Thread: [OT] Postal counties to be dropped from the Postcode Address File
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Old August 6th 10, 03:46 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default [OT] Postal counties to be dropped from the Postcode Address File
On Thu, Aug 05, 2010 at 09:50:52PM +0100, Richard J. wrote:

I thought the whole point of postcodes was to carve up the country based
on the most efficient way to organise deliveries. In which case, why
aren't postcodes also better for other businesses

Errm, because other businesses aren't in the business of organising
postal deliveries but instead of doing things like selling houses or
offering plumbing services. In those cases, what matters are that the
customers live (for example) in Hastings, not that they have a TNxx xxx
postcode.

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