According to the local news it would have cost TfL about £700 to send all those letters.
And a wood full of trees.
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| Author: | Cybro [ Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:16 pm ] |
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26 Mar 2008 Man gets 3,000 C-charge receipts A tradesman from Kent who went online to pay the London congestion charge ended up being sent 3,000 receipts. Graeme Ellis from Swanley, went on the Transport for London (TfL) website to pay the £8 fee and then requested a receipt. The first time, he was sent 500, and then on the next occasion 3,000 arrived at his house, delivered by Royal Mail. TfL said it was an "unacceptable" computer error and steps had been taken to ensure it did not happen again. Make castles Mr Ellis said: "The second time it happened I ended up with four boxes, about 3,000 receipts all turned up on the doorstep in a big Royal Mail lorry. "I think I might pay at the petrol station tomorrow. The kids love opening them though, we make castles out of them and towers." In a statement TfL said: "This is clearly an unacceptable error. Our service provider, Capita, have identified the fault and put in additional controls to ensure it does not happen in future." Mr Ellis said he only chose to pay online after forgetting to pay the charge on three occasions and being fined. Source: BBC News ---------- Disclaimer These press articles are intended for informational purposes only. Statements and opinions expressed in these articles are solely those of the original Publisher. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of any of these articles, and therefore I am not liable for any information contained therein. Where possible, the Publisher and the source are documented within each article. Any author that holds legal copyright, and objects to their material being posted, may request that it be removed and any future material excluded. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:21 pm ] |
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According to the local news it would have cost TfL about £700 to send all those letters. And a wood full of trees.
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| Author: | cabby john [ Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:35 am ] |
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It would look good on your tax returns
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| Author: | edders23 [ Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:15 pm ] |
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I think tha tax man might be a tad suspicious unless there were differant dates on each receipt |
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| Author: | CABMAN [ Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:29 pm ] |
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Only T.roskys F.or L.ondon could make that mistake ..well its only red kens lot wasting tax payers money dont mater does it .. |
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