While buying some additional non-cycling waterproofs[1] from http://www.hivis.net I noticed they have a polo shirt complete with Class 2 reflective bits. Some may prefer such a garment to the hi-vis vests in the forthcoming WarmRain.
Postage is quite expensive though (6.45 for my order of full jacket + trousers and prices exclude VAT).
Regards,
[1] I do a fair bit of volunteer conservation work, which involves ratting around in thorny undergrowth. To avoid ruining my decent waterproofs, I've bought a full set of contractor's waterproofs which are at least cheap and durable, albeit visible from orbit.
While buying some additional non-cycling waterproofs[1] from http://www.hivis.net I noticed they have a polo shirt complete with Class 2 reflective bits. Some may prefer such a garment to the hi-vis vests in the forthcoming WarmRain.
Postage is quite expensive though (6.45 for my order of full jacket + trousers and prices exclude VAT).
Regards,
[1] I do a fair bit of volunteer conservation work, which involves ratting around in thorny undergrowth. To avoid ruining my decent waterproofs, I've bought a full set of contractor's waterproofs which are at least cheap and durable, albeit visible from orbit.
I've bought 24 children's tabards from them. I'm in dispute over the VAT. Children's clothing should be zero rated, and they charge VAT.
The tabards are excellent - good value at £3.49 even with the VAT added on they are only £4.10.
Some of us find *principled* disputes interesting - and will even raise complaints over a penny if it interests us sufficiently. ;-)
On which topic, I've just received my refund cheque (just under 7 pounds) from teh idiot [censored] moron pillocks at Demon.
Still no apology for threatening me with a third party credit collection agency and damage to my creditrating when actually they had taken more money from me than they were entitled to, not less. However, I'm losing interest now (and Direct Line Insurance are currently providing rather more entertainment - they told me their verbal statements superseded their written ones).
However, I'm losing interest now (and Direct Line Insurance are currently providing rather more entertainment - they told me their verbal statements superseded their written ones).
However, I'm losing interest now (and Direct Line Insurance are currently providing rather more entertainment - they told me their verbal statements superseded their written ones).
Did you ask them to put that in writing?
No, I asked them to read out the entire policy to me, so I knew what I was still insured for, and all teh restrictions. The woman on teh phone audibly goggled, and transferred me to a supervisor.
On 12 May 2005 09:02:12 -0700, dkahn400 <[email hidden]>
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Ian Smith said:
However, I'm losing interest now (and Direct Line Insurance are currently providing rather more entertainment - they told me their verbal statements superseded their written ones).
Did you ask them to put that in writing?
No, I asked them to read out the entire policy to me, so I knew what I was still insured for, and all teh restrictions. The woman on teh phone audibly goggled, and transferred me to a supervisor.
regards, Ian SMith
That's a good one. At my work we have a saying "If it's not written down it's a lie" -- Mark
On 12 May 2005 09:02:12 -0700, dkahn400 <[email hidden]>
Quoted message said:
Ian Smith wrote:
> However, I'm losing interest now (and Direct Line Insurance > are currently providing rather more entertainment - they told > me their verbal statements superseded their written ones).
Did you ask them to put that in writing?
No, I asked them to read out the entire policy to me, so I knew what I was still insured for, and all teh restrictions. The woman on teh phone audibly goggled, and transferred me to a supervisor.
regards, Ian SMith
That's a good one. At my work we have a saying "If it's not written down it's a lie"
The late great Sam Goldwyn is ALLEGED to have stated "A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it is written on" :-)
Some of us find *principled* disputes interesting - and will even raise complaints over a penny if it interests us sufficiently. ;-)
On which topic, I've just received my refund cheque (just under 7 pounds) from teh idiot [censored] moron pillocks at Demon.
Still no apology for threatening me with a third party credit collection agency and damage to my creditrating when actually they had taken more money from me than they were entitled to, not less. However, I'm losing interest now (and Direct Line Insurance are currently providing rather more entertainment - they told me their verbal statements superseded their written ones).
regards, Ian SMith
OOH - Don't get me started on Demon Internet. That's the company that didn't take the monthly charges they were authorised to from my credit card for four years for an dialup account I WAS using while simultaneously charging the same credit card an identical sum for another dialup account they were told to close in 1999. As they don't identify what they are charging for in the credit card transactions or send you a yearly statement of account none of this showed up until after the great Demon email disaster (2 weeks - no mail) when the need for an ISP that could actually deliver email overrode the loyalty I had showed to Demon for 8 years.
Demon then asked for the "unpaid" fees and also discovered that they had also "forgotten" to charge me for an ADSL line in 2001. I paid the latter - as I'd actually used it but refused the pay the former as I'd never been asked to pay for it and had paid an identical sum for something I didn't want and hadn't used. To resolve this minor problem Demon then generated a pile of paper invoices (one for each month unpaid) sent each of them to me by first class post with each in a separate A4 envelope and then sent duplicates of the lot as "late payment reminders" a few days later. As I wasn't paying I was passed to, and got a letter from, a bunch called First Credit Ltd. I have explained to both them and Demon in very simple terms the reasons why I don't believe I owe any money, send another copy of the same letter each time another computer-generated demand for money arrives from one or other of them and am still waiting to be summonsed to appear in the County Court, where I will be delighted to discuss this matter with them :-)
As I wasn't paying I was passed to, and got a letter from, a bunch called First Credit Ltd.
Ooh, you too. I got a letter from them re demon 18 months ago. Haven't heard anything more since replying to it, pointing out the obvious and Cc: Trading Standards. I guess they get used to that from demon ex-customers.
I've bought 24 children's tabards from them. I'm in dispute over the VAT. Children's clothing should be zero rated, and they charge VAT.
That sounds like an interesting dispute. Could you keep us updated?
I checked with today with admin. The company had made an error in charging VAT and re-issued the invoice. I've put in an order for a further 20 children's tabards.
