£80 fine for not registering.

[Kirkstall Blue]

£80 doesn't pay for the costs of sending people round to check why no-one's registered.

Where we lived a council official always came to collect the electoral forms, he was paid to enforce the law.
I tried every trick to avoid but he came back and read the riot act he had checked and we hadn’t filled the form in.
Stood at the door until it was completed “threatening behaviour” we moved away and now always fill the form in, no one comes round knocking on the door.

 

[Eccles Blue]

You can register to vote but not vote.
However if you don’t register to vote how will they know to collect your rubbish or how many people live in the area for bus service provision, doctors surgeries, dentists, help for the disabled and elderly, plus schools etc?

I don’t understand what you have to hide? Why not register to vote? Am I missing something. I just re-register online every year when the letter drops through my letter box. No one knocks on my door and haven’t done since well before Covid.
It takes two minutes to fill in the form and that’s it for another year.

 

[lancs blue]

You can register to vote but not vote.
However if you don’t register to vote how will they know to collect your rubbish or how many people live in the area for bus service provision, doctors surgeries, dentists, help for the disabled and elderly, plus schools etc?

I don’t understand what you have to hide? Why not register to vote? Am I missing something. I just re-register online every year when the letter drops through my letter box. No one knocks on my door and haven’t done since well before Covid.
It takes two minutes to fill in the form and that’s it for another year.

If your details haven't changed from the previous year you don't need to do anything at all.

 

[Vic]

That is outrageous that they can sell your data

They're selling just your name and address. That's public, and helps to protect electoral fraud. It might in the past have brought in a bit of junk mail but less so now.

Most people wanted their landline to be in the telephone directory, they didn't go ex-directory. Anyone could buy a directory with names, addresses and phone numbers.

It's more suspicious to live in a house where no-one is on the register.

 

[Eccles Blue]

If your details haven't changed from the previous year you don't need to do anything at all.

Well yes but I was just making the point that whichever way you look at it it’s not a chore or a long drawn out out thing. I’m just puzzled as to why people don’t want to do it. :-)

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Conspiracy fruitcakes trust nothing

 

[WRicko]

What is this about ? I am registered to vote but didn’t think you had to as it’s often mentioned when applying for mortgage and I never registered when I was living elsewhere

 

[denislawsbackheel]

What is this about ? I am registered to vote but didn’t think you had to as it’s often mentioned when applying for mortgage and I never registered when I was living elsewhere

Been compulsory since 2001

 

[BTH]

That is outrageous that they can sell your data

As I have gone to great trouble to explain, you can opt out.

The Electoral Register is a public document; you can go into the library and ask to look at it. Always has been. Selling public data is easier for Councils and purchasers, such as political parties and credit check agencies. They're the big buyers - not Mickey Flood who's selling pizzas down the road.

Personally I don't have a Tesco Clubcard. Never have had. They know more about you than the government, yet millions have them and other, similar loyalty cards and if you don't tick that tiny little box they'll sell your data too. Maybe you have one too? So it's hardly outrageous, is it?

 

[dickie davies]

As I have gone to great trouble to explain, you can opt out.

The Electoral Register is a public document; you can go into the library and ask to look at it. Always has been. Selling public data is easier for Councils and purchasers, such as political parties and credit check agencies. They're the big buyers - not Mickey Flood who's selling pizzas down the road.

Personally I don't have a Tesco Clubcard. Never have had. They know more about you than the government, yet millions have them and other, similar loyalty cards and if you don't tick that tiny little box they'll sell your data too. Maybe you have one too? So it's hardly outrageous, is it?

Thanks for this totally pointless post
I've already used the link posted to opt out
And regarding Tesco clubcard, no I don't have one. Got rid over twenty years ago because of the data collection
I remember posting on here about it and no one believed me