Monday, 1st December 2008

News from the Jersey Evening Post

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Fair Play: GST exemptions part and parcel of the post office

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THE issue of GST is never very far from the Fair Play column, and judging by the number of calls we receive, confusion is set to reign for some time to come.

Fair Play: Thomsonfly and the tale of a dog

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THOMSONFLY may be cheap, but one local couple found that their dealings with the company were less than cheerful.

Fair Play: EasyJet and long wait for a baggage claim

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MOST people would agree that waiting for nearly a year to get a compensation claim for damaged luggage to be sorted out is rather a long time.

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Even with PayPal you should check the seller’s credentials

LOTS of Islanders enjoy buying and selling on eBay, the internet auction site, but sometimes, in spite of all the checks and security measures in place, things can go wrong.

Watch out for the cashpoint gangs

AN Islander is warning Islanders who visit London to be on their guard when using cash machines, after having £12,000 stolen following a recent trip there.

Baggage charges that strike a discordant note

WE know Fair Play readers like a little brainteaser, so see if you can answer this simple question: When is a musical instrument not a musical instrument?

It’s GST from the cradle to the grave

ISLANDERS now know all too well that very few things we buy are exempt from the dreaded GST.

Driven to the last resort by developer’s lack of progress

RESIDENTS of the Le Coin Farm development are at the end of their tether after years of trying to get complaints about the site sorted out by local developers Venco Ltd.

Pumping up the special offers

SINCE regulations to prevent petrol stations using misleading petrol price signs were brought in last month we have been keeping an eye on garage forecourts to see if everyone has been abiding by the new rules.