Comments on: Design flaw allows you avoid penalty points? http://www.tomfoley.net/2009/06/29/design-flaw-allows-you-avoid-penalty-points/ Blogging from the heart of Ireland Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Penalty Points http://www.tomfoley.net/2009/06/29/design-flaw-allows-you-avoid-penalty-points/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Penalty Points Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:27:45 +0000 http://www.tomfoley.net/?p=468#comment-178 Really interesting post.. thanks. You make some very valid points and it is clear that most people agree with you! Really interesting post.. thanks. You make some very valid points and it is clear that most people agree with you!

]]> By: chocolatelover http://www.tomfoley.net/2009/06/29/design-flaw-allows-you-avoid-penalty-points/comment-page-1/#comment-142 chocolatelover Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:20:10 +0000 http://www.tomfoley.net/?p=468#comment-142 Nice one Tom, I am not sure if that is technically the correct procedure in place as they are obliged to give the refund back or not accept the cheque. but that email is going around again and its enough for people to pay the €80 but didnt see anywhere on any of the forums explaining that it could actually cost you more, so just wanted to warn people. <br><br><br>Kind Regards,<br>Margaret Nice one Tom, I am not sure if that is technically the correct procedure in place as they are obliged to give the refund back or not accept the cheque. but that email is going around again and its enough for people to pay the €80 but didnt see anywhere on any of the forums explaining that it could actually cost you more, so just wanted to warn people.

Kind Regards,
Margaret

]]> By: tomfoley http://www.tomfoley.net/2009/06/29/design-flaw-allows-you-avoid-penalty-points/comment-page-1/#comment-140 tomfoley Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:21:27 +0000 http://www.tomfoley.net/?p=468#comment-140 Hello Chocolatelover! Here's an update for you that I know to be true. The ruse didn't work :( A pal got a notice and sent a cheque for €82 rather than the required €80. Some time later he received a confirmation that the points had been applied and a line in the letter referred to overpayments of less than $5 as not being refunded.<br><br>So in that particular case neither the cheque was returned, nor the €2 refunded. It's beginning to sound like a bit of an urban myth to me, great for a pub, but nowhere else ;-) Hello Chocolatelover! Here's an update for you that I know to be true. The ruse didn't work :( A pal got a notice and sent a cheque for €82 rather than the required €80. Some time later he received a confirmation that the points had been applied and a line in the letter referred to overpayments of less than $5 as not being refunded.

So in that particular case neither the cheque was returned, nor the €2 refunded. It's beginning to sound like a bit of an urban myth to me, great for a pub, but nowhere else ;-)

]]> By: chocolatelover http://www.tomfoley.net/2009/06/29/design-flaw-allows-you-avoid-penalty-points/comment-page-1/#comment-139 chocolatelover Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:11:43 +0000 http://www.tomfoley.net/?p=468#comment-139 Admin staff copped this pretty quick your cheque just gets returned and is not entered in the system until a cheque for the correct amount is received but people who want to chance this make sure you have enough time left to send in the correct amount otherwise if it goes over the 28 days guess what your fine is now €120 as opposed to €80. Just want to warn people who do try it its a pain paying €0 but even worse paying €120 Admin staff copped this pretty quick your cheque just gets returned and is not entered in the system until a cheque for the correct amount is received but people who want to chance this make sure you have enough time left to send in the correct amount otherwise if it goes over the 28 days guess what your fine is now €120 as opposed to €80. Just want to warn people who do try it its a pain paying €0 but even worse paying €120

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