This week has been one of those where technology makes you a bit mad.
First off a reminder that the tax on our car and the fire engines had run out. This was accompanied by an invitation to sort out the deed on line.
Great, way to go, so i duly found the website, clicked on some links and our Citroen Estate was taxed for another year. Then things unravelled, 30 minutes blundering about the website and it was flat refusing to tax the fire engine. Try the automated phone service and still no go, it told me it could not tax a fire engine as it did not have a valid MOT test. This was of course quite true, Fire engines are except testing so quite right it wasn't tested.
This was all to much for the DVLA's computer so i suppose i will have to go to the post office and see a human.
Next on, the environment agency, they are registering all properties that do not use mains drainage and it has to be done by next month. The suggested method they recommend is to do it on line, what could be simpler. Input our address into their computer and it says - no such place. Type in a grid reference from another government website that has a lovely aerial photo of our house, and it does not recognise that either. So I have to register a place that they refuse to agree exists.
Hmmm, talk your way out of that one.
R
First off a reminder that the tax on our car and the fire engines had run out. This was accompanied by an invitation to sort out the deed on line.
Great, way to go, so i duly found the website, clicked on some links and our Citroen Estate was taxed for another year. Then things unravelled, 30 minutes blundering about the website and it was flat refusing to tax the fire engine. Try the automated phone service and still no go, it told me it could not tax a fire engine as it did not have a valid MOT test. This was of course quite true, Fire engines are except testing so quite right it wasn't tested.
This was all to much for the DVLA's computer so i suppose i will have to go to the post office and see a human.
Next on, the environment agency, they are registering all properties that do not use mains drainage and it has to be done by next month. The suggested method they recommend is to do it on line, what could be simpler. Input our address into their computer and it says - no such place. Type in a grid reference from another government website that has a lovely aerial photo of our house, and it does not recognise that either. So I have to register a place that they refuse to agree exists.
Hmmm, talk your way out of that one.
R
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