MSE News: Avoid the copycat websites that charge for free services

Edinburghlass_2

spam above has been reported.

mick-adi wrote: »

following on with the website charging theme.

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

My daughter got caught out with the theory driving test website only realised too late when she had entered her bank card details and it told her she had been charged £49. No phone number to contact them so her hard earned money was lost.

kelly2180

I was really annoyed to find out today that I had paid for the EHIC card when I didn't need to. The website appeared to be the official website for applying. I did think it strange that I had to pay but assumed it was due to the current economic climate. I had official emails sent to me advising me the application had been recieved and the cards had been dispatched and I recieved the cards quickly. The website I visited was euhealthcard.org
I don't think it's fair that they are allowed to do this, it's not clear that it's not a government site as so many are now different to the gov.com sites.