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sanny87

agrinnall wrote: »

You're replying to a post from 3 years ago.

And? it was also bumped in Jan this year. I found the thread because I have had an issue with the company in question just recently.

sanny87

stragglebod wrote: »

It looks nothing like the gov.uk site.

The reason so many people sign up to it is quite simply because there are lot of people who can't be bothered to give websites even a cursory glance before committing themselves to a service.

Some of those Trustpilot review are quite frankly written by morons.

Nope.Just nope.

It doesnt matter if in your opinion some of the reviews seem like they were written by morons. The fact of the matter is the site looks like the gov sites and it is not by mistake. Taking advantage of people who aren't quite as vigilant as people like yourself.

stragglebod

sanny87 wrote: »

It doesnt matter if in your opinion some of the reviews seem like they were written by morons. The fact of the matter is the site looks like the gov sites and it is not by mistake. Taking advantage of people who aren't quite as vigilant as people like yourself.

That's like claiming only 'vigilant' people can avoid walking into Argos and handing over money, on the basis that they thought they were going into Santander and paying money into their account. Because, you know, it's got like red stuff over the door.

sanny87

stragglebod wrote: »

That's like claiming only 'vigilant' people can avoid walking into Argos and handing over money, on the basis that they thought they were going into Santander and paying money into their account. Because, you know, it's got like red stuff over the door.

haha I give in.

Caz3121

is this the site? https://vehicleinformation.uk
Membership is just £5.95/month. Start your 24 hour trial for 50p today. Find out more - indicates it is not a free service (like DVLA)
to accept the cookies you see - This website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. This website is not affiliated with the DVLA but contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.
and again at the bottom of the page - VehicleInformation.uk is not affiliated with the Government or DVLA. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

how can anyone mistake this for the real site?

shaun_from_Africa

stragglebod wrote: »

It looks nothing like the gov.uk site.

Apart from that, there are so many other clear indications that it's not a government website that it can't be only down to not being vigilant but more a case of someone making no effort whatsoever to read up on what they are agreeing to.

Opening page of the website.

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Membership is just £5.95/month. Start your 24 hour trial for 50p today.

Become a member today for just £0.50* and start using these great features:

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Terms: Test the service for 24 hours with a £0.50 trial, and if you continue, access is only £5.95 per month thereafter. The service can be cancelled by the user at any time. The user will get MOT and tax information and alerts for up to 5 vehicles.

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sanny87

Caz3121 wrote: »

is this the site?

how can anyone mistake this for the real site?

The OP thought it was and so did others in the thread. I also pointed out that many on trustpilot thought it was. It doesn't matter if you (and the other people) who think it is obvious because there is plenty of cases of people who do. What a strange site this is...

shaun_from_Africa

sanny87 wrote: »

What a strange site this is...

What do you find strange about people having a difference of opinion?
If people only posted comments that backed up what other people wanted to hear then the whole forum would be totally pointless.

Caz3121

there are people that pay for free EHIC cards, there are people that pay $99 for an ESTA instead of $14...usually it is due carelessness.
Reading before buying is recommended....as well as avoiding the search results on Google that have 'ad' next to them as they are paid adverts. You will generally find the official site as the one below the paid ads

DCFC79

I do my own MOT reminder for free, it's easy to do just put a note in your phone's calender or use the MOT part of .gov to see when it's due.