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Call Sign August 2011
Former Dial-a-Cab driver, Bob Woodford, writes a regular column for Call Sign from his home in
Languedoc, France...
CALL SIGN EN LA BELLE FRANCE
Rip off Britain!
tomer services trying to get back my money,
only to be told that you have to return to the
Parts 488 and 489...
store that you made your purchase that was
Ever decided to attend an AA DriveTech Speed
in Dumfries, Scotland and I was calling from
Awareness Course instead of accepting an £80
Sutton! Ah well, I guess I will need to make
fine and 3 points on your driving licence? Did
that 800 mile round trip to claim my £6.30
you think it was good value at £97.02? I mean,
after all silly me!
I've been on many courses in my time but
But it can wait as I type these notes I am
they usually last more than 4 hours and pro-
in a bar closer to the Pyrenees, heading off to
vide you with a decent set of course notes,
watch the spectacle that is le Tour de France
instead of the A5 size speed awareness course
on its mountain passes stage. Rip off Britain? I
worksheet which tables 4 questions that you
feel better off out of it at this moment in time!
answer and take home to learn!
C'est dommage!
But do you know what the worst aspect of
my wasted day in Station Road, Shortlands
Where's Woody???
log cabin and decking. The only thing was
was? They didn't even provide us with snacks
that I put my trust in my supplier to honour
Another `Where's Woody' for you. Clue?
and beverages! I deliberately passed by
the advertised deal it was certainly adver-
Sounds like a lot of balls! Answer on page
dozens of coffee bars on my 20 minute walk
tised and in fact was splashed all the way
22...
from Bromley South Station assuming (oh yes)
down the aisle!
that a decent Americano would be waiting for
Because I bought quite a few other items, it
me on arrival. Instead, new arrivals were
didn't register with me that I had been over-
directed towards a vending machine and told
charged and made to pay the full price. The
to "help yourself," but hard cheese if you
penny never dropped until I returned 3 days
didn't have a 20p piece in your pocket! Ah
later and only purchased more of the wood
well, I guess that's what I deserved after being
strainer to discover I was being charged the
trapped speeding recklessly at 34 mph in the
full price until I pointed out the error. I never
Limehouse Link at 2.40am one Sunday morn-
had the receipt from my first visit on me at the
ing silly me!
time, but needless to say that on checking, I
Ever been tempted to go for those buy one,
get one half price offers in Homebase? Well this
had been cheated out of my hard earned cash!
deal seemed perfect for me as I eyed up the
But do you know what was the worst
Bob Woodford (Ex-P49)
wood preserver that would be ideal for my
aspect of my being taken for a ride? I spent a
Saint Genies de Fontedit, Languedoc,
spray gun container to paint the outside of my
fortune on my mobile phone talking to cus-
France
