Shaggy

Ok - I know this isn't specifically about ED but it may be of interest to locals who hail from up North. Anyone had a proplem with the fast ticket machines at London Kings Cross? Mme Shaggy and I are spending the weekend in Yorkshire. I got relatively cheap tickets. So I turn up half an hour early, put my card in the machine and type in the reservation code. It claims it is going to print me out nine tickets. Nine tickets for two returns? It prints me out seven. I go to the real, live ticket office. I tell them that only seven tickets have printed. The spotty, porky oaf examines my tickets and says 'you have two missing.' The oxygen-thief walks over to the machine comes back and say 'no, they arent there. You have to buy another ticket.' After I have bullied him and given him the full treatment, he tells me that there is really nothing he can do and he is the supervisor. And I believe him. So quite simply when the GNER machines don't work their customer services response is 'tough.' I know I am not alone in this as a the exact same thing hapened to another customer while I was there. Her ticket was worth 200 pounds though. She left screaming. Has anyone else had the same experience with GNER? I plan to build up a file of poor service to send to their customer services team and certain members of the consumer press. I'm looking for refunds and heads on poles.

Marmora Man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Shaggy Wrote: > > > > > Once the 0% deal goes don't even *think* about > > using Foxtons AND another estate agent. > Foxton's > > contract states that they are entitled to their > > cut on sale, NOT if THEY make the sale. That > means > > that if the other estate agent sells your > > property, Foxtons will still come after you for > > their commission. You end up paying twice over. > > This practice is a well established custom of all > Estate Agents - not just Foxtons. The commission > is usually less if it's a multi agent deal. > > Moral - if you don't like to pay commission don't > use them to sell your property. With the > proliferation of websites, e-bay, YouTube, this > forum I am sure the majority of sensible people > could cobble together the necessary details, a > couple of photographs to market their property and > save themselves ?6,000 on the average ?300,000 > house / flat sale in ED. Quite true, it is. Foxtons are more aggressive than others about imposing it though, as is therr right. An Icelandic couple a couple of years ago tried to test the rule and fought it all the way to the Court of Appeal. They lost and were refused permission to appeal to the Lords.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I also got the 0% offer letter. I guess there is > nothing to lose by taking up this offer, as long > as you put it on with another agent too. Otherwise > you may find that they are much more interested in > selling someone else's property which they WILL be > earning commission on. Once the 0% deal goes don't even *think* about using Foxtons AND another estate agent. Foxton's contract states that they are entitled to their cut on sale, NOT if THEY make the sale. That means that if the other estate agent sells your property, Foxtons will still come after you for their commission. You end up paying twice over.

peckhamboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And maybe WHSmith instead of the stationers, and a > branch of Fortnum & Mason instead of ED Deli? But > what we're really lacking is a nice > Wetherspoons... Yeagh - right on Peckham Boy. How come Peckam gets all the cool stuff, like the Woolworths, the Argos and the Maccy D's? I say the police staton should get turned into a huge Moon Under the Water.

I bet he heard that the White Stuff was defo going to open up on Lordship Lane, and decided that it was the only way out.

Macdonalds drive though?

I think what Lordship Lane really needs is a Virgin Records or an HMV - and wouldn't it be fab if Books Etc. took over that scruffy shop at the top of the street?

Sorry - that post above was me. Monkey has been using my laptop..

Any suggestions?

God - has anyone here chekced out Whateley Road? Potatopeople-arama!

Armed robberies happen across London all the time. Italian restaurants opening up in the area are much rarer, and would look better on a thread entitled ``Gosh, aren't there lots of armed robberies going on!''

Back to more important things - has that Italian opened yet?

Well that's an improvement. Last time I went there, I had no "hello" or "goodbye" let alone any smile.

What a gorgeous cat. I will keep my eyes peeled for her. You could try and contact Battersea Dogs and Cats Home as they run a lost & found service. http://www.dogshome.org/ Also the lovely ladies from the RSPCA London South East might be able to put a note on their website and spread the word. http://www.rspca-london-se.org.uk/ I think you should also tell the vets in the area to keep their eyes opened for her as well (in case someone decides to "adopt" her...). I know my vet (http://www.brockwellvets.co.uk/) also puts notices in his window for lost cats. It would be a good way to "reach out" to all his customers. Good luck and keep us posted.

Now spring is here, I started my vespa up this morning, and discovered the battery is flat. I also decided to check the MOT cert, and found out it expires tomorrow... There are a million garages in the area and a million scooters. Does anyone know anywhere within rolling distance of Lordship Lane that can a)charge my battery and b) sort out my MOT. Thanks

Hi there. Can anyone recommend a newsagent that does reliable early morning (by 7am latest) deliveries, and doesn't mangle the paper as it gets shoved though the letterbox?