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The rotting Bill Express carcass

I continue to hear stories of suffering relating to Bill Express.  The latest is from a supplier who has found charges levied to their business which relate to a business closely associated with Bill Express.  The six figure sum charges have been back dated by a supplier without any contract being in place.  They are for services not provided.  Documents I have seen show them to be charges which were originally levied to the entity associated with Bill Express. I’m told that a person representing that entity advised the supplier to invoice the non Bill Express related party.

The resolution is requiring legal action and engagement with the Bill Express related entity but the latter is a challenge because they are expert at smoke and mirrors.

Meanwhile, in thousands of newsagencies, Bill Express equipment sits in back rooms and elsewhere waiting for someone to claim ownership and newsagents wonder about the status of their lease agreements.

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  1. Michael

    I don’t think anyone will eventually claim the equipment. I not sure, but think we have some right to charge rent for the space in the back room that it takes up.

    That rent would now be almost worth more than the equipment itself. I would like to see a newsagent cheeky enough to put it up on ebay!

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  2. Brendan

    I don’t know that I would sell the equipment but I am seriously looking at using the screen with my security system.
    If anyone knows who owns the equipment I would love to send them a storage bill based on my per meter costs.

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  3. Shaun s

    it has been on ebay but got the boot pretty quick

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  4. Tracey

    Brendan, we are already using the large screen for our security system. Working great. Might as well use it for something until it is removed…….

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  5. Andrew

    The TV is good, put an antenna on it and walha, we can watch the cricket!

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  6. stan

    Hi Andrew, I connected an antenna to the screen but the tv shows NTSC format, so only three channels found and all black and white. How did you get the TV work in PAL mode?

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