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MSE News: Avoid the copycat websites that charge for free services
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This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story:
"Not only do some firms charge, but they can be a pointless extra layer of bureaucracy, and create security risks ..."
"Not only do some firms charge, but they can be a pointless extra layer of bureaucracy, and create security risks ..."
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Not much good for USA visas though, or NHS sites who use NHS. UK.
Only ever go to http://www.landregistry.gov.uk
As a retired conveyancing solicitor I believe the information given in the post to be useful assuming any properties concerned are in England/Wales but I accept no liability for it.
Correction: This is not applicable to those travelling on US or Canadian passports. They require neither a visa nor an ETSA registration.
Beware if booking driving theory tests online.
If you Google theory test the top sites are sponsored links to sites that charge a "booking fee" bringing a £31 theory test to around £50.:mad:
Make sure that you use a .gov site to book these tests and make sure its only charging £31 (as at todys date)
mick-adi
www.moneyclaimingexperts.co.uk (moneyclaimingexpert.co.uk is already parked by some overenthusiastic :doh:fan of course)
Money Claiming Experts is apparently a trading name of Client Connection Limited which is apparently licensed by the Ministry of Justice number CRM16588 to call me up at xx:xx hrs in the recent past and ask me whether I have claimed for misselling of my PPI Insurance, and to tell me their name and licensing details and website as above before we agreed there wasn't much to talk about.
In partnership with Experian's CreditExpert too, eh? God help us all.
Go get 'em boys and girls, they ain't moneysavers, they are surely the worst kind of bandwagon copycats though :mad:
Edit1: Further Companies House Info:
Name & Registered Office:
CLIENT CONNECTION LIMITED
PRINCESS HOUSE
PRINCESS WAY
SWANSEA
SA1 1SD
Company No. 06637623
Status: Active
Date of Incorporation: 03/07/2008
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Company Type: Private Limited Company
Nature of Business (SIC(03)):
9305 - Other service activities
Accounting Reference Date: 31/10
Last Accounts Made Up To: 31/10/2009 (TOTAL EXEMPTION SMALL)
Next Accounts Due: 31/07/2011
Last Return Made Up To: 03/07/2010
Next Return Due: 31/07/2011
Last Members List: 03/07/2010
Previous Names:No previous name information has been recorded over the last 20 years
Edit2: Time of call altered to in part protect the poor unfortunate part-timer who called me ... like the other 7,000,000 part-timers in the country, they probably need the job badly...
Sign of a programmer at work? - they do this all the time.
Where you will find Dave, who clearly can't read the rules, or has read the rules and completely disregarded them.
It's your choice, do you want advice from someone who can't read the rules, or someone who ignores the rules?