Sorn rip off.

born_again

Biggus_Dickus said:

We urgently need to introduce a ‘personal internet security’ test that everyone, regardless of age, should take before being issued with a licence to access the world wide web. Something along the lines of the driving licence ‘theory test’ perhaps.

However, old people (i.e. those over 50) should be compelled to take the test every 6-months to prove they still have the mental agility to navigate the web safely. As we all know, elderly people can lose their nuts & bolts very quickly so re-tests are essential.  

Too many OAP’s are being ripped off and something radical needs to be done to protect those poor demented souls from themselves. The sooner the better, imho. I feel really sorry for them.

As someone who has spoken to many who have "Failed to read what they are signing up for".
I can say that by far the worst age group are the 30 to 40 who have kids..... There excuse is always "I was in a hurry & did not look" But I know it should not cost anything....
Older people tend to take a bit more care

angrycrow

Isn't it about time the admins renamed the motoring section of the forum the pointless but sometimes amusing grammar and semantics board. 

Belenus

angrycrow said:

Isn't it about time the admins renamed the motoring section of the forum the pointless but sometimes amusing grammar and semantics board. 

They can't do that as, to be fair and equitable, they would have to rename every board on MSE so you would just have a wall of boards with the same name.

Incidentally, there should be a question mark at the end of your sentence unless you intended it to be a rhetorical question.  

Grumpy_chap

Belenus said:

angrycrow said:

Isn't it about time the admins renamed the motoring section of the forum the pointless but sometimes amusing grammar and semantics board. 

They can't do that as, to be fair and equitable, they would have to rename every board on MSE so you would just have a wall of boards with the same name.

Incidentally, there should be a question mark at the end of your sentence unless you intended it to be a rhetorical question.  

Also, @angrycrow starts the question "isn't it...", which expands to "is not it..."
Should the correct phraseology be "is it not..."?

Biggus_Dickus

Grumpy_chap said:

Belenus said:

angrycrow said:

Isn't it about time the admins renamed the motoring section of the forum the pointless but sometimes amusing grammar and semantics board. 

They can't do that as, to be fair and equitable, they would have to rename every board on MSE so you would just have a wall of boards with the same name.

Incidentally, there should be a question mark at the end of your sentence unless you intended it to be a rhetorical question.  

Also, @angrycrow starts the question "isn't it...", which expands to "is not it..."
Should the correct phraseology be "is it not..."?

........

fatbeetle

Mickey666 said:

I was merely questioning why you thought it appropriate to specifically mention an 'elderly' person as being susceptible to being ripped off.  Perhaps you could enlighten us?  (words of one syllable please as I'm obviously have trouble understanding what you write ).

OK, did you not know that the elderly, not all, but some, are more likely to be the victims of scammers?

“We are learning that there are changes in the aging brain, even in the absence of diseases like Alzheimer’s disease or other neurodegenerative illnesses, that may render older adults vulnerable to financial exploitation.” There is neuroscience and psychological data to suggest our ability to detect sketchy situations may decline. Or, we may become prone to seeing the upside of a risky deal and blow off the downside. Some people are more inclined to believe the last person they spoke to. Others may lose the ability to push back on a high-pressure predator. Researchers emphasize that this phenomenon goes way beyond changes in the brain. “It also involves all of these other social and environmental factors like social isolation, like cultural factors and societal factors, like older adults having more wealth compared to younger generations,” said Marti DeLiema, a research scholar at the Stanford Center on Longevity.
https://www.marketplace.org/2019/05/16/brains-losses-aging-fraud-financial-scams-seniors/

Tokmon

fatbeetle said:

Mickey666 said:

I was merely questioning why you thought it appropriate to specifically mention an 'elderly' person as being susceptible to being ripped off.  Perhaps you could enlighten us?  (words of one syllable please as I'm obviously have trouble understanding what you write ).

OK, did you not know that the elderly, not all, but some, are more likely to be the victims of scammers?

“We are learning that there are changes in the aging brain, even in the absence of diseases like Alzheimer’s disease or other neurodegenerative illnesses, that may render older adults vulnerable to financial exploitation.” There is neuroscience and psychological data to suggest our ability to detect sketchy situations may decline. Or, we may become prone to seeing the upside of a risky deal and blow off the downside. Some people are more inclined to believe the last person they spoke to. Others may lose the ability to push back on a high-pressure predator. Researchers emphasize that this phenomenon goes way beyond changes in the brain. “It also involves all of these other social and environmental factors like social isolation, like cultural factors and societal factors, like older adults having more wealth compared to younger generations,” said Marti DeLiema, a research scholar at the Stanford Center on Longevity.
https://www.marketplace.org/2019/05/16/brains-losses-aging-fraud-financial-scams-seniors/

But what you posted in the OP is not a scam it is just a website charging for a service that can be done elsewhere for free. So the fact that elderly are more likely to be the victim of scammers doesn't mean they are more likely to not read the details of a website before they use it.

The big difference here is that scammers would mislead the person in paying money and lie about what they are charging/offering. This website clearly states what they are charging and offering and that they are nothing to do with the DVLA so very different to a scam.