The Government recognises that many people find unsolicited mail a real nuisance and has already taken steps to make sure there are preference services in place for those customers who do not want to receive it.<\/p>
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The Direct Marketing Association currently run two separate \u201copt out\u201d services: the Mailing Preference Service (MPS) will stop addressed mail and the \u201cYour Choice\u201d preference service will stop unaddressed mailings.<\/p>
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Royal Mail also runs its own door-to-door \u201copt out\u201d scheme, which will stop those unaddressed mailings delivered by Royal Mail.<\/p>
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