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Date: 2nd December 1999
Service: CEEFAX
Region: EAST
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC1
Current Page: 627
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P627 CEEFAX 1 627 Thu 02 Dec 19:21/50 ————————————————————————————— WATCHDOG WITH ANNE ROBINSON ——————————————————————— 1/11PENSIONS The State Earnings Related Pension Scheme was introduced in 1978. It enabled pensioners to pay into a schemewhich promised an addition to the basicpension, and when one partner dies, theother continues to receive the SERPS payment in full. However, if one partner dies after 6 April 2000, SERPS payment to the surviving partner will be halved, reducing the pension by as much as £60 a week. Social Security changed the rules for SERPS in 1986. BBC1 601BBC2 602ITV 603Ch4 604Front page 100Sport 300Weather 400Hol Guide Holiday Back-up Index
P627 CEEFAX 1 627 Thu 02 Dec 19:21/15 ————————————————————————————— WATCHDOG WITH ANNE ROBINSON ——————————————————————— 2/11PENSIONS (cont) In theory, people would have had 14 years to make alternative arrangements,but the Conservativ Government at the time didn't tell anyone about the changes. In fact, not even the DSS seemed to know that some pensioners stood to lose up to £60 a week. Ron Rymer had made careful plans in the1980s, to make sure his wife would be comfortable if he was to die first. He was repeatedly told by the DSS that shewould receive all his SERPS, but in March he discovered this had changed. BBC1 601BBC2 602ITV 603Ch4 604Front page 100Sport 300Weather 400Hol Guide Holiday Back-up Index
P627 CEEFAX 1 627 Thu 02 Dec 19:20/01 ————————————————————————————— WATCHDOG +ITH ANNE ROBINSON ——————————————————————— 10/11VEHICLE DATA CHECK (cont) All ten companies said there was no problem with the bike. Thesj companies can only be as accurateas the information they are given. They get it from credit reference agencies which have access to information from the police national computer, insurance companies and the DVLA. This information SHOULD be updated regularly. However, the system has its limitations. If, as in the caseof Tanya's motorbike, an investigation is in progress, the police computer will not necessarily flag up a problem.BBC1 601BBC2 602ITV 603Ch4 604Front page 100Sport 300Weather 400Hol Guide Holiday Back-up Index
P627 CEEFAX 1 627 Thu 02 Dec 19:20/26 ————————————————————————————— WATCHDOG WITH ANNE ROBINSON ——————————————————————— 11/11VEHICLE DATA CHECK (cont) Out of the ten companies that we contacted, only the AA, RAC, Green Flag, HPI Check and HPI Datalink offer cover. They charge between £25 and £31 qer vehicle search and promise if the information is wrong, and you discover this within a year, you will be compensated up to £10,000. Of those companies, all but HPI Datalink said they would have offered Tanya Morgan compensation. Most companies offer no form of indemnity, so if you later discover a problem with your vehicle, there is nothing you can do about it. BBC1 601BBC2 602ITV 603Ch4 604Front page 100Sport 300Weather 400Hol Guide Holiday Back-up Index