I was driving around Vernon, BC a few weeks ago and I asked Google Maps for directions to 3207 30th Ave. It confidently told me where to go but luckily my passenger noticed that it was actually dir…
In the UK we have this thing called a Post Code. And unlike some other areas of the world (looking at you, US Zip Codes) this is quite specific in that it only refers to maybe a maximum of 20 addresses (for my street it is five, and I live in a city); you can send a letter / route to somewhere usually with just a door number and post code.
So many services and apps want the first line of the address now, and then give you a list of addresses to choose from, many of which have the same street name and don’t show the post code clearly, if at all.
This is a solved problem, and it used to be fine. Why are they making it worse? 🙄
you can send a letter / route to somewhere usually with just a door number and post code.
in some rural places you used to be able to address a letter to “the blue cottage near the woods, [closest village], [county]” and be 99% sure it would get there
In the UK we have this thing called a Post Code. And unlike some other areas of the world (looking at you, US Zip Codes) this is quite specific in that it only refers to maybe a maximum of 20 addresses (for my street it is five, and I live in a city); you can send a letter / route to somewhere usually with just a door number and post code.
So many services and apps want the first line of the address now, and then give you a list of addresses to choose from, many of which have the same street name and don’t show the post code clearly, if at all.
This is a solved problem, and it used to be fine. Why are they making it worse? 🙄
in some rural places you used to be able to address a letter to “the blue cottage near the woods, [closest village], [county]” and be 99% sure it would get there