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    Type 1: Prescription fine

    Just a quick reminder to everybody that there is no law saying you have to pay for your prescription when it is issued to you at the pharmacy. So if you get a penalty charge notice, ask them on what basis they are charging you (or fining you, if you prefer, though it's not a fine). There is...
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    Type 1: Prescription fine

    Agree totally. I'm just adding my experience to the mix as a lot of people seem to be concerned about issues like fraud (for example). The most important point you made is that fraud has to have an intent to actually be fraud, and that has to be proven to the satisfaction of a court. Anybody...
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    Type 1: Prescription fine

    There isn't a difference really. It's a civil issue, no different to that of Lidl/Aldi. Basically they have sent you an invoice, in this case dressed up in the form of a "penalty charge", and all they can claim for in the county court is for an unpaid bill. Your case would then be to argue why...
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    Type 1: Prescription fine

    The fact is the NHS is in a mess because the government have no idea how to run a business. This isn't my opinion, you only have to look at just about everything they have poured money into. The road network is a classic example. They spend billions on pointless traffic calming schemes which...