How to Remove Yourself from 192.com (UK, 2026)

192.com is the UK's largest people-search directory, holding roughly 700 million residential and business records. If you have ever searched your own name and found your address, age range, and the names of people you live with staring back at you, 192.com is usually where it came from. The good news: removing yourself is free, takes about ten minutes, and the records normally disappear within 48 hours. The catch most guides skip: unless you also close the feed that supplies 192.com, you get re-listed at the next update. This guide covers both.

Why You Are on 192.com in the First Place

192.com does not collect your data directly. It compiles profiles from legal, public UK sources:

• The open (edited) electoral register — the version of the electoral roll anyone can buy, including marketers and people-search sites. This is the single biggest feed.
• Companies House — director and officer filings, including, historically, residential addresses.
• HM Land Registry — property ownership data.
• Births, deaths, and marriages records for England and Wales.

Because the open register refreshes regularly and 192.com re-ingests from it, a removal alone is temporary. You have to turn off the tap as well as empty the sink.

Step 1: Submit the 192.com Removal Request

1. Go to the 192.com removal/"remove my details" request page (linked from the site footer under privacy/help).
2. Search for your own listing and select the exact record that matches you.
3. Complete the removal form with the details it asks for so it can match your record.
4. Submit. 192.com normally removes electoral, Companies House, and phone-directory records from its platform within about 48 hours.

Keep a screenshot or the confirmation reference. If the record is still live after a week, resubmit and reference your first request.

Step 2: Opt Out of the Open Electoral Register (the part that actually lasts)

This is the highest-leverage step in the entire UK data-removal process, and it is the one most people miss.

1. Contact your local council's Electoral Registration Office (find it via GOV.UK's "register to vote" / electoral services pages for your council).
2. Ask to opt out of the open (edited) register. You can do this by email or through your council's online electoral services portal; some councils include the option at annual canvass time.
3. Opting out does not affect your right to vote — you stay on the full register, which is still used for elections, credit checks, and law enforcement. You are only removing yourself from the version sold commercially.

Once you are off the open register, 192.com and the dozens of other resellers that buy it lose their legal re-listing feed for you.

Step 3: Suppress Your Companies House Address (if you are a director)

If you are or were a company director, your residential address may have been published on Companies House and copied into 192.com.

1. Apply to Companies House to suppress your residential address and use a service address instead.
2. Certain other personal details (such as full date of birth and signatures) are restricted by default on newer filings.

Step 4: Send GDPR Requests to Any Stragglers

For anything still showing after the steps above, use your UK GDPR rights:

• Right to object (Article 21) — absolute for direct marketing.
• Right to erasure (Article 17) — ask the controller to delete your data.

Controllers have one calendar month to respond (extendable to three for complex requests). If they ignore you, escalate to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), and claim compensation under Article 82 if you suffered damage.

Don't Forget the US Brokers

A complete UK cleanup is not only a UK problem. US people-search brokers — Whitepages, Spokeo, BeenVerified, Radaris, and dozens more — also index UK residents and resell the same kinds of records. 192.com and the open-register opt-out handle the UK feeds; they do nothing about the US broker layer.

OfflistMe is built for exactly that layer: one flat payment, no subscription, and we generate the opt-out requests across 500+ US data brokers from your own verified inbox. Pair the UK steps above with a US broker sweep and you close both halves of the leak.

For the full picture of your UK rights, the regulators, and every public-record source that feeds brokers, see the UK data removal guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does 192.com take to remove my details?

Normally about 48 hours after you submit the online removal request. If your record is still visible after a week, resubmit and reference your original request.

Will I get re-listed on 192.com after removal?

Yes, unless you also opt out of the open (edited) electoral register. 192.com re-ingests from the register, so without the opt-out your record returns at the next update.

Does opting out of the open electoral register stop me from voting?

No. You remain on the full register, which is used for elections, credit referencing, and law enforcement. You are only removing yourself from the edited version that is sold to marketers and people-search sites.

Can I remove my home address from Companies House?

Yes. Directors can apply to suppress their residential address and use a service address instead, and certain other personal details are restricted by default.