On: Why are so many people being hit with £5 fines for...

[toast0]

From the article, sounds like the recipient can pay the fine and get the mail, or not pay the fine and not get the mail. Maybe it'll get returned to sender, for insufficient postage? Maybe it'll be destroyed?

[pacaro → toast0]

It's unlikely that it will be returned to sender. In the UK it is uncommon to write the senders address on the mail piece, and even if a sender address is procided, how do you know that the sender information is accurate?

[jerrre → pacaro]

next level operation:

put your enemies' address as sender (not legal advice)

[chrisjj → toast0]

It is not a fine. It is a fee for optional delivery.

[justinclift → chrisjj]

Ugh. It's kind of blackmail then. :(

"Pay us $ (even though legally you don't have to), otherwise we'll be keeping and/or destroying your stuff".

[chrisjj → justinclift]

Technically not blackmail.

Extortion :)

[bregma → chrisjj]

It may depend on what's in that envelope.

[chrisjj → bregma]

True, but no competant blackmailer would put the threat beind a paywall :)

[justinclift → chrisjj]

Ahhh, good point. :)