murf62 wrote:miltiades wrote:The UK , is way ahead of Cyprus when it comes to ripping people off .
The entire nation is engaged in fiddling , starting from the Right Honourable Members of HM Government ,
Councils up and down the country ripping everyone off , soon they will introduce a penalty charge if your rubbish bin is full to the brim , they do so already in some parts of London .
Traffic regulations that are designed to rip the motorist off , nothing what so ever to do with the flow of the traffic.
It is pleasing however that Westminster Council , looking after Central London , have banned vehicle clamping and vehicle removal as from 27th June 08 !! Now all the private removal trucks are concentrated in other parts of London each jostling for " business " , it costs £350.00 to have your car released.
Business rates are at an all time high , in return what does the council give back in return ? Nothing.
They have the audacity to demand a fee for using the pavement outside your business when receiving goods into the shop. They pass by with cameras and photograph goods in transit from pavement to shop and then claim that you are engaged in street trading !! A bunch of crooks !
In all there is so much corruption right here in the UK , it makes Cyprus look squeeky clean !
If someone came on here and made a post like that about Cyprus, then the immediate answer would be "why the hell do you live there then?" If the UK is so bad, why does everyone want a British passport?
Those of us that live in the UK , just as those of you who live in Cyprus , have an undeniable right and a duty to take notice of what goes on in our respective domicile countries . I for one , having fully integrated right here in the UK , having for the last 47 years worked and paid taxes here in the UK , having also the common sense to judge where judgment is needed , must criticize aspects of life when criticism is justified . The UK has become a nation of con artists , starting from the local councils , Transport for London , all Banks , Building societies , Insurance companies , all are committed to ripping the public off .
From June 28th the removal and the clamping of vehicle in the West End of London has been made ILLEGAL. All these greedy mafia contractors to Transport of London , having lost a very lucrative area of their legalised daylight robbery activities have now moved in force in other areas where this punitive and highly controversial act of taking someones vehicle away and demanding £350 for release is still happening.
The difference between corruption and rip off methods in Cyprus and the UK is that in the UK it has become a highly developed industry , take builders , Gas repairers ( TRANSCO CHARGE £148 PLUS VAT FOR A CALL OUT AND DEMAND YOUR CREDIT CARD UP FRONT ) Corgi registered engineers charge from £90 per hour upwards and a simple change of a thermocouple costing a few pounds ends up costing over £300 . Every one is out to con every one else , Restaurants serving left overs time and time again , craftsmen dedicated to taking as much out of you as they can , yes Sir the country ain't what it used to be and dont tell me if I dont like it to get out , this is my country !!
To sum all up , the difference between corrupt practices in the UK and Cyprus are the same as those of a high class prostitute and a street walker !!
, though the over-packaging is still disgraceful at Sainsbury's
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