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2025 Black Friday / Cyber Monday: FLASH SALE & MEGATHREAD - "The Trade War"
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we all bot in parallel universe
To give them the benefit of the doubt, ARPWUK LIMITED was only set up in September, and until June 2027 we'll have no way of knowing if they were actually using it or not. In theory, even if they haven't done so yet, they could move all the stuff they planned to do as a sole trader into the company if they do it before their sole trader declarations (April 2026) and the end of their company accounting period (September 2026).
But honestly, having no visibility into new companies until about 18 months after they start trading is why I default to not trusting providers for anything but a toy VPS until they've been around a few years and I can do some basic checks. Obviously, I hope there are others that are prepared to take the risk, or none of them would survive that long, but it's just not for me.
Also some stock available here https://loclix.io/store/let-deals
I have no idea about any coupons.
They're really nice, I would love to buy some. But I already bought a lot this bf event, so I'll stick to what I've got.
Posted initially here by the provider https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/comment/4630437/#Comment_4630437
Get the provider out, it need to know our ID Number when we registering
They have stocks available because they are asking for National ID Code, and that too for ~$10 deal.
No, just that they're potentially committing an offence. Likely nothing would happen if it was reported though, except their accounts as a sole trader and company might be examined a bit more thoroughly in the future.
If it wasn't for the fact that this address has been used for decades, I would say it could have been a rental.
But for an entity whose online presence determines sales, I don't think it's a good idea.
So, it's a bad idea. Perhaps it would be better to sell to someone else , change your name , then get it back through acquisition?
My takeaway from all of this brouhaha is: am I too old already to scratch my head why apparently a number of posters here doesn't know how bundles work and how to order them? Ah, those times of OpenVZ and 256 MB RAM...
Regardless of any of that, in the UK you need to have company registration details available and visible on the invoices and website.
OR if they really are a sole trader then full name of the registered sole trader on invoices and websites.
Neither of which appear on invoices as shown from both zGato and myself.
It's still not easy. As we saw here, CH mess up sometimes and a single director might appear as several records, but that will start changing from this year with identity verification, where in theory each individual can only get a single code that's linked to their ID documents, and that then gets tied to all the companies they're a directory or PSC of. Currently it's only just been rolled out to directors, PSCs are following in the coming months.
Very old companies (pre-digital) aren't on Companies House, but anything (even dissolved companies) will be available to search online for at least 20 years. So, once your address is on file at CH, you've basically doxxed yourself for as long as you live at that address. The only solution really is to move house! I actually think it's a monumental failing that CH don't warn you of that when first registering a company.
thnx
YABS of my Crankbis $6.9/yr VPS, very nice performance for a Xeon:
Thank you @sh97 and @crunchbits!
there was a crunchbits $6.9 deal??
damn im behind on the times
It's perfectly legal to use any UK address for the company's registered address. The only requirement is that a government official could theoretically turn up to that address and demand to see all relevant company documents.
In practice, most companies (even huge ones where their address is well known) have their registered address as their accountants, which is why so many phantom related companies turn up when researching companies.
For a director's address, the only requirement is that they can receive official mail in a timely manner and act on their legal obligations as a director. Many directors use their accountants or nowadays a mail opening service which scans and emails letters from HMRC and throws away the spam mail (and boy, you get a lot of that!)
If you know that putting your home address in the registration is a bad idea, it's pretty easy to avoid doing it. But nobody tells you until it's too late.
I was today years old when I found out I already had a DartNode VPS.
When the F did I order that?
@chenxuhua
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I'm not talking about the addresses listed I'm talking about how the invoices are literally blank on details other than the random address and a PNG for VeloxMedia which isn't even a registered company.
They need to have details such as "John Smith t/a VeloxMedia" or list the Limited Company Registered name and registration number.
When someone purchases from Velox currently these details are completely omitted on the invoice and nowhere to be seen on the website.
Right now they claim they're a sole trader, but what is that sole trader name? It's nowhere to be seen anywhere
June.
I should've seen that coming....
Put differently, why did I order a VPS ~6 months ago and have it powered off the entire time.
If it helps, I had a VPS with someone (I can't even remember who) and their Debian template didn't work but their Alma did (which I tried just to make sure the install did actually work because Alma was what was pre-configured on it). After the second time Debian had failed, I'd hit their reinstall limit and so I messaged support and they told me they'd fix their template and to check back in a week. 11 months later when the renewal invoice came, I realised I'd forgotten all about it because I'd never even added it to my spreadsheet. So not only powered off, but didn't even have a bootable OS installed.
where is @itsTomHarper ?
he kept one for me "which i am truly thankful" but last night i started to get some flags.... i asked to cancel this order in pm and as a ticket.
the unpaid invoice has a faded VeloxMedia and this address
VeloxMedia
479 Great Western Road
Aberdeen
AB10 6NN
i have been in LET long enough and was kicked in the balls in Sep. i will not forgive myself if i deny my gut feelings again. Off course i can be stupid and make mistakes but some things happen for a reason.
Kinda sounds like HostSlick's deal from last BF. (If memory serves correctly)
People were struggling HARD with getting a working OS but Alma worked, then there was a command someone offered to install another OS through Alma.
Oh, that's ringing a bell actually. And thinking about it, I have a vague recollection I did a giveaway of some unneeded servers a few months ago, so it might have been 8 or 9 months and only learning I had it when they sent an email about network reconfiguration or downtime...
Is this ID verification somehow related to UK digital ID?
CH probably assumed that related individuals knew the liability of registering an entity under an address. And if it's their residence, unhappy customers may visit their home (under the assumption they hadn't changed the company's registered address) despite the operation already moved to another address
No, it's for company directors and PSCs (persons of significant control) and part of their effort to make company registration fit for purpose. Up until about a year ago you could put in totally bogus details in when registering a company and just tick a box to pinky-promise it was true. You didn't actually do anything with the mail sent to the addresses until it was time to file accounts (12 and a bit months after registering the company), and obviously most people registering fake companies have no intention of actually filing accounts anyway.
https://changestoukcompanylaw.campaign.gov.uk/identity-verification/
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/verifying-your-identity-for-companies-house
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At least it was only 6 months, imagine getting a renewal notice for a service you had forgotten about and powered off until you "had time" to set it up.
Looks at inbox
Kinda the same thing happened to me. I bought from a Turkish provided in the 2023 BF thread. I don't remember the specifics, but they messed up the OS install and I just kind of forgot to go back after I reported the issue, I just looked and their last post was in December 2023 and google says the business was dissolved in May of this year.