Who to notify you're moving
Here’s a final checklist of contacts to be made:
Financial / Legal (notify in writing)
- Bank (Credit cards and children’s accounts)
- Building society (Loan and savings accounts)
- Credit union
- Age / Invalid / etc
- Pensions (Social Security Departments, etc.)
- Public library
- Life insurance companies (quote policy no.)
- Property insurance company (contents quote policy no.)
- Car insurances company (quote policy no.)
- Any other insurance (children’s accident, etc.)
- Hire purchase companies
- Credit cards (Diners Club, store accounts, etc.)
- Motor registration Branch
- Car registration
- Driver’s license
- Electoral Office (address in telephone directory under Government section)
- Local police (if you have any driving summonses, etc. pending, or if you are to be a witness in a case, etc.)
- Shares & investments,
- Government bonds, etc.
Personal / Social
- Employers
- Apprenticeship Commission if one of the family is apprenticed (quote apprenticeship number)
- Schools
- Kindergarten
- Primary
- Secondary
- Part time, evening and correspondence courses
- Other (when children change school, you may need an official transfer)
- Doctor
- Dentist
- Hospital (if you are an outpatient, etc.)
- Baby health centre
- Health fund
- Social clubs
- Children’s activities (Scouts, Ballet, etc.)
- Sporting clubs (whether a player or a member)
- Neighbours
- Relations
- Friends
- Other
Housekeeping
- Newsagent (with date last paper required)
- Electricity department “off” at old address “on” at new address
- Gas company “off” at old address “on” at new address
- Telephone (Contact Regional Sales Office) “off” at old address “on” at new address
- Post office (pay a monthly fee for redirected mail)
- Magazine subscriptions (anything received by mail)- save wrappers with reference numbers