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Praising postcodes
Sir - I lived with the benefits of universal postcoding for many years in several countries and can well appreciate the advantages of providing addresses with a simple, memorable code. I also appreciate the benefit of calling Bord Gais, the ESB or Eircom to a precise location, as well as the commercial incentives for credit rating (assessing an individual or family, no matter
Sir - I lived with the benefits of universal postcoding for many years in several countries and can well appreciate the advantages of providing addresses with a simple, memorable code. I also appreciate the benefit of calling Bord Gais, the ESB or Eircom to a precise location, as well as the commercial incentives for credit rating (assessing an individual or family, no matter how individual their spelling or addressing) and of risk estimation (judging people by their proximate neighbours).
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