North Lincolnshire not recognised by Post Office?

11:15.56 - Tuesday 9th October 2007   (Link to This Entry)

A little birdie tipped me off to something interesting today. It appears that the county of North Lincolnshire (which used to be part of South Humberside before it was abolished) isn't recognised by the Post Office.

If you put your full address on a legal document, including North Lincolnshire, this can lead to problems since you're giving an address that technically doesn't exist. The solution, simply enough, is to omit the county from your address altogether.

Presumable North East Lincolnshire (where I live) is affected too. I haven't had any particular problems with it, but it may be worth keeping in mind.