192.com Opt Out: How to Remove Your Details
Short answer
To opt out of 192.com, submit their New Request suppression form (192.com/c01/new-request/) with your name and address exactly as listed, citing your UK GDPR right to erasure. It is free, takes about ten minutes, and the listing is normally suppressed within 2–4 weeks. Then opt out of the open electoral register at gov.uk, or it comes back at the next refresh.
192.com is the UK’s biggest people-finder — it pulls the edited (open) electoral register, company data and property records into a single searchable profile showing your name, age, address history and likely relatives.
What 192.com exposes
Step by step
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Find your listing
Search your name at 192.com and note the exact record(s) — you’ll need the URL or record detail to reference in the request.
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Open the suppression form
Go to 192.com’s “New Request” page (192.com/c01/new-request/). This is their formal data-suppression route under UK GDPR.
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Submit your details
Give the name and address exactly as they appear on the listing and request suppression of your personal data. Cite your right to erasure / objection under UK GDPR Articles 17 and 21.
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Opt out at the source too — this is the step people skip
Because 192.com re-buys the open electoral register at each refresh, suppressing the listing without switching off the source means it can reappear at the next update. The quickest route is gov.uk/register-to-vote — you are not registering again, just changing the open-register setting, and it takes about five minutes. Do this on the same evening as the suppression request, not later: the two only work as a pair.
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Confirm removal, and chase if it stalls
Re-search after about four weeks. If you are still listed, reply to their acknowledgement citing the statutory one-month response deadline under UK GDPR Article 12(3). Keep the reply — a dated acknowledgement is what an ICO complaint needs if it comes to that. Do not start a fresh request; replying on the existing thread keeps the clock and the reference intact.
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Check the sites fed by the same data
The open register and Companies House feed a cluster of UK directories, not just 192.com. TraceSmart, UKPhonebook, T2A and 192’s own sister products all draw from the same well, so people who only do 192.com often find themselves listed elsewhere weeks later. Work through them while you have your details and reference numbers to hand.
If that doesn’t work
- Email their DPO if the form fails; UK GDPR obliges them to action a valid erasure request regardless of channel, and a form that errors is not a defence.
- If they ask you to prove your identity, send the minimum that establishes it — a name and address matching the listing is usually enough. You do not have to send a passport scan to have a marketing listing suppressed, and you should not.
- If a month passes with no substantive response, that is the point at which the ICO complaint route opens. It is free and it does not require a solicitor.
What removing yourself from 192.com won't do
Most guides skip this part.
- It clears 192.com only. The same electoral-register and company data feeds UKPhonebook, T2A, TraceGenie and a string of other UK directories — each needs its own request, and they all word it differently.
- It does not stop the source. 192.com re-buys the open electoral register at each refresh, so unless you also opt out at your council, your listing can return within months.
- It does nothing about the data brokers behind the scenes — the marketing and B2B databases that hold your details without a public profile page you can search for.
- It is a one-off. Removal is not permanent anywhere: records reappear when you move house, register to vote again, or a broker buys a fresh dataset.
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FAQ
How do I opt out of 192.com?
Use 192.com’s own suppression form at 192.com/c01/new-request/. Give the name and address exactly as they appear on your listing, ask for suppression of your personal data, and cite your right to erasure under UK GDPR Article 17. There is no fee and no account needed. Then switch off the source by opting out of the open electoral register, otherwise the listing can return at the next refresh.
How do I remove my details from 192.com permanently?
Two steps, done together: the suppression request clears the current listing, and opting out of the open (edited) electoral register at gov.uk stops 192.com re-buying your record at the next update. Do one without the other and the listing tends to reappear within months. Neither affects your credit file — credit agencies use the full register, which you stay on.
Is removal from 192.com free?
Yes. Suppressing your personal data is a UK GDPR right and 192.com cannot charge for it.
Will it come back?
It can, because 192.com refreshes from the open electoral register. Opt out of the register too and it won’t reappear at the next update.
How long does 192.com take?
They must respond within one month under UK GDPR; in practice suppression lands in 2–4 weeks.
How did 192.com get my details?
Mostly from the open (edited) electoral register, which your council sells to anyone who asks unless you opt out, plus Companies House filings and property records. You were never asked directly — that is why most people find their listing by accident.
Do I have to remove myself from other sites separately?
Yes. There is no central UK opt-out. Each directory, broker and people-finder holds its own copy and has to be asked separately, which is the part that turns a ten-minute job into an ongoing one.
Is 192.com legal?
Yes. Publishing the open electoral register is lawful — that is what makes the open register the problem rather than the site. 192.com is doing something legal with data your council sold, which is exactly why the fix is to stop the supply as well as clear the listing.
Do I have to give 192.com my ID?
Almost never. A name and address that match the listing is normally enough to identify the record. A controller may ask for proof of identity where there is genuine doubt, but that is not a licence to demand a passport scan for a marketing listing — send the minimum that identifies you, and say so.
What if they ignore me?
They have one month to respond under UK GDPR Article 12(3). If that passes with nothing substantive, reply on the same thread noting the deadline, then complain to the ICO. It is free, it takes about twenty minutes, and it does not need a solicitor.
Will opting out of the open register affect my credit score?
No. Credit reference agencies use the full electoral register, which you stay on either way. Opting out only removes you from the version sold to marketers and directories. This is the single most common reason people leave themselves listed, and it is based on a misunderstanding.
How does this compare to paying a removal service?
For 192.com alone, doing it yourself is quicker than signing up for anything and the guide above is complete. A service earns its money on the other 150-odd companies that hold the same data, do not have a public profile page you can search, and each word their process differently.
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Last updated 9 July 2026