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Post by HRHpenfold on Feb 25, 2016 8:08:52 GMT
Those folks whose details were lost by HMRC (of whom I'm one) shouldn't have anything to worry about unless they've been daft enough to use dates of birth as PIN numbers says it all, it's good that you put two and two together and get five though!
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Post by bobh on Feb 25, 2016 11:28:51 GMT
Use cash while it's still legal!
At the moment it seems that there are no limits on cash transactions between private individuals, though in many countries payment to "professionals" is strictly limited (allegedly to keep tabs on money laundering). Though it seems banks may ask questions if you try to pay large sums into your account.
But I read recently that there are moves afoot to clamp down much more tightly on cash deals. I think the article was more about getting rid of very high value notes, such as $500 or 500€, which are preferred by drug dealers etc., but it went on to discuss cash generally.
There are several drivers for getting rid of cash - sticky-fingered bankers (obviously) want to take their cut every time money changes hands, and the government would like to be able to keep tabs on everyone's personal finances so they can catch benefit cheats and tax fraudsters (unless you're a Google, of course). But another factor, which isn't immediately obvious, is that in a deflationary economic situation, where weird things like negative interest rates are being proposed, cash actually becomes a good investment, and the "Promise to pay" statement on each banknote becomes a liability for a country's central bank (whereas, in the past, with inflation, if people held on to cash the central bank's been laughing all the way to ... itself?)
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Post by satnav on Feb 25, 2016 16:23:25 GMT
That blog says "Those folks whose details were lost by HMRC (of whom I'm one) shouldn't have anything to worry about unless they've been daft enough to use dates of birth as PIN numbers". As for the Clarkson reference, I'm not sure how much more he revealed beyond his account number, sort code & address & full name. My cheques (yep, still got some!) & my debit card carry the sort code, account number & my name, so if keeping these secret is necessary it's long been impossible. Apparantly Clarksonhas made a formal apology agreed an out of court compo settlement ,to the producer he whacked, the Beeb are paying something toward the £100,000 I Reckon the waiter he lambasted also, should be offered the Andrew Sachs(Manuel)character part in a remake of Faulty Towers, with Clarkson taking the John Cleese role as Basil Faulty. Yep, and for 100 grand he can come and smack me in the face any time he likes.
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Post by satnav on Feb 25, 2016 16:28:34 GMT
Those folks whose details were lost by HMRC (of whom I'm one) shouldn't have anything to worry about unless they've been daft enough to use dates of birth as PIN numbers says it all, it's good that you put two and two together and get five though! But that's the thing. Once the fraudsters have you details they can piece together other info from facebook etc, tell the bank you have a new address, and oh by the way I've lost my card and forgotten my pin, so please send new ones. I'm not being paranoid. This happens - it did to my brother in law.
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Post by HRHpenfold on Feb 25, 2016 16:37:45 GMT
Those folks whose details were lost by HMRC (of whom I'm one) shouldn't have anything to worry about unless they've been daft enough to use dates of birth as PIN numbers says it all, it's good that you put two and two together and get five though! But that's the thing. Once the fraudsters have you details they can piece together other info from facebook etc, tell the bank you have a new address, and oh by the way I've lost my card and forgotten my pin, so please send new ones. I'm not being paranoid. This happens - it did to my brother in law. Which bank was this, so everyone can avoid it, I can use the internet to order new card and pin, if I get locked out for any reason, then I have to take ID to the local branch, before I can reset it, much easier fraud can happen using the swipe and pay bit on your card, fraudsters can take up to £30, by scanning your cards whilst still in your wallet!
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Post by satnav on Feb 25, 2016 16:46:08 GMT
Which bank was this, so everyone can avoid it, I can use the internet to order new card and pin, if I get locked out for any reason, then I have to take ID to the local branch, before I can reset it, much easier fraud can happen using the swipe and pay bit on your card, fraudsters can take up to £30, by scanning your cards whilst still in your wallet! Yes you can, but you don't have to, you can also use the phone, that is the point, the fraudsters are very imaginative and can get all sorts from very little. All I am saying is don't make things any easier for them. And yes be wary of shady looking people in large crowds.
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Post by m40man on Feb 25, 2016 17:51:17 GMT
Yep, and for 100 grand he can come and smack me in the face any time he likes. Oh, I doubt he's the sort to tolerate standing in a long queue .
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Post by HRHpenfold on Feb 25, 2016 18:30:13 GMT
Yep, and for 100 grand he can come and smack me in the face any time he likes. Oh, I doubt he's the sort to tolerate standing in a long queue . You can catch up with him at St Georges hospital Morpeth He's the one wearing the foil hat!
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Post by satnav on Feb 25, 2016 20:03:38 GMT
Yep, and for 100 grand he can come and smack me in the face any time he likes. Oh, I doubt he's the sort to tolerate standing in a long queue . Ouch that hurts (and did I mention I'm from an ethnic minority -Yorkshire). That'll be £100,000 please. I'll just pm my bank details so it can be deposited. Maliciously or generously I don't mind.
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Post by GAv on Feb 26, 2016 13:53:35 GMT
Poor Sat Nav, anyway how comes a long streek of x Public School bully boyish, who probably fagged for Andy Willman,whom produced the old and renewed Top Gear, become a National hero when he clobbered Piers Morgan and yet got vilified for losing his little temper when no starter Prawn Cocktail , Grouse or whatever hot game bird , was not on offer, puds like creme brullett and Baluga Caviar to top off the feast the only claret was from the poor producers hooter, weren't on offer after an ever so hard day testing cars that were only vaguely worthy of their approval over six figures, price wise. That Times 10 for the three they failed to get to test together, when JC then of the Beeb said he would change his name to Jenifer, by deed poll, if the La Ferrari, whatever the Porker is called( likewise the McLaren he(she) said would wipe the floor with the other two). I think it had actually reached the end of the road after the amusingly stage managed trip their American Oddesy, which turned into farce when they upset some good ol Gal and boys in Hicksville. Having once owned a Vitesse convertible did also enjoy the similar Herald James May had had converted to sail, plus the little fellas Damber Van and Clarksons in on and under a Toybota. Later did they really cross the channel in a similar Toyota and outboard, attempting to beat Beardy Branson's record in an aqua ar, that didn't look dissimilar to the SS1 Scimitar I aquired last Saturday. Pass me the Marine filler and Epoxy Resin .
They repeated theme of upsetting indigenous yokels, by driving three cars into Argentinian with Clarksons Porker V8 having a vaguely pee taking number plate. Can't even recall what car Captain Slow was piloting, but the Stang Boss Hamster used, got a load of rebuke on the Mustang OC club mainly for supposedly being abandoned after irate Argentinians supposedly were after linching the three heroic lads, (and a supporting cast of thousands)
I won't be watching Top Gear with Chris Evans, and that Classic Car show with "a caught dealing drugs with her priveledge drew bro, in a TV Sting thing, so called Super Model petrol head and the ever Smarmy Quentin the mileage clocking car dealer, was only lifted by a bloke off the Classic Car Clubs truly pathetic program,interesting snippets which results in Mr Wilson fake derision, and the excellent Bruno Senna doing track tests of various Classic cars,so it's down to the yanks with shows like Counting Cars, Dessert Car Kings, Chasing Classic Cars and even Chasing cars, for my Petrol head fixes.
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Post by HRHpenfold on Feb 26, 2016 14:43:41 GMT
Poor Sat Nav, anyway how comes a long streek of x Public School bully boyish, who probably fagged for Andy Willman,whom produced the old and renewed Top Gear, become a National hero when he clobbered Piers Morgan and yet got vilified for losing his little temper when no starter Prawn Cocktail , Grouse or whatever hot game bird , was not on offer, puds like creme brullett and Baluga Caviar to top off the feast the only claret was from the poor producers hooter, weren't on offer after an ever so hard day testing cars that were only vaguely worthy of their approval over six figures, price wise. That Times 10 for the three they failed to get to test together, when JC then of the Beeb said he would change his name to Jenifer, by deed poll, if the La Ferrari, whatever the Porker is called( likewise the McLaren he(she) said would wipe the floor with the other two). I think it had actually reached the end of the road after the amusingly stage managed trip their American Oddesy, which turned into farce when they upset some good ol Gal and boys in Hicksville. Having once owned a Vitesse convertible did also enjoy the similar Herald James May had had converted to sail, plus the little fellas Damber Van and Clarksons in on and under a Toybota. Later did they really cross the channel in a similar Toyota and outboard, attempting to beat Beardy Branson's record in an aqua ar, that didn't look dissimilar to the SS1 Scimitar I aquired last Saturday. Pass me the Marine filler and Epoxy Resin . They repeated theme of upsetting indigenous yokels, by driving three cars into Argentinian with Clarksons Porker V8 having a vaguely pee taking number plate. Can't even recall what car Captain Slow was piloting, but the Stang Boss Hamster used, got a load of rebuke on the Mustang OC club mainly for supposedly being abandoned after irate Argentinians supposedly were after linching the three heroic lads, (and a supporting cast of thousands) I won't be watching Top Gear with Chris Evans, and that Classic Car show with "a caught dealing drugs with her priveledge drew bro, in a TV Sting thing, so called Super Model petrol head and the ever Smarmy Quentin the mileage clocking car dealer, was only lifted by a bloke off the Classic Car Clubs truly pathetic program,interesting snippets which results in Mr Wilson fake derision, and the excellent Bruno Senna doing track tests of various Classic cars,so it's down to the yanks with shows like Counting Cars, Dessert Car Kings, Chasing Classic Cars and even Chasing cars, for my Petrol head fixes. wasn't May's car a Lotus Esprite V8?
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Post by satnav on Feb 26, 2016 19:21:25 GMT
Poor Sat Nav, anyway how comes a long streek of x Public School bully boyish, who probably fagged for Andy Willman,whom produced the old and renewed Top Gear, become a National hero when he clobbered Piers Morgan and yet got vilified for losing his little temper when no starter Prawn Cocktail , Grouse or whatever hot game bird , was not on offer, puds like creme brullett and Baluga Caviar to top off the feast the only claret was from the poor producers hooter, weren't on offer after an ever so hard day testing cars that were only vaguely worthy of their approval over six figures, price wise. That Times 10 for the three they failed to get to test together, when JC then of the Beeb said he would change his name to Jenifer, by deed poll, if the La Ferrari, whatever the Porker is called( likewise the McLaren he(she) said would wipe the floor with the other two). I think it had actually reached the end of the road after the amusingly stage managed trip their American Oddesy, which turned into farce when they upset some good ol Gal and boys in Hicksville. Having once owned a Vitesse convertible did also enjoy the similar Herald James May had had converted to sail, plus the little fellas Damber Van and Clarksons in on and under a Toybota. Later did they really cross the channel in a similar Toyota and outboard, attempting to beat Beardy Branson's record in an aqua ar, that didn't look dissimilar to the SS1 Scimitar I aquired last Saturday. Pass me the Marine filler and Epoxy Resin . They repeated theme of upsetting indigenous yokels, by driving three cars into Argentinian with Clarksons Porker V8 having a vaguely pee taking number plate. Can't even recall what car Captain Slow was piloting, but the Stang Boss Hamster used, got a load of rebuke on the Mustang OC club mainly for supposedly being abandoned after irate Argentinians supposedly were after linching the three heroic lads, (and a supporting cast of thousands) I won't be watching Top Gear with Chris Evans, and that Classic Car show with "a caught dealing drugs with her priveledge drew bro, in a TV Sting thing, so called Super Model petrol head and the ever Smarmy Quentin the mileage clocking car dealer, was only lifted by a bloke off the Classic Car Clubs truly pathetic program,interesting snippets which results in Mr Wilson fake derision, and the excellent Bruno Senna doing track tests of various Classic cars,so it's down to the yanks with shows like Counting Cars, Dessert Car Kings, Chasing Classic Cars and even Chasing cars, for my Petrol head fixes. Don't forget Fast and Loud as well. Plus the road racing series on Motors TV. Yes it was an Esprit. Wasn't it ironically the only car that didn't break down? I liked the American road trip. The altercation in the US gas station was quite scary - Deliverance without the banjo music.
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Post by GAv on Feb 26, 2016 19:48:15 GMT
I just bought a car with Pop up Headlights too, albeit they are square and don't currently pop down ,neither do the electric Windows, so after weeks of grief with the simpler but still should not been problematic after I had a bill for £300 quid, new wiper motor new speedo cable, soldering the circuit board+ labour)Viva electrics, now sorted by me I shall be having fun with a plastic bodied car needing a good sort out in that same department. The guy I bought it from delivered it on a trailer and it started OK for a few days,and a short run proved it was generally OK but everything seems heavy compared with the Viva, which two mechanics, the one who was tasked to sort the electrics and another fitting a replacement /replacement brake master cylinder, that despite my remonstrations that they should have sorted out the brakes properly, but they seem ready with all the excuses, anyway he too reckoned it drove better than some new cars.
Ok a new lower ball joint also necessary and before the 300 pounder bill, did improve the handling which wasn't bad before but before Ford copied the HB , with their dumpy escort ,the Viva was the king of the handling and radials help as well, the drum brakes to be fair are good now but I still exploit the old technique of gear changing and engine braking which again only Ford and Fiat /Lada could get to be as snappy. . With the little sporty redun ,I took the battery off and charged it overnight, having a spare Viva battery, however the terminals were opposite and I made the positive fit but had to join the negative with the jump leads I tried first off that old Viva one. I went to the lockup this morning, tried the correct battery ,nary did it want to turn the engine over, so I pushed it out of the garage, and connected it to the Mondeo Battery with jump leads, at least having rocked it back and forth before, in gear it wasn't the starter jamming. Anyways seems a new HD battery is needed and I think what I paid with MOT till December there is leeway and maybe the Viva will be up for sale and I can enjoy some open top motoring . Oh the car an oddball Reliant Scimitar SS1 with the CVH 1600 Ford Escort engine and five speed box.
Sorry Covetcodger I have ten motorised two wheelers, and am desperately trying not to buy anything more, well yes there is a dinghy to collect Sunday.
Seems what you said about the dealer being interested holds water, and selfishly hope if you do keep it we may yet get to meet at the fabled Green Hut @ High Beech.
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