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cashman 10-07-2005 21:48

heads should roll
 
just seen the news,relatives of people missing in the london bombings have a help number they can ring. just watched a poor woman ring up and they told her nothing not even if the bodies on the train in question had been recovered.which to me is bad enough.but it gets worse the number set up for these poor sods is a PREMIUM RATE number,so people are getting ripped off for the privalidge of no information,no wonder some say rip off britain,i would like to know who is responsible for this outrage the folk are suffering enough. is it me goin on a benny for nowt or what?

WillowTheWhisp 10-07-2005 22:02

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It should be a freephone number for Heaven's sakes! :mad:

cashman 10-07-2005 22:08

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exactly willow i'm livid.

West Ender 10-07-2005 22:14

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There was a list of names in the paper today. They said a girl from Oswaldtwistle was "missing". Does anyone have any news?

Steph 11-07-2005 00:05

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Well i think thats disgusting. I mean, premium rate, come on

entwisi 11-07-2005 06:53

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BT should be strung up. It should be freephone. I heard that OfCom are looking into it this morning.

Ian

cashman 11-07-2005 09:03

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Quote:

Originally Posted by entwisi
BT should be strung up. It should be freephone. I heard that OfCom are looking into it this morning.

Ian

is that who is responsible ian? i don't like slagging people off till i'm sure- but then lol

fireman 11-07-2005 09:15

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Should get Esther Rantson (spellcheck) on the case that is a crime. Rip off is not enough to describe profiteering over someones tragic demise.

Sara 11-07-2005 09:36

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Absolutly disgusting, it is blatantly theft. Shouldn't be allowed.

MUMMIBOO 11-07-2005 10:17

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I heard about this on GMTV, they said they are looking to change it and the number in place is because its the same number for natural disasters, it can take 200 peoples calls at once instead of them ringing and getting the engaged tone at least they are getting through which is good, but like i said they are looking to change the cost of the calling. Good job as they should'nt have to pay at all.

Debbie J 11-07-2005 10:31

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It's all very well changing it now but they shouldn't have had to pay in the first place. Will they get refunds? I doubt it.

cashman 11-07-2005 14:09

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i started this thread cos i believe whoever is responsible should be OUT OF A JOB.

yerself 11-07-2005 14:32

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cashman
i started this thread cos i believe whoever is responsible should be OUT OF A JOB.

It couldn't be our wonderful Labour Government could it?

The following link may shed some light on the fiasco:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4671239.stm

pendy 11-07-2005 16:26

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Sometimes things like this bring out the worst in people. I have heard that some hotels hiked their rates by 300% because people were stuck in London and couldn't get home. This morning at the bus stop, a girl from Leicester said that she had been quoted £70 to get from Kings Cross to Kensington! - I did tell her that all black cabs have meters, so that is totally illegal. What has annoyed me, both Friday and today, is that the traffic is much heavier than usual but most cars only have one person in them. Is it beyond the wit of some people to get together and share a car? I can understand, when it is taking more than twice the normal time to get to work by bus, and understandably many people are avoiding the Tube, that it is tempting to use your car, but it only adds to the problem, more so when 12 feet or so of road space is taken up for one person.

cashman 11-07-2005 16:32

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Quote:

Originally Posted by yerself
It couldn't be our wonderful Labour Government could it?

The following link may shed some light on the fiasco:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4671239.stm

do you honestly think it would be any differant with any of the parties in power ?


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