to go from there.