Postman Disciplined For Explaining How To Opt Out

"UK resident Roger Annies has been hauled out on the carpet to explain himself to his employer, the Royal Mail. Annies went before a disciplinary hearing last Friday and will learn what fate Royal Mail has in mind for him, sometime later this week. What horrible thing did Annies do? He is a Royal Mail postman who printed up leaflets to explain to residents how to opt out of receiving unaddressed junk mail. His employer was not amused.
This has caused a sensation in Wales, with the public rallying behind Annies. Many people were under the mistaken impression that a sign reading "no junk mail" (or similar) attached to their mail box obliged the postman to skip leaving them junk mail. Many consider what Annies did to be a valuable public service.
I am not sure what instructions were on the Annies flyers. I have been told that UK residents can opt out of receiving most junk mail by registering their address with the Mailing Preference Service. Americans can accomplish the same thing by following the instructions at JunkBusters"

How you can gain control of your mailbox

"JUNKBUSTERS Junk Mail Headlines

1: Tell the Direct Marketing Association you don't want unsolicited mail from their member companies. They now require you to pay a dollar for this, either by credit card online or by check or money order in the mail. The draft letter produced on our web site gives you an option to complain about the fee; the one on the DMA's web site for their Mail Preference Service (MPS) doesn't. We also have a page of opt-out letters to companies that sell your address and other personal information to junk mailers.

2: When dealing with a company or charity that knows your address, tell them Don't rent or share my name.
Read our extensive guide on how mailers get your name, how they decide what to mail you, and how to stop them pestering you. Note that filling out warranty cards puts you in fast lane of the junk information superhighway.

3: If you are really annoyed with solicitations mailed to you by any company, you can issue a prohibitory order against them. If they continue to send you their junk, they risk being prosecuted as criminals.
If you want source documents describing your legal rights, start with our collection of the laws, rules and regulations governing direct mail.

4: You may also be interested in visiting other sites concerning junk mail. "