Catcha twenty two...

Friggin' personalised plates!
I got my roadworthy, received the signed transfer papers mailed back from
the seller, withdrew $150 and fronted up to Qld Transport.
"I want to transfer the rego"
"Hmmm.. it's got a personal-plate; you'll have to take it off"
"No worries; I don't want it"
"We can't transfer the rego without a numberplate"
"OK; just issue me a new plate then. I'm happy to pay the $19.80"
"I can't issue you a plate; the bike's not in your name"
"OK transfer the bike into my name; here's the completed signed forms..."
"We can't transfer the rego without a numberplate"
Too late I see the trap.. "Can't we just transfer it with the current
plate and then, once it's in my name, issue the new plate?"
"Can't. The current plate doesn't belong to you....". "You'll have to
take the personalised plate off and mail it back to the seller. He'll have
to take it to his local Transport office and have a standard plate issued,
and then mail it back to you. Then you can bring it in and transfer it..."
"He lives 250km away and that's probably going to take 2 weeks; can I ride
the bike during this time?"
"No; it won't have a numberplate"
"It's registered and all legal but I can't ride it.... Can I have some
sort of temporary plate?"
"No."

"OK, OK... can I just cancel the rego and start from scratch?"
"No".... "The rego's not in your name so you can't cancel it."

"What if i just ride it around until the current rego lapses and then bring
it in.... Would I be able to register it in my name then?"
"Yes.. No problem"

"Look; could you please write 'sighted 16/7/04' and your initials on this
form to prove that at least I tried?"
And to her credit; she did!

 

hehe, sounds like the fun I've been having with Telstra Cuntrywide


ring ring, just calling to see if you are on the best plan available


me. Yep, I'm in ISDN, so there are no options, only 1 plan available


them. Yes, you are right, one plan... can we help you with anything else?

click br brr brrr brrrr

 

I've mentioned before the problem I had with Bigpond cable.
They billed me $120 that I disputed and each time I rang up (and waited
90mins in the queue) they'd say "OK I've fixed that up", and the next bill
would come with it still owing....

I gave up with the phone queues and tried sending them an email from their
website (because you couldn't find out their email address). I received a
response from a third-party auditing firm asking me if my problem was
handled satisfactorily but I never got an actual response from Bigpond.

So I adopted the Mountain to Mohammed theory and just purposly underpaid
all my subsequent bills by excactly the disputed amount.
After 18 months I finally received a threatening letter from their
debt-recovery person but I had a NAME... a real live person I could talk
to!
I immediately rang her up, explained the situation and got an assurance
that the debt would be cleared and everything would be OK so I went home
very pleased with myself....... to find that my userid had been
disconnected!

(and yes; it was Friday arvo and I couldn't get it reconnected until the
Monday!)

 

that harlious cos you work for them.......
it happen to me a couple of weeks ago with Primus......and I work for
them!!!


sacking by stelth.....you get so pissed off with them, you leave

Marty

 

~
Yep... and I couldn't even get through to them internally either!
It certainly cuts down your faults statistics if you just make yourself
completely uncontactable ......
Clem

 

when they call, put them throught the same hoops



press 1 for Steve
press 2 for Julie
etc

or just stop paying the bastards. Eventually you get to talk to a human.


I melb a few years ago, when we were moving south we used the toll road with 2 cars. Wrote down the number to call to pay by credit
card. I rang them from my mobile and got that goddamm voice recognition system.

It was going to cost me more in call costs than the fine for not paying, as I had 2 cars to process. So 30 seconds into the call I
answered every question with **** YOU

I promptly got transferred to a human and paid the toll in less than a minute

 

Between our recent dealings with Optus, Telstra, Swann and Queensland
Transport, you'd think we must have dealt with every company drone there is!

But alas, I'm sure that we'll dig up some more. There must be a special
school somewhere that produces them.

--
Cheers
Dave (Mojo67)
FZR600 >> ZX6R >> ??? Brisbane
http://users.bigpond.net.au/mojo67/mojo67.htm
I used to never be able to finish anything but now I

 

aus.moto

Nev..
'03 ZX12R

 

That's the same reason I gave them the arse. Three months in a row, my
account was cancelled, my website deleted from their server, I phoned,
disputed, got the "OK I've fixed that up", and the next month, the
account was cancelled, my website deleted, etc....

I asked them why they didn't e-mail me prior to cancelling and the
answer was; "We sent you a letter..." Australia's biggest electronic
communications company sends people letters...WTF?

Do what I do. Just keep saying "Operator" and you'll be transferred
somewhere (last time I was transferred to the promotions department)
and they'll transfer you to the department you want. No queues.

Doug Cox.
Work to ride, Ride to work...
http://toosmoky.d2.net.au

 

Some systems terminate the call if you swear at the computer...

Doug Cox.
Work to ride, Ride to work...
http://toosmoky.d2.net.au

 

Make something idiot-proof and nature responds with a higher class of
idiot...

Doug Cox.
Work to ride, Ride to work...
http://toosmoky.d2.net.au

 

That 'KNOBO' plate must really be annoying you ... I meant,
it's spelt wrong (and it's tautological on an R GS!)

-----sharks

 

Ha ha; at least I can feel some consolation with Bigpond now!
Clem

 

Computers are easliy offended.

 

Potatopotatopotato

Postman Pat

 

LOL
and youre our leader

mh

 

with 2 cars. Wrote down the number to call to pay by credit

as I had 2 cars to process. So 30 seconds into the call I

minute

Same thing happened to me when I thought I called up city link for the bike.
After about 15 mins of me saying my bike's 2 letter 3 number licence thing
and getting back a 3 letter 3 number response it transferred me to a human
who said that bikes don't have to pay...

TB

 

I had simular problem when I first got cable connected in early 2000, I
got a bill for $300+ in about October, When I rang about it I was told that
I hadn't payed for the connection or Mthly bills since connection, I told
them that If they sent me a bill I would pay it, as I hadn't seen a bill
since I had the cable connected. They allowed me to pay it off as I went.
And I work for them too!!

 

I find it annoying & funny at the same time when you ring Tech Support &
get some git who treats you like some braindead numbscull (The annoying
bit), Then I start talking teck speak to them & they lose the plot because
you've just upset there way of thinking. lol. (The funny bit).

 

The computer was doing ok till it asked you to spell your name...

Nev..
'03 ZX12R