Consumer Focus faces axe in quango cull

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TuxRacer said:

Just another quango that's a waste of time. As said, if its only unique point is a centralised database for TS offices then a few thousand a year should cover that and an umbrella organisation is totally unnecessary.

Good riddance to it.

Its (consumer direct) main point is its staff that offer basic consumer advice. Once its gone you will have to rely on CAB who will be more stretched and less experienced in this type of thing.

Again, just because some of you lot haven't heard of it doesnt mean its not used.

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s3fella said:

Mojooo said:

TuxRacer said:

Just another quango that's a waste of time. As said, if its only unique point is a centralised database for TS offices then a few thousand a year should cover that and an umbrella organisation is totally unnecessary.

Good riddance to it.

Its (consumer direct) main point is its staff that offer basic consumer advice. Once its gone you will have to rely on CAB who will be more stretched and less experienced in this type of thing.

Again, just because some of you lot haven't heard of it doesnt mean its not used.

But 4 pages in, and no one has ever heard of it nor used it!

So where is the loss to the consumer?

I have no doubt millions of people have not heard or used the service

That doest mean there is no loss to the consumer, in many cases it means they will put up with something because they are ill informed.

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tinman0 said:

Mojooo said:

That doest mean there is no loss to the consumer, in many cases it means they will put up with something because they are ill informed.

How's the job hunting going? Bet you can't wait to join the real world again, with a real job.

I don't work for the OFT or CD so my job hasn;t been effected.

I keep telling you consumers WILL be adversley affected but you keep your head in the sand.

Do you run a business?

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ukwill said:

Mojooo said:

tinman0 said:

Mojooo said:

That doest mean there is no loss to the consumer, in many cases it means they will put up with something because they are ill informed.

How's the job hunting going? Bet you can't wait to join the real world again, with a real job.

I don't work for the OFT or CD so my job hasn;t been effected.

I keep telling you consumers WILL be adversley affected but you keep your head in the sand.

Do you run a business?

I'm not quite sure what your angle is. Since this has hit the news, I don't know of anyone that has said "oh christ, and I used them all the time..." (or anything similar). I think thats the general consensus as well.

So what's the problem?

Because I know from experience that CD is used a lot and a valuable tool for many that have used it.

Whilst its there it will be a tool for people to FIND and use if they need it.

What I would say is that if everyone in the country had ehard of them the useage would go through the roof.


Once it becomes part of CAB it wont exist it its current more easily accessible (IMO) state.

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with regard to consumer focus which the subject of this thread is about - i dont think its such an issue that you havent heard of them, i imagine most of the 1.5m people they got money back for from nPower havent heard of them either.

infact i doubt the vast majority of people had even realised they had been taken for a ride. but its OK, businesses can be trusted...

Edited by Mojooo on Saturday 16th October 13:36