DVLA Scam...?

Quentin

TurnUpForTheBooks wrote: »

Yes it does, and judged from at least three other replies to this thread so far, we have a generally screwed up attitude pervading amongst MSE'ers who think they know what's fair in business.

It's a scam. It preys on typical mistakes people make when they are searching for a government agency online.¨It relies upon the statistical likelihood of normal people being distracted/lost just long enough to fall into the trap.

Shall we say it again?

It sets a trap, and it then proceeds as a scam.

That's spelled S-C-A-M.

If you cannot manage to check the market when your motor insurance comes due to renew you will find that many insurers will renew it automatically for you (with your prior agreement).

This can cost £100s more than starting a new policy.

Is this another scam?

InsideInsurance

Quentin wrote: »

Is this another scam?

We all know what the feeling of this forum is on auto/assumptive renewals are.... dont goad them

Iceweasel

TurnUpForTheBooks wrote: »

Yes it does, and judged from at least three other replies to this thread so far, we have a generally screwed up attitude pervading amongst MSE'ers who think they know what's fair in business.

It's a scam. It preys on typical mistakes people make when they are searching for a government agency online.¨It relies upon the statistical likelihood of normal people being distracted/lost just long enough to fall into the trap.

Shall we say it again?

It sets a trap, and it then proceeds as a scam.

That's spelled S-C-A-M.

Well what is and isn't a scam depends on current English language usage.

Sorry to be or sound pedantic, but in my book a scam is something that is illegal and could be reported to the police.

These very clever people have set up a money-making scheme to catch the unwary and naive - that is all.

Just like the Post Office passport application checking service, these folks are providing a service.

It's one I would never use, but there you are.

So thank you to the OP for pointing it out.

It's just like private parking tickets - a method of making money from people who do not check carefully what they have to do and what they have to pay for.

Expensive lesson learned, I think.

anotherbaldrick

Number of times people have posted saying they have fallen foul of this scam. Thought the message would have got around by now.

hgotsparkle

Can we not get a sticky on these websites?Clearly people don't understand the paid for ads part of google and keep going onto these!!!!!

BJV

There are also lots of these types of websites offering the same sort of service for passports.

iolanthe07

BJV wrote: »

There are also lots of these types of websites offering the same sort of service for passports.

And E111 forms, US Visa Waiver Forms (ESTA), and so on. You just have to check that the site is an offical government one (.gov at the end is a good pointer) before you put in any card details.

OddballJamie

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/motorists-warned-when-applying-for-a-driving-licence-online

Rover_Driver

OddballJamie wrote: »

Found another company charging to check forms for you. Just to clarify, is this also a scam?
http://www.postoffice.co.uk/passport-check-send

The difference with the Post Office is, it is a lot cheaper, they check the form that you have filled in/photographs are correct, and they then send them special delivery to the passport office.

kizkiz

Rover_Driver wrote: »

The difference with the Post Office is, it is a lot cheaper, they check the form that you have filled in/photographs are correct, and they then send them special delivery to the passport office.

Not always checked that carefully
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4747490