How to address mail to the UK

[Goddlefrood]

> > montims:
> > I write to lots of people in England, and I just write United 
> > Kingdom, without "England" first.  I wouldn't write Scotland, 
> > Northern Ireland or Wales either - the town, county and postcode 
> > if correctly and clearly written should get the mail there ok - 
> > the United Kingdom bit is just to make sure post physically gets 
> > onto the island, I think...

Goddlefrood:

Well, that wouldn't help anyone on the island of Ireland, 
particularly in Northern Ireland. There's hundreds of islands 
in the UK ;-)

Unless you meant Great Britain :-?

There really isn't any standard way of addressing post to the 
UK. As long as the person's name, rough address and general area 
are there then the postal service reckons they'd find the place.

The key word being "reckons".

Not that this will help the original questioner, however, there 
you are.
 
> Geoff:
> It's not necessary to give the county. Postcodes are 
> standardised throughout the entire UK. From overseas, 
> add UK.

Goddlfrood:

If you don't know the postcode there's no need to worry, it should 
still get there eventually.

Auf wiedersehen