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  1. patdavies wrote: "The promise to pay the bearer is one made by the Bank of England (the clue is that a banknote has the promise signed by the Chief Cashier of the BoE) - and they don't deal with individuals." Actually, Pat, they do deal with individuals...... er....... well, individuals that go in with reasonable requests, anyway. Maybe it was the blue woad with which I'd painted my face or maybe it was the hand-woven hemp teeshirt bearing the slogan "DEATH TO THE MONETARY SYSTEM" or the bearskin jodpurs or the lime green wellies... Then again, the horned viking helmet (although I did remove it when entering the bank even though it didn't technically qualify as a motorcycle helmet) may have alerted them to the possibility that this was not a normal customer. However, the cashier smiled politely when I slapped my rather grubby fiver on the counter and demanded 420 quid's worth of sterling silver. He shrugged and counted out five one pound coins, saying "Best we can do, I'm afraid" "I KNOW MY RIGHTS!!!!" I hollered but the cashier simply switched on a mike and announced "Sid! We've got another one!" Just then, a security guard appeared, frogmarching a customer dressed as Ghengis Khan to the front door "With you in a minute, Tom" he said. Now I admit that I didn't really expect them to hand over five Troy Pounds of sterling silver without an argument but hurling me out the front door head first is hardly the way I'd expected the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street to behave! "You've not heard the last of this!" I shouted...... but, actually, I think they have.... well, from me, anyway.
  2. Hmmmmmmmmmm! Now, who's going to give me a hand getting all these worms back into the can?
  3. Why don't you write to the Daily Mail? You know the date of the article so it wouldn't take much of a search to find the article in question.
  4. Reporting his weed-selling activities isn't going to solve your problem so I'd suggest that you follow the good advice you've been given so far and stick to the case in point.
  5. Then again, you could simply contact the retailer and explain the situation. They may be able to arrange a replacement or may even be prepared to refund you (although, unless the bed is faulty, they are under no obligation to do so). It might be worth contacting them just to see if you actually do have a consumer issue.
  6. Both links refer only to the method in which prices must be displayed. It gives no indication of legal obligations in the event of incorrectly priced items. There could possibly be a case regarding whether or not the displayed price was "unambiguous" as it could be argued that an incorrectly priced item is ambiguous. But I would imagine you would have to prove that this was a deliberate attempt to mislead. The law has to make allowances for genuine errors. My point was that there are certain items that are rarely bought in isolation. One rarely buys gift tags alone, for example. They are usually bought with several items such as wrapping paper, decorative bows, ribbon, sellotape etc. These are the kind of items that are likely to be deliberately underpriced on the display stand as customers are unlikely to notice that they have been charged more than the advertised price. This is where I feel that retailers are operating a marketing [problem]. If something is offered at £2.50 when it is clearly worth £25.00, I wouldn't expect the vendor to sell it at the advertised price simply because of a misplaced decimal point (and I would quite rightly be told to sling my hook if I did). It depends on whether it is an error or a deliberate [problem] to get you to take the item to the till and this [problem] would only work if you were unlikely to notice the difference between the advertised price and the price charged at the till ie; if the difference is slight and the item is one of a number of items purchased. Proof that it was deliberate would be if the advertised price remains unchanged after it has been brought to the attention of shop staff. In this instance, I returned to the shop the following day and noticed that the price had not been corrected. I've now brought it to the attention of the shop manager who has probably corrected the advertised price as I've made such an issue over it. But I'll check all the same because I'm an anal old sod and they might be using this [problem] on a number of items that might not be purchased so readily if advertised at the correct price.
  7. I think, as you had already purchased the item in good faith and had been misled into thinking you were buying a different item at that price, the store's legal obligation would be different. Although stores often sell goods at the advertised price as a matter of courtesy, I don't think they are under any legal obligation to do so.
  8. Have you put together a business plan? This would be necessary if applying for a bank loan / overdraft for business purposes. You might be eligible for a grant of some form but a business plan would still be required. It's good practice to do this anyway.
  9. Did he have any written confirmation that he was advised to resign to avoid the sack? There is a case for constructive dismissal but I would imagine that both the manager and the union rep would deny having given this advice at a tribunal. Are there any witnesses? It might be hard to prove without evidence if your boyfriend's account is disputed.
  10. Oh I don't doubt that there is! But wouldn't it be wonderful if there wasn't? There are numerous archaic laws that have become dormant because they no longer apply but are actually still legally enforceable. Just suppose this was one of them!? By the way Monty 2007, I'm sorry but there are no dealers providing what I'm on. I'm afraid you actually have to go mad.
  11. For years we didn't have TV when the kids were very small as we felt that it would be a negative influence on them. Nevertheless, we were badgered frequently by the TVLA because we had no TV licence. On one occasion, we were visited by an inspector who asked if she could come in and check if I had a TV. I told her no but she was welcome to park a detector van outside my home indefinitely as far as I was concerned. A week or so later, we got a letter from the TVLA expressing concern that an inspector had been denied access to check whether or not I had a TV. At the time, I was doing illustration work and my income depended on copyright licence fees from companies (mostly greeting card companies) using my designs under the terms of the copyright licence. So I wrote to the TVLA expressing concern that I had no record of ever having received a licence fee for the use of any of my designs and asked if they could arrange a time and date at their convenience when I could call into their offices and check through their stationary and literature to ensure that they weren't using any of my designs without a copyright licence. I did receive a reply. It stated that it would not be possible to allow members of the public access to their offices for the purposes requested but went on to assure me that the TVLA was not in the habit of using copyright protected work without appropriate consent. In response to their initial letter, I sent a copy of this letter along with a brief note from me that it would not be possible to allow officers of the TVLA access to my home for the purposes requested but I assured them I was not in the habit of owning TVs, vehicles or any equipment requiring a licence without the appropriate licence. I added that any further demands for payment, threats of legal action or demands to enter my home would be regarded as harrassment and appropriate action taken. I very much doubt that I actually had the law on my side but they never bothered me again.
  12. I've often wondered what would happen if bank customers handed over their fivers (and higher denomination banknotes) and demanded that the bank fulfil the promise on every banknote, ie; the promise to pay the bearer on demand the sum of (whatever) pounds. The word "pound" in terms of money refers to the weight 240 silver pennies. Banknotes are not actually money but a promisary note on behalf of the Bank of England. Banknotes were issued to enable merchants to exchange a convenient representation of actual sterling (ie; high grade) silver for goods or services. The banknotes could then be presented to any bank which, by law, was obliged to pay the bearer the banknote's value in sterling silver which did not necessarily have to be in the form of 240 silver pennies per pound but did have to be the equivalent weight in sterling silver. Prior to 1528, the "pound" referred to the Tower Pound (equal to 5,400 grains and worth about £78.75 in the current market value of silver). In 1528, the standard was changed to the Troy Pound, which is a little heavier and valued in today's market at around £84. Now, despite the fluctuations in the value of the pound as a unit of currency, I know of no law passed that voids the promise that is still printed on banknotes today. The word "pounds" still carry the same historical meaning as far as I have been able to ascertain. Maybe there is a law that releives the banks of their obligation to hand over £420 worth of silver when I present my fiver and demand the bank fulfils the promise on the banknote. If anybody knows more about this, I'd be grateful for the info as I'm seriously thinking of doing this and want to be well-armed with information before attempting to screw the banks like they've been screwing us for so long. Any ideas?
  13. You say the person is asking you to do a vid for them and threatening to post the one they have if you don't, right? That's blackmail and they are definitely breaking the law. Have you explained to the police that you've been asked to do something to prevent the clip being posted? Make sure the police have all the details and make sure YOU have all the details about what the police are doing. Ask the police for an incident number.
  14. I don't think any confidentiality has been breeched here. They haven't disclosed who you bank with or any of your details.
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