davewh100 Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 well it's not very often i get scammed i can tell you I've not fished for four years, some of the old boys i shoot with have a strech of river with trout and grayling in, and keep getting invited to go with them so went on line and paid the £45 didn't think mutch about it till my mate said did you get a rod licence i said yes and carnt believe how mutch they had gone up he says what £30 I said no 45 when I checked it out there's a 3rd party nothing to do with e.a they take your £45 send your details to the e.a and keep £15 in fairness it's my fault for not checking first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 I saw those third party websites when I recently obtained my licence online. Thankfully I avoided them and paid my £20 (OAP rate) to the Government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewh100 Posted June 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 yeah I'm well p**t of my fault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 This sort of thing should be outlawed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewh100 Posted June 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 26 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: This sort of thing should be outlawed! the bloke i spoke to at the e.a said that company pay a lot of money to Google to be at the top of the page when searching said they make a fortune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 23 minutes ago, davewh100 said: the bloke i spoke to at the e.a said that company pay a lot of money to Google to be at the top of the page when searching said they make a fortune Yup, this is how it happens. People need to be aware of it, so it's worth spreading the word. Facebook, Twitter, whatever. It's a really mean-spirited thing to make money out of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 I managed to do that when applying for a Canadian visa and paid 50 over the odds - Well chuffed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 I have mine direct debit every year...it just arrives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge911 Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 yep my mate fell for the same . he googled rod licence and the first site "rod licence . co .uk " came up top of the list so he ordered from them at £45 which as said by O/P £15 over the top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 (edited) Google must have changed the search, the .gov website is the first to appear on my google. And rod licence .co .uk doesn't even appear. Edited June 1, 2018 by Newbie to this So the website doesn't show as a link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 7 hours ago, davewh100 said: well it's not very often i get scammed i can tell you I've not fished for four years, some of the old boys i shoot with have a strech of river with trout and grayling in, and keep getting invited to go with them so went on line and paid the £45 didn't think mutch about it till my mate said did you get a rod licence i said yes and carnt believe how mutch they had gone up he says what £30 I said no 45 when I checked it out there's a 3rd party nothing to do with e.a they take your £45 send your details to the e.a and keep £15 in fairness it's my fault for not checking first Oops!! Last time I got one I went to Post office, might well have gone on line next time as p/o isn't there now, bunch of...... Viking king knut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveboy Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 They do the same thing with passports, Visas and E111 forms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 did mine at the post office. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 On 01/06/2018 at 13:40, Newbie to this said: Google must have changed the search, the .gov website is the first to appear on my google. And rod licence .co .uk doesn't even appear. It's now 'www.onlinefishinglicences.co.uk' and they're still charging £45 for the senior. My google search now looks like this... .gov.uk is second and the correct price, but plenty of people won't get that far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 1 hour ago, chrisjpainter said: It's now 'www.onlinefishinglicences.co.uk' and they're still charging £45 for the senior. My google search now looks like this... .gov.uk is second and the correct price, but plenty of people won't get that far I see the problem, I'm using an add blocker, so the top one which is an add is blocked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 An ad blocker ye say? pray tell, what be this devilment? How might a lowly technophobe such as I procure this wizardry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 Mine is an android app called 'Add blocker for Samsung browser' and it acts as a browser extension. Not sure about other platforms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooder Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 On 01/06/2018 at 09:10, davewh100 said: well it's not very often i get scammed i can tell you I've not fished for four years, some of the old boys i shoot with have a strech of river with trout and grayling in, and keep getting invited to go with them so went on line and paid the £45 didn't think mutch about it till my mate said did you get a rod licence i said yes and carnt believe how mutch they had gone up he says what £30 I said no 45 when I checked it out there's a 3rd party nothing to do with e.a they take your £45 send your details to the e.a and keep £15 in fairness it's my fault for not checking first nearly did that myself on Friday, near same situation not been for a few years, but I noticed the GOV UK site below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 My wife nearly fell for a simalar thing when buying my son a provisional license Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted July 4, 2018 Report Share Posted July 4, 2018 yep - best mate fell for it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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