Typical public-sector service

[dmini]

I've had this recently with the AA insurance website that lets you order a replacement certificate, but is only available during office hours.

Perhaps they have a person sat at a computer personally answering each web request?

You've worked at the AA recently then? Or was it just a lucky guess?

[Fellman]

Perhaps they have a person sat at a computer personally answering each web request?

Thats exactly how NTL processed one of their early Internet products

[TheMonkey]

Thats exactly how NTL processed one of their early Internet products

Recently replaced by an army of crack smoking monkeys.

[Emperor Dalek]

Thats exactly how NTL processed one of their early Internet products

When the IR (as it was then) launched self-assessment on-line, for the first two years all tax returns submitted on-line were printed out and then manually entered by clerks into the calculation and filing system. That's why there was an error rate of > 30%.

[XLMonkey]

Razor

(thought I'd save Fleetwood the trouble)

[threaded]

Razor

(thought I'd save Fleetwood the trouble)

No, rasor

HTH

[XLMonkey]

No, rasor

HTH

no results

http://www.askoxford.com/results/?vi...r=score%2Cname

...but

http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed...srazor?view=uk

is fine.

hth

[Swamp Thing]

When the IR (as it was then) launched self-assessment on-line, for the first two years all tax returns submitted on-line were printed out and then manually entered by clerks into the calculation and filing system. That's why there was an error rate of > 30%.

Seems most govt sites are like this. The HMRC site was a 'mare last week for all those submitting employer end of year PAYE returns. The whole interface was clunky & took you to places you didn't expect. And that was when the whole thing didn't freeze up on you. I suppose HMRC would say there were too many users filing online up to the last minute - but don't they forecast for this sort of thing and ensure system resources can cope?

[threaded]

no results

http://www.askoxford.com/results/?vi...r=score%2Cname

...but

http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed...srazor?view=uk

is fine.

hth

You managed to find a known fault in the Oxford disctionary.

Well done.

[DaveB]

You managed to find a known fault in the Oxford disctionary.

Well done.

Dictionary

I know it's probably a typo, but if we are going to get pedantic about things we might as well do it properly