I feel that way because of the risk of account or data being compromised or leaked.
Any more consequence or inconvenience than being robbed / burgled / mugged ?
my personal view is that there are risks but no more than other aspects of life and actually banks etc carry many losses on your behalf should the worst happen.
Paying online is infinitely an advantage for so many tasks today.
I heard on the wireless last night that 40% of crime is fraud, yet less than 1% of police resources is devoted to tackling it. It was part of a conversation about having a contactable police officer for every Ward in the land.
I hope you got those Bakerlight batteries charged up ok for your talking amazing wireless!
Can I moan about the Dart charge here? I haven't crossed it in years. Went through four times in three days, the third time was after 10pm. I thought I had a week to pay it. 48 hours after the last time I went through, I went online to pay. It wouldn't let me because I was too late - I had until the end of the following day each time. I had to pay £105 in fines. That's fucking ludicrous. No reminder, no warning. I don't know what the signage is like telling you you have until the end of the following day, I assume there must be some but I didn't notice it which implies it's not good enough. Fucking 105 quid. Madness.
Pretty sure there's a shit load of signage saying you have until midnight the following day.
I've still forgetten but they pardoned my first offence.
I just don't think when I'm driving along those are the signs I am programmed to look for. I'm thinking about which lane I should be in and looking out for those signs. Maybe if you go through it a lot and know where you're going your brain has more time to register other signs. Just feels really harsh. And perhaps one day to pay isn't a very generous amount of time either!
I also agree with you. As a driver your perception of a drive will be completely different to a passenger.
The amount of times I'm in lane changing traffic on the M25 when my wife points out there's a pair of kestrels above is enough to test the patience of a saint.
Whereas if it were a pair of ti*s you may be more forgiving 😆
When I used to work on websites I would do those feedback sessions where I would stand behind a mirror window thing and watch people using the website. We would tell them to look for something on the site and if they couldn't find it, I would get frustrated because I thought I had made it easy to find. But the thing is, it doesn't matter how much I think I have made it easy, the only thing that matters is whether the test user found the thing we wanted them to find.
I think the same applies to the signage for the Dart charge. I'm not a moron I don't think, and I am willing to pay the charge. So if I can go through four times and not see the signs, the signs have failed. Just because there's enough of them to not uphold my complaint it doesn't mean they're doing a good enough job.
When I used to work on websites I would do those feedback sessions where I would stand behind a mirror window thing and watch people using the website. We would tell them to look for something on the site and if they couldn't find it, I would get frustrated because I thought I had made it easy to find. But the thing is, it doesn't matter how much I think I have made it easy, the only thing that matters is whether the test user found the thing we wanted them to find.
I think the same applies to the signage for the Dart charge. I'm not a moron I don't think, and I am willing to pay the charge. So if I can go through four times and not see the signs, the signs have failed. Just because there's enough of them to not uphold my complaint it doesn't mean they're doing a good enough job.
Ah yes with systems and processes never under estimate the capacity for users to behave in a stupid way 😆
Can I moan about the Dart charge here? I haven't crossed it in years. Went through four times in three days, the third time was after 10pm. I thought I had a week to pay it. 48 hours after the last time I went through, I went online to pay. It wouldn't let me because I was too late - I had until the end of the following day each time. I had to pay £105 in fines. That's fucking ludicrous. No reminder, no warning. I don't know what the signage is like telling you you have until the end of the following day, I assume there must be some but I didn't notice it which implies it's not good enough. Fucking 105 quid. Madness.
You must share the same glasses as your namesake @jimmymelrose as he had the same problem last year. Said he didnt see any information about how or where to pay despite there being signs both before & after the bridge for a good 3 miles.
Can I moan about the Dart charge here? I haven't crossed it in years. Went through four times in three days, the third time was after 10pm. I thought I had a week to pay it. 48 hours after the last time I went through, I went online to pay. It wouldn't let me because I was too late - I had until the end of the following day each time. I had to pay £105 in fines. That's fucking ludicrous. No reminder, no warning. I don't know what the signage is like telling you you have until the end of the following day, I assume there must be some but I didn't notice it which implies it's not good enough. Fucking 105 quid. Madness.
You must share the same glasses as your namesake @jimmymelrose as he had the same problem last year. Said he didnt see any information about how or where to pay despite there being signs both before & after the bridge for a good 3 miles.
Yeah, sorry. There is plenty of prominent signage about paying the charge by midnight the next day. I'd probably keep quiet about missing all those signs in case they decide to refer you to the police for driving without due care and attention!
Should have built a crossing further down to spread out the load, Dagenham to Crossness/Thamesmead would have made more sense IMO, and there's lots of distribution centres on both sides of the river there so they could have made them commercial-centric
That sort of clear thinking objectivity will always get you sacked out as an undesirable lunatic from any local or central government body
An East Thames river crossing has been discussed, designed and theorized over for generations There's even undeveloped lands over which the road links to e.g. A2 could be installed
Major contribution to the imposition of Silvertown Tunnel has been RBG (who never looked after the Greenwich or Woolwich foot tunnels properly) the most useful idiot any property developer ever met. With proven history for making up environmental and pollution bullshit as they go along RBG decided that more vehicular traffic capacity across the Thames arriving in its borough wouldn't have any issues for A102/A2 congestion or for air quality. Just the same as they decided no mains power installation would be needed for any cruise ship terminal on the Greenwich shore, cos the ships running their generators 24/7 when tied up wouldn't make any environmental impact! Khan gets all the flack, largely directed from the heinous gutter press and gravy train supping crooks in the former tory government, but RBG play along cheerfully as their own atmosphere becomes more toxic by the day.
Or the exact location of bus stops in relation to the Valley.
If you haven't already done it download the TfL Go app.
When you're next at The Valley open the app and select Buses near you
It will show you all the local bus stops and the times of the next buses on each route. (Only problem is when the 380 and 486 are diverted after matches.)
Or the exact location of bus stops in relation to the Valley.
If you haven't already done it download the TfL Go app.
When you're next at The Valley open the app and select Buses near you
It will show you all the local bus stops and the times of the next buses on each route. (Only problem is when the 380 and 486 are diverted after matches.)
BTW it does the same for anywhere else in London.
What is this witchcraft you speak of ?
Next you will be telling me to get a smart meter for my fuel!
Technology is surely always bad and a capitalist scam 😆😉
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I think the same applies to the signage for the Dart charge. I'm not a moron I don't think, and I am willing to pay the charge. So if I can go through four times and not see the signs, the signs have failed. Just because there's enough of them to not uphold my complaint it doesn't mean they're doing a good enough job.
The Sun has a reading age of 8
The Mirror of 10
The Mail 10-11
The Express 12
The Times 16
It might be wise to assume sign readers, and internet users, have the general capacity of Sun readers and set things out accordingly.
He said he has asked TFL for local residents (Bexley & Bromley) to be exempt like Dartford & Thurrock residents are for the Bridge.
I said I wont hold my breath & that I still think this is discrimination due to the peak charge being one way only.
An East Thames river crossing has been discussed, designed and theorized over for generations
There's even undeveloped lands over which the road links to e.g. A2 could be installed
Major contribution to the imposition of Silvertown Tunnel has been RBG (who never looked after the Greenwich or Woolwich foot tunnels properly) the most useful idiot any property developer ever met. With proven history for making up environmental and pollution bullshit as they go along RBG decided that more vehicular traffic capacity across the Thames arriving in its borough wouldn't have any issues for A102/A2 congestion or for air quality. Just the same as they decided no mains power installation would be needed for any cruise ship terminal on the Greenwich shore, cos the ships running their generators 24/7 when tied up wouldn't make any environmental impact!
Khan gets all the flack, largely directed from the heinous gutter press and gravy train supping crooks in the former tory government, but RBG play along cheerfully as their own atmosphere becomes more toxic by the day.
When you're next at The Valley open the app and select Buses near you
It will show you all the local bus stops and the times of the next buses on each route. (Only problem is when the 380 and 486 are diverted after matches.)
BTW it does the same for anywhere else in London.
Next you will be telling me to get a smart meter for my fuel!
Technology is surely always bad and a capitalist scam 😆😉
But seriously the app is actually quite useful.