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daniel_t May 30th 2025 4:10 am
Overseas voter renewal - trial service
 
Has anybody received an invitation email from their local council? In the email, you're offered 15 quid in return for testing a new digital service for renewing overseas voter registrations.

I think any participation is voluntary.

spouse of scouse May 30th 2025 4:17 am
Re: Overseas voter renewal - trial service
 
Originally Posted by daniel_t (Post 13313177)
Has anybody received an invitation email from their local council? In the email, you're offered 15 quid in return for testing a new digital service for renewing overseas voter registrations.

I think any participation is voluntary.
Does the email ask for your bank details so they can pay the 15 quid? :unsure:

daniel_t May 30th 2025 4:24 am
Re: Overseas voter renewal - trial service
 
Here comes a screenshot of part of the email:

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...32bcd881d8.png

spouse of scouse May 30th 2025 4:59 am
Re: Overseas voter renewal - trial service
 
Originally Posted by daniel_t (Post 13313180)
Here comes a screenshot of part of the email:

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...32bcd881d8.png
Seems legit https://www.gov.uk/government/news/o...rvice-research
As long as you've checked that the email address is kosher, and I'd get it paid into your PayPal account.

Plan B May 31st 2025 2:17 am
Re: Overseas voter renewal - trial service
 
I have received such an invitation which I believed to be genuine. However, having neither a Paypal nor Wise account, I did not submit details. I am surprised that a UK government agency would use either of these services.

philat98 May 31st 2025 2:33 am
Re: Overseas voter renewal - trial service
 
Originally Posted by Plan B (Post 13313255)
I have received such an invitation which I believed to be genuine. However, having neither a Paypal nor Wise account, I did not submit details. I am surprised that a UK government agency would use either of these services.
How can you live without a Wise account?

Pollyana May 31st 2025 5:56 am
Re: Overseas voter renewal - trial service
 
Originally Posted by philat98 (Post 13313259)
How can you live without a Wise account?
Easily! Many of us survive without one :D

philat98 May 31st 2025 6:02 am
Re: Overseas voter renewal - trial service
 
Originally Posted by Pollyana (Post 13313278)
Easily! Many of us survive without one :D
Wise is my only UK bank account. I get my pension paid into it. I dont know of any UK bank account that I can open from Italy.

BuckinghamshireBoy May 31st 2025 6:56 am
Re: Overseas voter renewal - trial service
 
Originally Posted by philat98 (Post 13313279)
Wise is my only UK bank account. I get my pension paid into it. I dont know of any UK bank account that I can open from Italy.
I have my UK and Swiss state pensions paid directly to my Belgian account. Are you not IR85'd in HMRC-speak?


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