How does return to sender work?

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I've now got my 3rd letter from the student loan company asking for proof of work. I've filled them in each time before. They require a stamp to send which I think is annoying. THey want info from me but I have to pay to give it to them?

I don't really want to waste another stamp only to recieve the same request 3 months later. How can I address the envelope so it gets sent to them and they have to pay for the postage?
 
as mentioned you can address it and post it without a stamp, they then get a card similar to the one that tells you you have a parcel, this tells them to collect the item and pay a fee (stamp cost plus £1).
Thing is however, especially with a company, they wont send anyone to collect that, or pay a fee to collect it.
So after the set period of 15 days I believe, it'll likely be destroyed.
 
eurgh student loan company sucks. Might request they take the cost of 3 stamps off my remaining balance. Out of principle obviously and to cause agro to some poor sod working for them.
 
Student Loan are a right incompetent bunch. I lost count of how many times they requested information from my wife when she applied for one - not to mention he phone calls made to them. Just stick it in the post and it will get there..........whats to say the stamp didn't fall off ;)
 
desires said:
I've now got my 3rd letter from the student loan company asking for proof of work. I've filled them in each time before. They require a stamp to send which I think is annoying. THey want info from me but I have to pay to give it to them?

I don't really want to waste another stamp only to recieve the same request 3 months later. How can I address the envelope so it gets sent to them and they have to pay for the postage?
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How about stop being tighter than a duck's backside. Will 61p really bankrupt you?
 
desires said:
Might request they take the cost of 3 stamps off my remaining balance. Out of principle obviously and to cause agro to some poor sod working for them.
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Can't imagine "no, get lost" will cause them that much aggro tbh!
 
From my experiences over the years they are awful to get hold of but once you do the people (in my experience) will bend over backwards.

I agree though. it's a nightmare to get hold of them - I hate "snail mail" as so long is taken between each correspondence.

If you can, ask for some sort of acknowledgement of each interaction with them, just in case :)
 
I sent my accomodation application for uni with no stamp. Still got it :D

Messing up but getting away with it is a bit of a theme in my life.
 
If they don't get the letter then presumably you don't get any loan? With no stamp they may turn it away. Do you really want to risk that for the price of a stamp?
 
I was in a similar situation a week ago or so, except i had to send something by registered post because it contained photocopies of official documents so it cost £83265984598367459873645 via the royal mangle. I had to send them a covering letter asking them to refund you the cost of postage. No idea if they will do, but i hope they will.

also, to everyone complaining about it 'only being the price of a stamp.' its not the money, its just the principal of the thing
 
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