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stinkwheel
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PostPosted: 07:42 - 29 May 2008    Post subject: DVLA profiteering from 0870 number Reply with quote
Apparently they made £3,400,000 last year from people calling their customer service line.

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7424910.stm
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veeeffarr
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PostPosted: 07:46 - 29 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
Half of that will be from me, licence robbing bastards.
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killa
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PostPosted: 07:56 - 29 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
This is why i refuse to pay them anything....they can go swivel Middle Finger
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Stelmer
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PostPosted: 10:57 - 29 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
www.saynoto0870.com

Works with most numbers. It will give the landline number.
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Benj
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PostPosted: 13:43 - 29 May 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
i like the looks of that website!!!
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Pickle
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PostPosted: 13:44 - 11 Jun 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote
This has to be the worst 0870 number I've ever called. It's almost as if they want to keep you on the line as long as possible to extract as much cash as they can... Wink
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