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

bod1467

Mar2505 wrote: »

How can I found out for sure about this? What are the defined circumstances? Thank you in advance for your time

It's the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contract Regulations 1999 and/or the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 that Azari will be thinking of.

hpuse

has anyone checked lately - how is google doing with DVLA/Driving license search terms...Are they continuing their ads ;-)

I said around 4 months ago that Copycats will soon be a thing of past...Now where do we stand?

George_Michael

hpuse wrote: »

has anyone checked lately - how is google doing with DVLA/Driving license search terms...Are they continuing their ads ;-)

I said around 4 months ago that Copycats will soon be a thing of past...Now where do we stand?

Well, I've just done a search on Google.co.uk for driving licence renewal, and the top 2 listings are paid for adverts, so we are doing about the same as around 4 months ago.

Money-Saving-King

hpuse wrote: »

I said around 4 months ago that Copycats will soon be a thing of past...Now where do we stand?

Basically it seems your campaign has not worked.

This will obviously come as a surprise to many of us.

keyser666

hpuse wrote: »

.Now where do we stand?

As it stands youre still a !!!!

shaun_from_Africa

I've bumped this back to the top in the hope that hpuse decides to return and comment on the fact that despite his hopes, nothing much seems to have happened about Google adverts for companies offering a paid for driving licence service.

annas1974

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2763395/BANNED-Three-copycat-websites-hit-regulator-Mail-Sunday-campaign.htm

This is one of the company I have problems with.

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Summer loving. God that went so quick.


Any change Hpuseless?

annas1974

http://www.asa.org.uk/Rulings/Adjudications/2014/9/UK-Services-and-Support-Ltd/SHP_ADJ_273276.aspx#.VCCGbn6kqrU

And in here Asa report.
My mother in law did not pay, she just blocked them in the mobile and house telephone.

Pollycat

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

I've bumped this back to the top in the hope that hpuse decides to return and comment on the fact that despite his hopes, nothing much seems to have happened about Google adverts for companies offering a paid for driving licence service.

Dear oh dear.

All that overtime paid by Google to those technicians working round the clock.....:rotfl: