BFPO

**eglen john** · 18-09-2009, 16:11

A member of the Norther Ireland Veterans Association has asked for this to be displayed.

Dear All
Want to save the BFPO System?

http://petitions. number10. gov.uk/SaveBFPO/ sign

Please click on and sign the above petition. Though we all understand that defence cuts are to be made, this is an area which affects the families in particular. The BFPO system is the mechanism whereby post is received by our serving soldiers, sailors and airmen and their families abroad at a postal address recognised as being part of this country, no matter where in the world they are serving, even in war zones.

Amongst other things the loss of the BFPO service will disenfranchise them if they are postal voters; some credit card providers will not send cards abroad (M&S for example) whereas they will to a BFPO address; it may affect their ability to let their house whilst posted abroad, or away from home; it may take away their tax advantages such as being able to have an ISA whilst posted abroad. It will affect Open University students who have a BFPO address as they will be charged higher fees; it will potentially effect children of serving soldiers when they go to University, as they may not be eligible for student loans/fees to be paid, and will be charged higher fees as they live abroad. They will also be charged different rates for subscriptions etc as they will now have to come via local mail, and not the UK mail.

Thanks for supporting our servicemen and women together with their families in this way and please forward this email to as many of your friends as you can.

richie264 · 18-09-2009, 23:37

I can't pick up through the link u provided, any others?

**Bob Bacon** · 19-09-2009, 07:39

[if]http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/SaveBFPO/[/if]

Smokeyjoe · 21-09-2009, 12:33

Signed up, I think it is very important that as many people sign up ASAP, the change takes place on 30 Sept.
It seems to me that it was introduced without anyone being aware, the changes will affect all service men and women plus families etc.
Please sign up ASAP.
Joe.

**hoppy41** · 21-09-2009, 18:56

just signed

**steve bird** · 21-09-2009, 22:55

signed up enlisted good luck

**brian olly algate** · 22-09-2009, 09:08

signed up

dewi bebb · 24-10-2009, 16:20

just signed keep the BFPO i have three sons serving one served in IRAQ and he liked his parcels from the family and others all because they knew the BFPO number to send them too without that he would have got nothing (KEEP THE BFPO) DEWI BEBB