1. Who can use the free route?
You must meet the same eligibility conditions as a paid entrant, including being at least 18 and resident in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) unless the specific competition states a narrower eligible area.
2. Cost
You do not pay GiveawaysZone an entry fee. You only pay the normal cost of sending your entry by ordinary first or second class post. You do not need recorded, tracked or special delivery unless a specific lawful alternative is clearly stated.
3. What to include
Unless a competition page clearly requires additional information, write the following legibly on a postcard or in a letter:
- the exact competition title or competition reference;
- your full legal name;
- your date of birth or a clear confirmation that you are at least 18;
- your residential postal address;
- the email address and telephone number associated with your GiveawaysZone account, where you have an account;
- the correct answer to the competition question where a question is required;
- the number of free entries requested, provided this stays within the same published per-person limit that applies to paid entries; and
- for a choose-your-number competition, your preferred available number(s) and reasonable alternatives. If a preferred number is already unavailable when the postal entry is processed, we may allocate another available number fairly.
4. Where to send it
Write the competition title/reference clearly so we can match the entry to the correct draw.
5. Closing time
Your postal entry must be physically received and capable of being validated before the competition’s stated closing time. Posting it before the deadline is not enough if it arrives after closing. We recommend allowing normal postal delivery time.
6. Entry limits
The same overall maximum entry limit applies regardless of whether entries are paid, free or a mixture of both. Free entry cannot be used to bypass a published per-person limit.
7. One genuine entrant
Entries must be submitted by or genuinely on behalf of the named eligible entrant. Automated submissions, bulk-entry businesses, duplicate identities, fabricated contact details or attempts to circumvent entry limits may be rejected.
8. How a valid free entry is processed
We validate the eligibility information and required answer, record the entry against the correct competition and place the resulting ticket(s) into the same eligible draw pool as paid tickets. Where ticket numbers are customer-selectable, availability is determined when the postal entry is processed; free entrants are not deliberately allocated worse numbers or chances.
9. Instant wins
If a competition includes an instant-win mechanic and valid free entries are eligible for it, the same published mechanic applies when the free ticket is recorded. Future hidden instant-win numbers are not disclosed simply because an entry is made by post.
10. Reasons a postal entry may be invalid
An entry may be excluded if it arrives late, is illegible, is missing material required information, gives an incorrect required answer, comes from an ineligible or underage entrant, breaches the published entry limit, duplicates an already-counted entry or is reasonably identified as fraudulent or automated. We will not reject a valid postal entry merely because it is free.
11. No priority for paid entries
Paid entries and valid free entries have an equal chance per eligible ticket. The draw process must not distinguish between them when selecting winners.
12. Legal status
The free route is provided so that eligible prize draws can be structured consistently with the free-draw provisions of Great Britain’s Gambling Act 2005 framework. The Gambling Commission does not approve or license compliant free draws, and GiveawaysZone does not claim that it does.
13. Need help?
If you need clarification before posting an entry, contact us before the competition closes. We cannot guarantee that a late postal entry can be accepted simply because a support question was pending.