Ordered a 2nd hand car last week, so need to rent a garage. I found one on Gumtree, filled in all the agent's forms, and paid 4 months rent. The keys arrived on Saturday, so today I went over there. There is a gate to the area with a padlock & chain, so I was supplied with 2 keys... You guessed it, neither opened the padlock.
I came home annoyed and rang the agent as politely as I could muster. She said: 'Oh they're definitely the right keys, but we'll send you another set'. I'm sure she is too idle to go and check her keys before sending me another set. (Wouldn't fellow landlords be mortified if a tenant could not get into a flat on the first day?) Anyway, we'll see what comes tomorrow.
Second bit of idiocy is the system for taxing a car nowadays:
I bought the car from a dealer in Scotland, and it is being shipped down. Dealer registered the car in my name, but was unable to tax it. The DVLA sent me an email as follows:
However, if you click on the link above to tax your car, enter your reference & number plate, it tells you to go to the post office as you are a new owner!
Of course, I can't go and do this until the car is unloaded, (illegally onto the road in view of it now not being taxed) as the dealer has left the MOT certificate in the car!
Then when I get to the post office, I will have to pay around £30 for their admin, as the car is exempt from road tax.
Give me strength!
I came home annoyed and rang the agent as politely as I could muster. She said: 'Oh they're definitely the right keys, but we'll send you another set'. I'm sure she is too idle to go and check her keys before sending me another set. (Wouldn't fellow landlords be mortified if a tenant could not get into a flat on the first day?) Anyway, we'll see what comes tomorrow.
Second bit of idiocy is the system for taxing a car nowadays:
I bought the car from a dealer in Scotland, and it is being shipped down. Dealer registered the car in my name, but was unable to tax it. The DVLA sent me an email as follows:
You must tax this vehicle before it is driven on the road, tax now at www.gov.uk/vehicletax.
If you do not want to tax you can make a SORN declaration now at www.gov.uk/sorn.
For more information on driving and transport go to www.gov.uk/browse/driving.
You may wish to save or print this email confirmation for your records.
If you do not want to tax you can make a SORN declaration now at www.gov.uk/sorn.
For more information on driving and transport go to www.gov.uk/browse/driving.
You may wish to save or print this email confirmation for your records.
Of course, I can't go and do this until the car is unloaded, (illegally onto the road in view of it now not being taxed) as the dealer has left the MOT certificate in the car!
Then when I get to the post office, I will have to pay around £30 for their admin, as the car is exempt from road tax.
Give me strength!
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