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goldenknut
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light bulbs
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Big Daz
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Re: light bulbs
Npower sent out the packages last month to escape a ban on issuing unsolicited bulbs, which came into force yesterday.
About time!!!!!
About time!!!!!
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goldenknut
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Re: light bulbs
I am glad it is over, i have been lucky only had about 50 of them to deliver over the xmas period...but that was bad enough, I know others were hit even harder.
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mydaily
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Re: light bulbs
Does that mean we can't deliver what's still stacked up in yorks? We should be so lucky!
Life's only rosey if you make it that way...... There is life outside of Royal Mail you know!
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TrueBlueTerrier
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Re: light bulbs
Might be worth asking someone - after all don't want to leave ourselves open to prosecutionmydaily wrote:Does that mean we can't deliver what's still stacked up in yorks? We should be so lucky!
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whitemoor66
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It was worth the effort then
I got 55 one day and broke down and cried. The only thing that did make me smile was the poor 739 recipitants rushing out to collect the suprise parcel only to find out they had got some lightbulbs.
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Big Daz
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Re: light bulbs
Energy companies "dodging their responsibilities" say Greens
The Green Party today criticised energy companies for "failing to take their responsibilities seriously."
The Greens' remarks followed media reports that Npower had rushed out 12 million unsolicited low-energy lightbulbs in time to avoid a new ban on doing so, and despite government advice that many unsolicited bulbs would never be used (1).
Npower was facing a fine of more than £40 million, or 10 per cent of its turnover, if it failed to meet its target for home energy-saving improvements under the carbon emissions reduction target scheme.
A Green Party spokesperson told the BBC's One O'Clock News today:
"It's time energy companies really started taking their responsbilities seriously. Dodges like this are inexcusable.
"Scientists say the effects of climate change are already causing 300,000 premature deaths worldwide every year, plus around $125bn of economic damage. Energy companies are in a very special position in that they can make a huge difference."
He added:
"Having said that, governments are in an even more responsible position, and the Labour government has seldom set a very good example. It's hypocritical of the government to criticise Npower when its own targets for the Copenhagen summit were so inadequate."
The Green Party today criticised energy companies for "failing to take their responsibilities seriously."
The Greens' remarks followed media reports that Npower had rushed out 12 million unsolicited low-energy lightbulbs in time to avoid a new ban on doing so, and despite government advice that many unsolicited bulbs would never be used (1).
Npower was facing a fine of more than £40 million, or 10 per cent of its turnover, if it failed to meet its target for home energy-saving improvements under the carbon emissions reduction target scheme.
A Green Party spokesperson told the BBC's One O'Clock News today:
"It's time energy companies really started taking their responsbilities seriously. Dodges like this are inexcusable.
"Scientists say the effects of climate change are already causing 300,000 premature deaths worldwide every year, plus around $125bn of economic damage. Energy companies are in a very special position in that they can make a huge difference."
He added:
"Having said that, governments are in an even more responsible position, and the Labour government has seldom set a very good example. It's hypocritical of the government to criticise Npower when its own targets for the Copenhagen summit were so inadequate."
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tragictramp
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An end to the lightbulbs :-)
just noticed on the bbc news that the government has stopped energy companys sending out unsolicitored lightbulbs, hopefully this will help our daily struggles, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8437778.stm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;, then again i bet we will have to post loft insulation rolls in the future lol
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fishtank
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Re: An end to the lightbulbs :-)
It's actually water saving adapters they have moved on to but at least they fit through the letterbox. 
good times, bad times you know I've had my share