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[Yorkie]

Another Scam.

Who on Earth would take this as a genuine mail?

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[Ian]

Before anyone posts this as a genuine scam, it isn't:


From another forum:

I don't know if you've come across this one:

CHECK YOUR RECEIPTS BEFORE LEAVING THE CHECK-OUT

I bought a bunch of stuff, over £150, & I glanced at my receipt as the cashier was handing me the bags. I saw a cash-back of £40. I told her I didn't request a cash back & to delete it. She said I'd have to take the £40 because she couldn't delete it. I told Her to call a supervisor. Supervisor came & said I'd have to take it.. I said NO! Taking the £40 would be a cash advance against my Credit card & I wasn't paying interest on a cash advance!!!!! If they couldn't delete it then they would have to delete the whole order. So the supervisor had the cashier delete the whole order & re-scan everything! The second time I looked at the electronic pad before I signed & a cash-back of £20 popped up. At that point I told the cashier & she deleted it. The total came out right. The cashier agreed that the Electronic Pad must be defective.

(It goes on at length, claiming this is a deliberate scam).

I've just read about it in my Tyne Buy (the little booklet I get from my local consumer group). I didn't think it sounded plausible, so googled it, and sure enough, it is a hoax. If you're interested, you can read more here. As they say, it's always sensible to check your receipt, but there's no evidence at all that this happens in any supermarket.

I'm afraid that whoever edits my little magazine/booklet is completely credulous in these matters; it's not the first time they've repeated internet hoaxes.

[Paulakelsall]

CHECK YOUR RECEIPTS BEFORE LEAVING THE CHECK-OUT

I always check my receipts as a couple of years ago in Tesco I was asked if wanted cash back. I replied no but noticed on my receipt £10 cashback had been added. I pointed it out to the cashier so was not out of pocket but you can never be too careful.

[TheMedz]

Another nasty one to be aware of.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23717575

[snowcap]

could end up were flashing your lights to be polite will become an offence,

[Yorkie]

Another nasty one to be aware of.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23717575

All flashing lights show you, is that they are working, and such a signal has never been recognised in the Highway Code.  The answer is don't pay any attention to them.   

[Ian]

I'd second that.

[cygnusx-1]

A flash of lights is a warning that you are there in the dark, as you are not allowed to use the horn after 11.30pm until 7.00am.

It has never been an indication of your right of way.......I passed my test in 1980 and that is what was in the Highway Code then.........should read it again to see if any of that has changed!! 

[Yorkie]

A flash of lights is a warning that you are there in the dark, as you are not allowed to use the horn after 11.30pm until 7.00am.

It has never been an indication of your right of way.......I passed my test in 1980 and that is what was in the Highway Code then.........should read it again to see if any of that has changed!! 

I think you will find that between dusk and dawn it is recommended that one drives on dipped headlights.   In an emergency there is no reason why the horn cannot be used.  However, if one is driving in accordance with their ability and the prevailing conditions, the use of the horn should not be necessary.

One time when it is possible to "flash" your headlights, is when you are about to overtake on a Motorway at speed and a slower motorist ahead could possibly cross lanes into your path.  This is more for the Police than the normal driver though.

I passed my test in 1957!  And my Advanced Tutor for the I.A.M. and RoSPA a few years ago.
 ^*^0   

[snowcap]

that makes you a better driver than the rest of us then?

[Yorkie]

that makes you a better driver than the rest of us then?

  No!

But it doesn't hurt to pass on a little bit of knowledge to help others who want to improve.  I chose to teach Advanced Driving in order to assist in improving road safety amongst all drivers.  Also it was voluntary, in my own time, and done without any payment being received.   
 

And I believe those who passed their Advanced Test were grateful for the assistance.   

[Ian]

I think the biggest advantage of taking both a course and hopefully then passing the IAM test is that it does make you a more aware driver, plus you inevitably learn many things of which you weren't aware previously. I was lucky, as I happened to have a friend who was a Police driving instructor, and he trained me over a period of three months for the test. It really was a revelation, both seeing him drive and then attempting the same manoeuvres he'd done, in his case with apparent ease.  I also spent three evenings on the Police skid pan, driving a clapped-out Cortina with bald tyres, inflated to about 80psi, and no windows.

If we're debating what makes one person a better driver than another, I'd say there were two things: first is thoughtfulness, which is seriously lacking in many drivers in the area, and secondly is simply skill.  I put thoughtfulness first, as I suspect that's what my better and half and I notice missing the most. Signalling is so simple and easy to do, yet I doubt that 1 in 50 drivers - if that - do it properly on a roundabout. On the skills front, I regularly witness drivers unable to drive in forwards into parking bays. We always reverse in, yet any day you can see hordes of motorists providing the on-street entertainment when they attempt to parallel park, or even simply reverse.

[Fester]

that makes you a better driver than the rest of us then?

No, Snowcap... that would be me, I'm probably the best driver in the world, if not the universe.... miles better than you. 

[Yorkie]

that makes you a better driver than the rest of us then?

No, Snowcap... that would be me, I'm probably the best driver in the world, if not the universe.... miles better than you. 

I agree with Fester, there is no-one, absolutely no-one, who can drive people round the bend, as well as he can, and at speed!     

[snowcap]

Fester i bow down to your superior skills when it comes to driving I only passed my test when I was 17(1st time) a few years ago now but I,m still ready to learn in the cause for safety on the roads, and as soon as I find out that I,v become a danger to any one on the road I,m sure I can come to you or Yorkie to put me in the right direction. As long as you don,t charge to much