I want to postpone auto enrolment as a director of a limited company for myself and it's saying I cant run my payroll because I havent been auto enrolled

We appreciate you for posting in the Community, Handy.

I'm here to help you now. Whether you're getting started with auto-enrolment or you've already picked your pension provider. Yes, you're correct, it's possible to postpone auto-enrolment if you auto-enroll eligible employees for up to 3 months from specific dates.

Also, you can postpone who to add to the pension scheme. The postponement doesn't change the duty start/staging date. You can postpone auto-enrolment from the first day of employment to any of your existing employees.

Before the steps, we'll need to pull out your pension paperwork, pension provider name and reference number, and how much you're paying into the pension. You can also check it out here: Pensions Regulator website.

After that, access your workplace pensions in Standard Payroll by going to Payroll, then choosing Overview.

Since the error prompt on your end stated that you haven't been auto-enrolled. Let me show you how:

1. Choose a Workplace pension start date, and select the pencil icon next to it.
2. Select Yes if you've already paid it before subscribing to QuickBooks Online Payroll. If you've never paid, select No. Note: If you choose No, we'll work out your start date. When you run your first payroll, we'll check the starting date of your first employee-that will become your duties start date. Go ahead and pay for it. We'll keep tabs on you and your payroll, and let you know when it's time to set up your workplace pension. You'll also get the option to postpone for up to 3 months.
3. Click the calendar icon to choose your start date. If you don't have a start date, tick the "I don't have a start date" box.
4. If you'd like to choose your start date, tick the "I want to choose my own start date" box.
5. Select Save, and then Done.

Next, we'll need to set up a pension scheme. Feel free to click this article for the detailed steps: Set up workplace pensions in QuickBooks Online Standard Payroll.

If you want to generate payslips when you run a payroll, you can click this article: Payslips in QuickBooks Online Standard Payroll.

Never hesitate to route back on this thread if you have additional questions about your auto-postponement of enrolment. I'll be happy to extend a hand. Keep safe, and have a great day!