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| Thread ID: 87588 | 2008-02-27 02:47:00 | Fairgo Tonight | Trev (427) | PC World Chat |
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| 644013 | 2008-02-27 08:12:00 | Nope. Being advertised as Ihug. :) They are using the ihug brand to their advantage. The Fairgo story made it sound like Vodafone had recently taken ihug over, and were sorting out the problems with the ihug business, so the story made it appear that they were distancing themselves slightly from the ihug brand. However Vodafone has owned ihug for ages, and it is just a brand name for Vodafones internet service, like Xtra is a brand name for telecom. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 644014 | 2008-02-27 10:43:00 | There's also something about someone driving off after refilling his car, only to find he had forgotten to take the pump out. :D (I saw that, it was at Shell Papakura :)) what was the story about that? how did that get to fair go? he better not be disputing the repair bill |
motorbyclist (188) | ||
| 644015 | 2008-02-27 19:19:00 | Id be interested in hearing what it was about / how it went also? | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 644016 | 2008-02-27 19:36:00 | I don't understand the driving off with the hose still in the car thing. In every garage I use you can't pay the bill until the delivery hose is back in the pump. Does that mean that people who drive off like that haven't paid for their fuel? |
dvm (6543) | ||
| 644017 | 2008-02-27 19:36:00 | Go here to see it. tvnzondemand.co.nz :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 644018 | 2008-02-27 19:41:00 | what was the story about that? how did that get to fair go? he better not be disputing the repair bill A woman drove off with the nozzle still in her car and was billed for the damage many months later, nine months I think it was. I missed part of it so I'm not sure why she disputed it, whether it was because of the delay or because the amount was $360 and other service stations don't bill for amounts under $500 as their insurance covers it. There was also an even longer delay before they "considered" her appeal which she lost. Apart from that I don't know what the fuss was about. People who drive off with the nozzle still in their car are idiots. :rolleyes: |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 644019 | 2008-02-27 19:45:00 | I don't understand the driving off with the hose still in the car thing. In every garage I use you can't pay the bill until the delivery hose is back in the pump. Does that mean that people who drive off like that haven't paid for their fuel? That's what I thought but I'm wondering whether these instances are at prepay pumps. They said that Shell and Caltex recorded around 1000 instances of breakaways in 2007, and over at BP they reported more than 700 last year which is a huge number. |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 644020 | 2008-02-27 19:47:00 | Apart from that I don't know what the fuss was about. People who drive off with the nozzle still in their car are idiots. :rolleyes: And a thief because as dvm said, you can't pay for your fuel until the nozzle has been put back in the pump slot. The POS terminals at petrol stations won't allow the sale to go through. Unless the sales person just takes the cash when no change is needed or they used EFTPOS at the pump. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 644021 | 2008-02-27 20:12:00 | And a thief because as dvm said, you can't pay for your fuel until the nozzle has been put back in the pump slot. The POS terminals at petrol stations won't allow the sale to go through. Unless the sales person just takes the cash when no change is needed or they used EFTPOS at the pump. Good point. I was thinking that maybe most of the incidents were at prepay by absent-minded/idiot drivers. Because it is all done at the pump they think they have paid so off they go. :rolleyes: |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 644022 | 2008-02-27 20:15:00 | Retired Cromwell couple Winifred and Allan Cleaver have had a stressful year, because Winifred is recovering from cancer. The last thing they needed was stress with their phone and internet. They approached Ihug for a phone and broadband package, but Ihug turned them down because of a credit issue. The Cleavers were mystified because they know their credit record is impeccable. Then things got a bit complicated. They got a letter from Ihug, saying they'd been signed up. Then things got a bit more complicated. There was some sort of mix-up, and the Cleavers' phone was cut off. Remember, Win has cancer, and she needs the phone for keeping in touch with the hospital. Then things got really complicated. Another letter arrived from Ihug, with a very large surprise - a $209 overdue bill, and a threat to send it to the debt collectors! We approached Ihug - who are now owned by Vodafone. They were hugely embarrassed, and leaped to apologise to the Cleavers, reimburse the reconnection fee, cancel the bill and the debt collectors, and make sure the Cleavers' credit record is OK. Plus they've given the Cleavers a year's free broadband. Nice result. |
pctek (84) | ||
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