On 22/01/16 10:57, Optimist wrote:
On Fri, 22 Jan 2016 10:20:07 +0000, Roland Perry wrote:

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I wonder if we could thwart them by typing "England" as the county and
"European Union" as the country?

ps We do still have some counties in our addresses; places in
Peterborough for example, which is a County. Although in any event
Peterborough is a "Post Town".

The post town should be abolished, as we have the post code. It often misleads strangers who not
unreasonably follow signposts to it but can find themselves miles away from their intended
destination.


The post town is useful for the Postie if the post code is incorrect.

On Fri, 22 Jan 2016 14:02:31 +0000, Martin Coffee
wrote:

On 22/01/16 10:57, Optimist wrote:
On Fri, 22 Jan 2016 10:20:07 +0000, Roland Perry wrote:

In message
-sept

I wonder if we could thwart them by typing "England" as the county and
"European Union" as the country?

ps We do still have some counties in our addresses; places in
Peterborough for example, which is a County. Although in any event
Peterborough is a "Post Town".

The post town should be abolished, as we have the post code. It often misleads strangers who not
unreasonably follow signposts to it but can find themselves miles away from their intended
destination.


The post town is useful for the Postie if the post code is incorrect.

As is the county when dealing with a placename which is not unique.