AVOIDING POINTS ON A DRIVING LICENCE
I received this email today from a friend & not sure if I should post this in here or the Comedy section, as I am not sure if he's pulling my plonker... 
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Avoid points on a Driving Licence!
Only accountants could come up with this one
Pay your fine, but, NO POINTS DEDUCTED, !!
Read on :-
This is how the points get added to your licence:
If you get a fixed penalty notice through the post which also carries
penalty points, the computer system first sends you a demand for the cash.
When you have paid, it then sends a demand to return your licence for
endorsement.
It cannot handle the licence endorsement and the payment at the same time,
And it cannot process the points part of the system until the financial
section is complete.
If you overpay the fixed penalty, it must issue and send a refund cheque for
the overpayment.
Therefore, overpay the fixed penalty by sending a cheque for the full amount
Plus ?1.
The computer will then automatically generate a refund cheque for the
over-payment and send it to you.
###Do not cash this refund cheque - DUMP IT.###
The system then remains 'open' and cannot generate the 'send your licence
For endorsement' demand part of the program.
It does, however, record your payment of the fixed penalty, so it does not
trigger the 'follow-up unpaid fine' stage.
As there is no human intervention, the system will leave you alone, since It
has got your money, which is the primary objective!
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Ok, So how true do you think this is, or should I just go & sit in the corner with a "STUPID" hat on me
...
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--- Ian ---
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Avoid points on a Driving Licence!
Only accountants could come up with this one
Pay your fine, but, NO POINTS DEDUCTED, !!
Read on :-
This is how the points get added to your licence:
If you get a fixed penalty notice through the post which also carries
penalty points, the computer system first sends you a demand for the cash.
When you have paid, it then sends a demand to return your licence for
endorsement.
It cannot handle the licence endorsement and the payment at the same time,
And it cannot process the points part of the system until the financial
section is complete.
If you overpay the fixed penalty, it must issue and send a refund cheque for
the overpayment.
Therefore, overpay the fixed penalty by sending a cheque for the full amount
Plus ?1.
The computer will then automatically generate a refund cheque for the
over-payment and send it to you.
###Do not cash this refund cheque - DUMP IT.###
The system then remains 'open' and cannot generate the 'send your licence
For endorsement' demand part of the program.
It does, however, record your payment of the fixed penalty, so it does not
trigger the 'follow-up unpaid fine' stage.
As there is no human intervention, the system will leave you alone, since It
has got your money, which is the primary objective!
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Ok, So how true do you think this is, or should I just go & sit in the corner with a "STUPID" hat on me
......--- Ian ---
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