18866 and protecting your data (or Who Wants Cold Calls?)

Don't bother. I don't have a TV.

And I am referring getting a refund from the credit card company, not from the receiver. Under the credit act, your CC could be jointly liable depending on the threshold stated on your T&Cs (usually set at 50 or 100).

The case reported on this link is about a company losing money due to "cardholder not present" fraud. I thought we were discussing the other way round.

Ok, that was really the only serious point, the rest was mostly devil's advocacy >:-)

Actually, so am I. There's a proven risk of skin cancer from exposure to solar radiation, and AFAIK the case concerning mobile phone use is still unproven.

As for the tabloid - It'll rot yer brane!

True.

Ah, but if you're outdoors using your phone you're probably at greater risk from solar radiation! :-)

I'm more worried about prolonged exposure to {R}. A few years back I had to go into rehab to be detoxed of four-letter words. When I saw reference to 3 R's a couple of days back, I've begun to fear a possible relapse of the {R} symptoms.

By law it's £100 per purchase. At 1p / throw, you'd need to make a lot of calls to reach the £100 magic figure. You may have insurance cover for amounts below that.

tim wrote: [...]

Now there's a name I haven't seen for a few years. I get nostalgic for a good quality flame from him, targetted at a deserving f****it in need of a good roasting. If they were really bad, he'd call them "sunshine" too.

I miss PGS as well. He wasn't exactly one to mince his words.

That sounds like a Pioneer part number to me. Quite nice bits of kit, and a lovely picture.

I prefer TVs to computer monitors for watching DVDs on, although it really annoys TV Licensing because the arrogant bastards can't believe you're not watching TV with it.

Take another look at your credit card's T&Cs; you'll find that the guarantee, which resulted from UK government legislation instigated by Maggie Thatcher, does not apply to "foreign" purchases. If it has been extended subsequently to cover purchases within the EU, note that Switzerland is outwith the EU.

None of them?

Haven't we been through this ad nauseam?

You do not have that protection with Continuous Credit Authorisations. Call18866 use CCA.

For example (as I posted before): A 1999 Parliamentary Select Committee was given this submission by the Consumers Association:

"Guarantees and standards, along the line of the direct debit scheme, are long overdue for continuous authority transactions on credit cards. We would like this to be addressed through the Banking Code as the industry has been extremely slow to tackle it itself."

Rather than being asked to repeat myself it may be worth you having a look through some postings on this topic made here in the last couple of weeks. They are bound to still be on your newsserver.

A company is a legal entity just like you or me although some of the rights & privileges differ. A company may hold a credit card and a company may use its credit card to open an account with 18866. A company can get ripped off

- just like a person can.

Well, I suggest you look.

Correct on both counts! Unfortunately it was a bit slow compared to newer models, so I sold it on.

Are you even "allowed" to own a TV without a license? ;-)

---------- I Deliver.

I've got the older 525 and it works nicely for me.

Yes, although TV Licensing would obviously have you believe differently. You need a TV License to "install" and "operate" a device that receives television broadcasts originating from the UK.

Having a TV or other UHF tuner is not sufficient to satisfy this. It has to be tuned in and connected to an aerial[0]. Notably, you do

*not* require a TV License to watch a *recording* of a TV programme.

Is it time for the annual uk.telecom anti-TV rant against the Idiots' Lantern yet? ;)

[0] Or cable box, satellite dish, etc, etc.

"Colin Reddish" wrote in message news:Ccy1d.343$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net...

and saved half a dozen sailors in a dingy, whose yacht sank a week ago.

I would have though that just as likely with a landline

Steve Terry