Offshore Bore

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Cramped, cliquey, dingy...

...If you're the type who likes to drink in somewhere akin to a dingy, smelly, hallway, then The Offshore Bar is right up your street (or Soi as they say in Thailand). It's another in the cluster of beer bars on Soi 23, just around the corner from the racier Soi Cowboy. The bar is a kind of long thin area with bar stools lining the bar and, because of the lack of space, bench seats with small tables placed behind - leaving a small corridor between to allow passage. This means that, if you're on the bench seats, it's difficult to talk to whoever you're with because you'll be sitting in a row, rather than around a table. I don't know why I wrote "if" you're on the bench seats, because if you go in here - you will be. And you'll be staring right into the backs of the stool-holders. The stools are always occupied by the regulars; they ought...

stravaig 14.02.2001 (23.08.2007) · Read review
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Taxing your vehicle the easy way

Advantages: Quick, easy all you need to do is pay!
Disadvantages: All your paperwork needs to be in order

...Yes, I know, it is a bind having to pay your Road Tax every year and I hate it as much as the next person but now that you can do it online much of the pain is taken out of the exercise. If you doubt that I really can promise you it is by far the easiest way I have ever renewed my car tax and I can't see me ever going back to queuing again at the Post Office! If you own a car the next time your renewal notice drops through your letterbox you will see in large letters on the right hand side that you can now relicense online (or tell the DVLA that your vehicle is off the road). Not only do they make it clear that you can use this service they also give you, in very bold print, the reference number you need to use in order to do that. They list the web address for you and a telephone number to use if you want to do it by phone...

laramax 17.02.2007 · Read review
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Road tax the evils of the all knowing computer

Advantages: simple and quick
Disadvantages: doesnt alway work out that way

...So today I had to call my former work place again to see if my tax disc had been delivered to them, and after I spoke to my old workmates and the DVLA themselves I decided it was time to tell other people about the terrible service I have recieved from the DVLA. As happens to many people I didn't have chance to go to the Post Office when my road tax was coming up for renewal, so Iogged on and used their website. The process itself is simple, you need the 16 digit reference they send you through the post, the car must also be insured and have a valid new style MOT. Got those ok next you have to enter the 16 digit number and your car registration number, they use these to check that you are taxing the right car. Finally once they have confirmed that the car is insured and MOT'ed you get to choose which Tax option you want 6 or 12...

scuba_angel 28.03.2007 (09.05.2007) · Read review
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tax the easy way

Advantages: quick no waiting in queues
Disadvantages: none

...Yes, it was that time of year again for me, my tax needed renewing. a month after Christmas as well that was all I needed. I must say though that the DVLA have got onto a good idea here, renewing online.....YES, no more standing in the dreaded post office queue for an hour at the same time as everyone else getting their tax. So how does it work, well first wait for your reminder to pop thrrough the post which is usually 14 days before renewal and on the right hand side of the leeter in big bold black writting is "Relicense or SORN online or by phone and a 16 digit refernce number which must be quoted. Of course you can still go to the local post office if you wish and details are on the form telling you what to do. The website itself was very easy to navigate : www.direct.gov.uk/taxdisc takes you straight to where you need to be...

STELAINE 01.02.2008 · Read review
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THE ROBIN HOOD TAX THAT PISSES ME OFF

Advantages: It could be higher
Disadvantages: Everything else

...Few things in life are guaranteed to irritate me more than when my annual council tax bill drops through the door. We live, of course, in a mutually supportive society where we all pay our little contributions to the community, and whilst we may or may not take out what we put in, there is little point in trying to avoid it. That aside, I think that the current Council Taxation system employed in this country is grossly inefficient, and grossly unfair. This opinion is a two-part beast – the first bit looks at the facts the second but is more of a review of my thoughts. WHAT IS COUNCIL TAX? Your council tax is an annual bill calculated using budget forecasts provided by your local councils (county, parish, borough etc) and your local police authority. Your council tax goes towards all those services managed and/or operated by...

LostWitness 30.05.2002 · Read review
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Car Tax - What's it all about ?

Advantages: Allows you to use your car on road
Disadvantages: you can't have a large car

...Tax, tax, tax, tax ooooooooooh noooooooo I hear you all saying ! I'll try not to be too long with my rant. Car tax or road tax used to be charged to maintain the roads for the vehicles that use it, it seems these days that the requirement has changed. The government seem to be focusing on reducing congestion by taxing us more and creating bands according to emission levels, since when has road maintenance got to do with emissions ? I don't know about you but I'm getting sick of hearing about it. The latest announcement by the Liberal Democrats on the 19th has fuelled me to post this, they plan on charging high emission vehicles £2000 road tax ! what the hell has that got to with road maintenance ? Why do we pay for road tax ? I have searched everywhere and can't find official figures and reason for charging what we are...

lostsworld 23.05.2006 · Read review
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Taxing car is simple and easy!

Advantages: no queing up!
Disadvantages: none.

...This is a very good way to tax your car. Very Efficient service to use. It has a very useful website with simple to use features. All you need is your reference number on your reminder form or your reference on your registration document(Log book). The website indicates and demonstrate's where you find the numbers you require, So you dont need to read through every word,page etc to find it!. It takes up 5 working day's to recieve your new tax disc. You can also declare your car off the road, Without having to fill a sorn form and que for ages in that busy post office!. There is a contact number provided on the website, If you were to have any prob's whilst online with your application, which is a comfort. You can make your payment when it is finalised by various methods, If you use your debit card you will not be charged, but...

Jayne27 31.01.2008 · Read review
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Theyre off their Rockers! Council Tax!

Advantages: None other than I dont get taken to court
Disadvantages: Theyre taking me to court for their mistake

...deposit again. Council Tax ----------- When we moved the council transferred our council tax over to the new property, no problem. We continued to pay and we never had any dispute. Council Tax is a tax used for things like Police, Fire, ambulances, Education which i really dont have a problem with. Every householder in the country pays a set amount of tax either paid monthly, yearly or quarterly . The amount you pay is down to your council. Now in temporary accomodation we paid this no probs. Then in April we got our new bill. It was around £700... then we had a discount of around 25% as I was a student. The 25% discount is given for various reasons either to students or people living alone. Also you can claim housing benefit for people who cant afford to pay the full amount. The Problem ----------- As I had a bit of spare...

studentpro 30.10.2003 · Read review
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Ignorant Council Tax Staff

Advantages: Que?
Disadvantages: Idiots who work there

...I just had to put these emails I have sent today to my local council on here as my anger is paramount and after reading some other reviews I can see I am not alone: Dear Sir/Madam I am writing to express my concerns about your service and the difficulty both I and my partner have had getting hold of someone, not only solve the problems I am having with your office at the moment, but also to even begin the account for our council tax when we first moved into the property in May of last year. As I work full time and my telephone access is limited, I sent an email to yourselves requesting that an account be set up in mine and my partner's names for the address **** from the 3rd May 2004 to 21st November 2004. I received an automated response stating that there would be a delay in your replying to my request. Six weeks later, I...

Trouble22 11.01.2005 · Read review
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Lagaan - Tax

Advantages: Story, Performances, Music
Disadvantages: None for me

...Lagaan was released in 2001 and is one of the biggest blockbusters in Indian Cinema, the movie is all about at the time of British rule in India in 1893. It is based on Cricket but the reason for cricket is because of Lagaan(Tax). Cricket match between the Villagers of Champaner village & British officers who were responsible of collecting tax from that region. Cast : Aamir Khan (As Bhuvan) Gracy Singh (As Gauri) Paul Blackthorne (As Captain Russell) Rachel Shelley (As Elizabeth) Raj Jutshi, Raghubir Yadav, Aditya Lakhia, Yashpal Sharma, Amin Hajee etc playing the roles of ( Bhura, kachra, ismail, Lakha, Goli etc the part of the cricket team for champaner village) Music : A R Rahman Produced by : Aamir Khan Directed by : Ashutosh Gowariker. Plot : The movie starts with the voice of Amitabh Bachchan who is...

majeedkazi 24.04.2008 · Read review
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