05-04-13, 09:01 AM
Well known scam that mate there are a LOT of fake government sites and many that charge you for things that are free i.e. European Health Card which is free to UK citizens!
There are a few tricks you can use to sort out the fake ones: -
1. Dont just use the first link that your search engine gives you!
2. Go to the MAIN government website for each department i.e. car/bike tax go to DVLA and then use the links.
3. Look at the address bar and check what's following http:// as these will be very different from the name of the site if its a fake.
4. If your paying on line look in the address bar and make sure the address is preceded by https:// the S is VERY important no S DONT enter your details it's not secure and fake!
There are probably many more but so far these have worked for me.
There are a few tricks you can use to sort out the fake ones: -
1. Dont just use the first link that your search engine gives you!
2. Go to the MAIN government website for each department i.e. car/bike tax go to DVLA and then use the links.
3. Look at the address bar and check what's following http:// as these will be very different from the name of the site if its a fake.
4. If your paying on line look in the address bar and make sure the address is preceded by https:// the S is VERY important no S DONT enter your details it's not secure and fake!
There are probably many more but so far these have worked for me.
Later