So, its been a very long time since we last did an update but to be honest not much is happening – there are outstanding FOI requests (which hillingdon are completely failing to respond to) and there are plans afoot for the next local election…

Anyhow, why this post now? In the last few days hillingdon have been announcing the latest in the long line of ‘discounts’ that us lucky hillingdon residents are getting. We thought it would be a good time to let everyone in on a little secret method we have been using to gather 50+ ID cards which have been issued to colleagues and friends (why should my staff pay more for parking than I do? They serve us Residents and shop in our local high streets – good way to treat them huh?).

How it works

The hillingdon first scheme relies on using the databases it has at its disposal to issue cards. What most people seem to think is that it is based on the electoral role – this is not true and actually, it would be against the law for them to do so (for once, the law is on our side!). This means that they must use council tax and other databases. This leaves an awful lot of people without cards and therefore paying more than they should, and is the main reason why so many people are still without cards compared to how many we know to live in the borough.

I want my extra Card!

So, to get to the point, here is how you get your cards. Visit the hillingdon.gov website and request a card – enter your address and any name you want (H Sucks ?) and press Submit. A week or so later a nice new ID, sorry Priviledge Card, will arrive at your door. The best thing is that you are not breaking any laws (what are these T&Cs hillingdon talk about?) and you can request quite a few per household. I am sure they have alogorithms or trigger levels to check if you are ordering too many so be reasonably careful. If you want to have plausible denial then use a different computer to the one at home (e.g. at the library), if you do get a letter from the council you can just say it wasn’t you – some naughty scoundrel is playing jokes!).

By the way – if you are a shopkeeper or have more than one property, grab a load more!