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Category Archives: Brickbats
A rare treat
Well, it does not happen often, but i’m actually very pleased with a new product i’ve bought – a Toyota Prius. It’s not flash, but it has good gadgets in it and just drives well. Of course all did not … Continue reading
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My Identity Has Been Stolen….
Well, it had to happen eventually given the pace at which this crime is growing. I’ll keep a running commentary here for my own records as much as anything else. Here’s what’s happened so far: – My Barclaycard Visa bill … Continue reading
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Setanta Sports – Rubbish on Account Cancellation
I took out a 12 month subscription to Setanta in July 07 and then found that I did not use it much (Rangers were having a very poor season so not much reason to watch). I called them in mid … Continue reading
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Irrelevant Messages
Well here’s a surprise from the same marketing newsletter…when will they learn. Mobile operators sending ‘irrelevant’ marketing messages Consumers are fed up with the increasing number of marketing messages they are receiving from the UK’s mobile phone operators, according to … Continue reading
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My Fall Out With Sixt
Iain to Sixt Hi there, on average I rent about 12 vehicles per year. In about 95% of cases the fuel tank is full when I collect the vehicle. In every single case where the tank is not full, other … Continue reading
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www.123reg.co.uk
I was trying to renew one of my domain names that was bought originally through this lot. Despite sending me e-mails regularly, their customer log-in (which uses e-mail) refused to recognise my e-mail address so I could not get in … Continue reading
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Troubled Times Ahead for the High Street Banks
This ongoing court case over bank charges looks set to rumble on for a while – although I don’t see how any can doubt that the bank charge regime quoted was based on excessive profits. The much bigger issue, I … Continue reading
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We Need Mandatory Disclosure of Data Breaches…..Now
This story about TK Maxx is one of many, at the moment there is no legal obligation on companies in the UK to notify their customers of a data breach. In California, and soon across USA, this right of notification … Continue reading
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The UK Government Enters The Data Services Industry
I see that they plan to recoup some of the cost of ID cards by selling identity checks to industry. That’s fine – I assume there will be an accompanying service through which the individual can use their own identity … Continue reading
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HSBC Online Banking Shambles
I just tried to log on to my First Direct online bank account only to get this message: important information sorry, first direct is currently unable to support access to our internet banking service through the Safari browser. We are … Continue reading
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