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    • Well I sent them the letter of claim, the only responses so far was a few emails reopening the claims on the parcels where they asked for information such as proof of value (which I get) but other things like photos of the parcels, which I haven't got as I never took photos of them. It's been well over the 14 days since I sent the letter now anyway, so what do you think I should do now?
    • Know it has already been answered, but? Does not explain why JCI has registered a different default date when they get the information from the original creditor, Virgin
    • Since you were stopped at the time there is no requirement for the police give you anything there and then or to send you anything before they have decided how to deal with the offence.  They have three choices: Offer you a course Offer you a fixed penalty (£100 and three points) Prosecute you in court  The only option that has a formal time limit is (3). They must begin court proceedings within six months of the date of the alleged offence. Options (1) and (2) have no time limit but since the only alternative the police have if you decline those offers is (3) they will not usually offer a course beyond three months from the date of the offence and will not usually offer a fixed penalty beyond four months from that date. This is so as to allow time for the driver to accept and comply with their offer and to give them the time to go to option (3) if he declines or ignores it.  Unless there is a good reason to do otherwise, the action they take will usually be in accordance with the National Police Chiefs' Council's guidance on speeding enforcement. In a 40mph limit this is as follows Up to 45mph - no action. Between 46mph and 53mph - offer a course Between 54mph and 65mph - offer a fixed penalty Over 65mph - prosecution in court So you can see that 54mph should see you offered a fixed penalty. Three weeks is not overly long for a fixed penalty offer to arrive. As well as that, there has been Easter in that period which will have slowed things down a bit. However, I would suggest that if it gets to about two months from the offence date and you have still heard nohing, I would contact the ticket office for the area where you were stopped to see if anything has been sent to you. Of course this raises the danger that you might be "stirring the hornets' nest". But in all honesty, if the police have decided to take no action, you jogging their memory should not really influence them. The bigger danger, IMHO, is that your fixed penalty offer may have been sent but lost and if you do not respond it will lapse. This will see the police revert to option (3) above. Whilst there is a mechanism in these circumstances  to persuade the court to sentence you at the fixed penalty level (rather than in accordance with the normal guidelines which will see a harsher penalty), it relies on them believing you when you say you did not received an offer. In any case it is aggravation you could well do without so for the sake of a phone call, I'd enquire if it was me.  I think I've answered all your questions but if I can help further just let me know. Just a tip - if you are offered a fixed penalty be sure to submit your driving licence details as instructed. I've seen lots of instances where a driver has not done this. There will be no reminder and no second chance; your £100 will be refunded and the police will prosecute you through the courts.
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Expect your PC to self destruct in 60 seconds.

I Wish you everything you wish yourself.

 

NatWest Claimed £1,639. Accepted £1,344.

Natwest Paid me again as GOGW £1,656. Yes they can have it back if they say please.

Barclays 1 Claimed £1,260. Won by default. Paid in full

Barclays 2 Claimed £2,378. Won by default. Paid in full

Birmingham Midshires. Claimed £2,122. Accepted £2,075.

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I've been using it for ages. PC still hasn't self destructed - although the lappy did fall apart. But then it was an Acer :rolleyes:

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Please note opinions given by rory32 are offered informally as a lay-person in good faith based on personal experience. For legal advice, you must always consult a registered and insured lawyer.

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i use CCleaner after every session on the pc is a good tool been using it for 2 yrs now with out any problems.

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I much prefer the Henry, magic for the dug and cat hairs :p

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I've been using it for ages. PC still hasn't self destructed - although the lappy did fall apart. But then it was an Acer :rolleyes:

 

My lappy is an Acer....am I doomed:shock:

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It's just one of a handful of programs that can help with keeping your Pc clean. Some time ago, I wrote this post, giving details of various free programs that will not only to remove the junk from your system, but will help to keep it clean.

 

The post was made a while ago, but links are still good, with the one exception of the final link (HijackThis), which is now located here. Additionally, you can ignore the AVG Spyware link, as those functions are now included in the latest edition of AVG.

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My lappy is an Acer....am I doomed

Mine lasted about 2 and a half years before slowly everything went wrong with it and it had to be consigned to the bin.

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I spent all day Monday and Tuesday to try and get rid of Spyware Guard 2008 that arrived on my pc !!!!!!!!! I uninstalled and re-installed AVG 8 Free Edition and it cleaned up 300 viruses and 10 major threats. Left it running all night and rebooted and it's all back to normal, phew:D

 

There is a suggestion that I picked it up via the new IE7 update, but can't confirm :confused:

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I've had wee Henry for about four years, still sucking like a good un !!

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I spent all day Monday and Tuesday to try and get rid of Spyware Guard 2008 that arrived on my pc !!!!!!!!! I uninstalled and re-installed AVG 8 Free Edition and it cleaned up 300 viruses and 10 major threats. Left it running all night and rebooted and it's all back to normal, phew:D

 

There is a suggestion that I picked it up via the new IE7 update, but can't confirm :confused:

 

It sounds a lot like the "Windows anti-virus 2008" programme that I had the unfortunate experience of picking up a few months ago. This took a long time to get rid of. I hope this isn't a new strain :eek:

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There is talk about that I.E 7 is very unstable at the moment and prone to infections.

 

Even microsft have said if possible do not us it until a patch has been released.

 

Hence why im using firefox at the moment and now will continue to use as its a whole lot better faster too.

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It sounds a lot like the "Windows anti-virus 2008" programme that I had the unfortunate experience of picking up a few months ago. This took a long time to get rid of. I hope this isn't a new strain :eek:

 

Yes it was because I kept getting pop ups from Windows Security Centre saying your Spyware Guard 2008 is not active ! alert! alert! and I couldn't understand why it was almost like a Windows default antivirus programme! Grrrrrr:evil:

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The Anti Virus 2008 is a virus in itself. Basically they are saying, "If you give us some money, we'll leave your computer alone". I remove computer virus' for a living. I even cleaned one last night. I uninstall whatever software is currently being used (especially if it's Norton or McAfee), I then install Avast (free) which instantly scans the system. I then move on to installing Malware Bytes (also free) and run a scan. Last but not least, I install CCleaner to tidy up.

 

Another good program (yes, free again) is SECUNIA PSI (link below). This scans your system in about ten minutes and lets you know if you have any potentially harmful programs on your system. You will be surprised that even certain versions of Firefox are potentially harmful. It then gives you the option to repair it. If you choose that option, it will take you to the newest and safest download available. Great.

 

Download - Personal (PSI) - Vulnerability Scanning - Secunia.com

 

 

If all else fails, kick them where it hurts and SOD'EM;)

 

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There is Internet Explorer 8.0 out now, and i am having no trouble with it at all.

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There is talk about that I.E 7 is very unstable at the moment and prone to infections.

 

Even microsft have said if possible do not us it until a patch has been released.

 

This is one of the many reasons why Firefox, and, indeed, any browser that isn't IE, is superior to a browser that is IE.

 

Quite aside from the small mountain of CSS and compliancy issues that plague all versions of IE (including IE8 ) and really annoy the hell out of we web developers, Micro$oft jealously guard the code behind IE. Bugs naturally creep in and Micro$oft release unfinished products. When a bug is detected, Micro$oft's average response time for fixing it is 6 months plus.

 

Firefox releases, which are naturally just as susceptible to bugs, are infinitely more stable because the code is completely open source. When a bug is detected, some bright spark fixes it (usually within days), and, given the open source nature of the browser, all other users have access to the fix. The same goes for the rare occassion in which a security vulnerability is found in a FF release.

 

As of December 08, Firefox is officially the most used browser in the world (beating the combined use of IE 6 & IE 7) for a good reason. Well, several good reasons, actually, but the one that's relevant to the thread is that using it will hugely reduce your chances of picking up junk, even in its native mode without some of the better plugins.

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Just to throw a spanner into the works - I personally use Google Chrome. I've had no spyware/malware since installing it, and because of the brilliant Avast, I've had no viruses either. I used the CCleaner to get rid of all the cr@p that was on my lappy - and it's great now :D

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Just to throw a spanner into the works - I personally use Google Chrome.

 

It's not throwing a spanner in at all. Chrome is an interesting one, but has yet to prove itself either way. Even in its infancy, it's superior to IE, and it passes the Acid tests for proper CSS rendering, which is a good thing from where this developer is sitting.

 

As to its future? We'll have to wait and see. It might be a flash in the pan, or may well emulate Firefox's success and become the dominant browser. Either way, the fact remains that any user, casual or otherwise, should give serious consideration to ditching IE if security is important to them.

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