tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post924086687740988575..comments2024-03-11T17:08:07.679+01:00Comments on Sicily Scene: A BUREAUCRATIC BARRIERWelshcakes Limoncellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-58850614380374748152007-03-23T21:25:00.000+01:002007-03-23T21:25:00.000+01:00Hi, janejill. I didn't know it could be as bad in...Hi, janejill. I didn't know it could be as bad in Spain! And denying cash off a Brit debit card abroad - oh, no!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-25766689935450344432007-03-23T01:25:00.000+01:002007-03-23T01:25:00.000+01:00I really sympathise - we had a similar problem in ...I really sympathise - we had a similar problem in Spain - our phone and electricity bill could only be paid in to certain banks at certain times and on specified days; we were living up in the mountain and got pretty fed up when we arrived at the wrong time or the wrong bank. there was no chance of persuading them either. I am now finding the UK is fading too - I have been told that, due to "fraud" it is fairly likely I will be denied cash from my Debit Card when I am abroad!.Janejillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11364478597973105943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-9913040987387262952007-03-21T21:23:00.000+01:002007-03-21T21:23:00.000+01:00James, you have a point there! Delicolor, I didn't...James, you have a point there! Delicolor, I didn't know that. Judy, the landlord is as stunned as I am! Will be posting on this later or tomorrow. Gary, there's USA enterprise for you! They don't like credit cards here much, either, though! Thanks, Lee, for the empathy! Jmb, yes, I gather the tax laws are an even worse nightmare. No, didn't have to wait - I am usually the only person in that bank! Liz, yes, I probably would believe it, now! Well, they tell us these things are for our benefit.... WW: no, you are apparently not allowed to set up an s.o. on another person's account either! [You can for utility bills - at the moment!] Irenula, ha ragione- una laurea d'italiano non basta!Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-89049721876055894352007-03-21T19:27:00.000+01:002007-03-21T19:27:00.000+01:00We can still pay rent into our landlords account. ...We can still pay rent into our landlords account. But it wouldn't surprise me if German's changed that. Life is not getting easier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-3621908373983002752007-03-21T18:16:00.000+01:002007-03-21T18:16:00.000+01:00Lo dico sempre: per comprendere a fondo la nostra ...Lo dico sempre: per comprendere a fondo la nostra buracrazia ci vuole una laurea in psichiatria (e fa' anche rima).IrenuLahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569271454207855202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-10608090143202443082007-03-21T15:56:00.000+01:002007-03-21T15:56:00.000+01:00Do you mean it's now cash only transactions? Could...Do you mean it's now cash only transactions? Couldn't you simply set up a standing order?Whispering Wallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410656699815679312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-45506326823922019362007-03-21T10:05:00.000+01:002007-03-21T10:05:00.000+01:00I joined a pension scheme. It involved about £15 a...I joined a pension scheme. It involved about £15 a month (I'm going to live it up when I retire!!) and you would not believe the money-laundering checks I had to go through )or maybe you would, living with Sicilian bureaucracy). The number of documents they wanted, then returned saying it wasn't adequate and they needed something else. <BR/><BR/>But that is crazy! And so inconvenient. All these systems are supposed to be for our benefit - aren't they?Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-64144745976731124272007-03-21T07:37:00.000+01:002007-03-21T07:37:00.000+01:00Ah the beaurocracy of Italy. My daughter's father...Ah the beaurocracy of Italy. My daughter's father in law is an accountant (commercialista not ragioniere)and complains bitterly about constant changes to the tax laws with no notice to anyone.<BR/><BR/>Did you have to wait in a long line to be told that? <BR/>jmbjmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563252743976699923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-85311032358987039132007-03-21T04:51:00.000+01:002007-03-21T04:51:00.000+01:00How bloody frustrating! I would have been very an...How bloody frustrating! I would have been very annoyed too, to say the least!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-18846890094069773752007-03-21T00:39:00.000+01:002007-03-21T00:39:00.000+01:00In the USA, I would start a new company to process...In the USA, I would start a new company to process tenant payments to landlords via credit card :-)Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05304874432675082702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-68618683078174508112007-03-20T22:32:00.000+01:002007-03-20T22:32:00.000+01:00What a bummer. I'm sure your landlord isn't going ...What a bummer. I'm sure your landlord isn't going to be pleased about the new law either... now he'll have to get your rent and take it to the bank himself. Oy vey!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335026948607722749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-83038557248879225562007-03-20T22:17:00.000+01:002007-03-20T22:17:00.000+01:00THe money laundering regulations in the UK are bec...THe money laundering regulations in the UK are becoming a right pain in the backside, certainly for changing signatories on society bank accounts.Shadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777836927500400430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26674022.post-60761218781884764372007-03-20T20:46:00.000+01:002007-03-20T20:46:00.000+01:00With the greatest of respect, Welshcakes, you pers...With the greatest of respect, Welshcakes, you persist in living in a country noted for its cuisine but not for its bureaucratic logic. It's sudden moves can take the breath away.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com