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Make a change-of-address list so nothing goes to the old house
You've moved and letters keep going to the old place. Get a who-to-tell list in order, with the official ones first.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Make me a change-of-address checklist. I've moved to: [area, no need for the exact address] Moving date: [date] Money: [e.g. bank, credit card, savings, pension, loans] Home: [e.g. energy, water, broadband, phone, insurance, TV licence] Official: [e.g. driving licence, car log book, council tax, voting, benefits, HMRC] Family: [e.g. school, nursery, GP, dentist, vet] Work: [employer, payroll, professional bodies] Everything else: [e.g. gym, streaming, online shops, charities] Before you start, ask me up to 3 short questions about anything I might have forgotten. Wait for my answers. Then give me a checklist in three groups, each line with a tick box: 1. Do this week: money, official and anything with a deadline. 2. Do this month. 3. Do when you can: shops, loyalty cards, subscriptions. Remind me that DVLA must be told about a new address (driving licence and V5C log book) and that you can be fined if you don't, and to check GOV.UK for how. Remind me to register to vote at my new address and tell the council for council tax. Tell me if mail redirection is worth considering. Don't invent official rules; mark anything I should check. UK English. For official change-of-address rules where I live, use web search and name the page you used. If it doesn't search on its own, open View all tools and choose Search. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. area, no need for the exact address: a short note you already have. date: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Copilot
Make me a change-of-address checklist. I've moved to: [area, no need for the exact address] Moving date: [date] Money: [e.g. bank, credit card, savings, pension, loans] Home: [e.g. energy, water, broadband, phone, insurance, TV licence] Official: [e.g. driving licence, car log book, council tax, voting, benefits, HMRC] Family: [e.g. school, nursery, GP, dentist, vet] Work: [employer, payroll, professional bodies] Everything else: [e.g. gym, streaming, online shops, charities] Before you start, ask me up to 3 short questions about anything I might have forgotten. Wait for my answers. Then give me a checklist in three groups, each line with a tick box: 1. Do this week: money, official and anything with a deadline. 2. Do this month. 3. Do when you can: shops, loyalty cards, subscriptions. Remind me that DVLA must be told about a new address (driving licence and V5C log book) and that you can be fined if you don't, and to check GOV.UK for how. Remind me to register to vote at my new address and tell the council for council tax. Tell me if mail redirection is worth considering. Don't invent official rules; mark anything I should check. UK English. For official change-of-address rules where I live, switch to Search mode so the answer comes with a citation. Stay in this Copilot chat. Leave plugins off, and do not open a file from OneDrive.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. area, no need for the exact address: a short note you already have. date: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You list the kinds of accounts and services you use.
The assistant asks about work, kids, vehicles and anything official you might forget.
You get a ticked checklist grouped by urgency, with the official ones and how to do them flagged.
What happens
Use Copilot to make a change-of-address list so nothing goes to the old house
You've moved and letters keep going to the old place. Get a who-to-tell list in order, with the official ones first.
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