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DVLA WARNING ON COPYCAT WEBSITES
The DVLA has warned motorists only to apply for a driving licence/road tax online at GOV.
UK and not to fall into the trap of using potentially expensive ‘check and send’ copycat
websites that resemble the official government service but are not associated with the DVLA.
Such companies tend to be found via
search engines in the sponsored links/
paid for sections.
As such, a motorist might complete
– or to be more accurate believe he/
she completes an online application then pays the relevant fee. But this does
not lead to a new licence or tax disc.
Instead, the company simply prints the
application form and sends it to the driver.
It must then be posted to the DVLA for
processing. The DVLA has revealed that
such companies charge up to three times
the rate of its direct services.
‘websites which charge
additional fees and services
are not acting illegally’
Furthermore, it said that “the Office of
Fair Trading (OFT) has ruled that websites
which charge additional fees and services
are not acting illegally” The Government
.
- led by Cabinet Office’s Government
Digital Service - will, however, “continue
to investigate reports of organisations
which may be actively misleading users
about their services or acting illegally”
.
Action will be taken as required.
Martin Pink rejoins UAP Tradelocks
“The place was just not the same without him,” said David Jennings in reference
to the 11 months since UAP Tradelocks and Martin Pink had separated.
“But the 11 months apart was
good for us both as we each
had time to evaluate exactly
where we want Tradelocks
and Genuine Lishi to be. And
since Martin came back a few
weeks ago, we have had some
fantastic new ideas with which
we are in development.”
“Martin is now covering
Quality Control, and product
development - especially on
the Genuine Lishi brand,”
David added. “We have major
plans for Genuine Lishi and it
is vital that we have someone
with in-depth experience and
knowledge of the industry and
the unparalleled respect of his
peers.”
“Since Martin has come
back we have been able to
go ahead full speed on the
3-1™ developments as well as
finalise the tooling of our new
Night Vision™ - to name just
two new developments being
launched.
“Martin was also instrumental
in building the bridge with Ken
Peterson and we are now proud
to be distributors of Peterson
picks and tools.”
PICKERSGILL-KAYE LOCKING IN OVERSEAS SALES
Leeds lock manufacture
Pickersgill-Kaye Ltd
has posted sales of over
£2.25million for the year
ending November 2013, of
which 33% (£751,912) was
export business – the biggest
proportion of total sales the
company has ever achieved.
Part of the Joseph Kaye
Holdings Group, PickersgillKaye, which designs and
produces locks and safety
products for the rail, security
and custodial and industries,
18
last year won contracts with a
number of well-known blue
chip names.
‘a growing reputation
for well-designed and
quality engineered
rail and high
security products’
The specialist engineering
firm has developed a growing
reputation for well-designed
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and quality engineered rail
and high security products.
It is this manufacturing
commitment, backed up by
excellent levels of service,
which has helped it fill its
overseas order book against
often tough competition.
The company has received
an initial order from Jardine
Engineering for cell door locks
and strikers for the first railway
satellite police station on a
new rail link between Hong
Kong and China as well as EED
(emergency egress device)
and EAD (emergency access
device) units for Hitachi Japan,
destined for trains being built
for the UK.
International demand for
Pickersgill-Kaye’s range of high
security and custodial locks
for prisons and police stations
continues to increase with
ongoing sales of its cell door
locks, strikers and hatches to
Ireland, multi-point lock to a
Libyan company and KayeRota padlock for France.
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