Steps to take if you have been ripped-off by a copy-cat government website

Valli

then I would be

Valli

the winner!

hpuse

scarletfan wrote: »

A friend used this site by accident and was charged £40 on top of the £80 disc fee. There was no final confirmation of the price including the fee so they didnt realise.
Yes the site says there's a charge if you click on service fee but they also add that if you cancel the application they charge £8 fee so even if you manage to cancel they still pocket this.

The dodgy bit; You have to answer the 4 questions on the Gov site YES or they will not sell you the disc. On the copycat site you can still proceed so in affect are purchasing the disc fraudulently (?) as the V5C conditions are not met.

My friend's daughter does not live with her anymore so answered NO to the question Does the V5C registration certificate hold your current address? The fake site still processed the disc and it went to the mum's address (as per V5) so the fake site answered fraudulently to the DVLA site questions.
Site images;
Copycat

Government site

There is no dodgy bit - all are legal !!, well that is the answer that has been pouring around here.
For a reason, it has now stopped when shown the stick:rotfl:

Valli

hpuse wrote: »

There is no dodgy bit - all are legal !!, well that is the answer that has been pouring around here.
For a reason, it has now stopped when shown the stick:rotfl:

hpuse - this makes no sense whatsover -
so no change there!

gik

hpuse wrote: »

There is no dodgy bit - all are legal !!, well that is the answer that has been pouring around here.
For a reason, it has now stopped when shown the stick:rotfl:

Still not answering the simple questions that have been asked hpuse? Why do you lie and try to mislead?

hpuse

scarletfan wrote: »

A friend used this site by accident and was charged £40 on top of the £80 disc fee. There was no final confirmation of the price including the fee so they didnt realise.
Yes the site says there's a charge if you click on service fee but they also add that if you cancel the application they charge £8 fee so even if you manage to cancel they still pocket this.

The dodgy bit; You have to answer the 4 questions on the Gov site YES or they will not sell you the disc. On the copycat site you can still proceed so in affect are purchasing the disc fraudulently (?) as the V5C conditions are not met.

My friend's daughter does not live with her anymore so answered NO to the question Does the V5C registration certificate hold your current address? The fake site still processed the disc and it went to the mum's address (as per V5) so the fake site answered fraudulently to the DVLA site questions.
Site images;
Copycat

Government site

I am flabbergasted to see all 'consumer friendly' cliques of MSE who frequent here have ignored the above post...

Come on ....please be helpful, show your sentiments.
Bring in 1000 links from consumer research material. The state/quote few mockery statement and clauses, quote few others cliques, have a laugh, of course do not forget to 'thank' for that deserving morale-boost .
Eventually, say to the whole world these scumbags are doing nothing illegal [which means as good a saluting them]

Pollycat

hpuse wrote: »

I am flabbergasted to see all 'consumer friendly' cliques of MSE who frequent here have ignored the above post...

Come on ....please be helpful, show your sentiments.
Bring in 1000 links from consumer research material. The state/quote few mockery statement and clauses, quote few others cliques, have a laugh, of course do not forget to 'thank' for that deserving morale-boost .
Eventually, say to the whole world these scumbags are doing nothing illegal [which means as good a saluting them]

The post by scarletfan you refer to did not ask any questions nor did it ask for help.

So it doesn't look like help is required so what need is there to 'be helpful'?

If scarletfan posts again and asks for help, I'm sure there will be lots of posters willing to provide that help.
Of course, hpuse, you could always be helpful.....

I have no sentiments to show.

Unlike you, I have no irrelevant links to post.

I have no idea what the next jumble of words -' few mockery statement and clauses, quote few others cliques' means so I can't comment on that.

Why should we 'have a laugh'?
Why do you think the post is funny.?

Valli

hpuse wrote: »

I am flabbergasted to see all 'consumer friendly' cliques of MSE who frequent here have ignored the above post...

Come on ....please be helpful, show your sentiments.
Bring in 1000 links from consumer research material. The state/quote few mockery statement and clauses, quote few others cliques, have a laugh, of course do not forget to 'thank' for that deserving morale-boost .
Eventually, say to the whole world these scumbags are doing nothing illegal [which means as good a saluting them]

I haven't ignored it - however as I know nothing about buying a V5 online I decided not to comment; moreover the poster appears to have shown it as an example; and has not asked for advice.

It's about time, hpuse, you channelled your anger at the people who are enabling these sites to continue to trade by allowing them to hide behind terms in the Distance Selling Regulations.

That wouldn't be your average MSE poster, BTW;)

hpuse

How's it going chaps.....was away but thought I would check whether anyone has seen any dvla or passports copycats recently attempting to pop their heads out via google ad network.?

may be anyone want to give it another try? haha !

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Yeah, those google engineers are sorting out the bankrupt Spaniard.


In the meantime service providers continue to offer their wares.


https://www.google.co.uk/#q=pay+congestion+charge


Five down!!!





Keep up the myth