That’s why I said ‘no doubt’ - if you see a guy lift a gun and shoot a woman in the street, and somebody rugby tackles him while he’s holding the gun, there is no doubt. If a man sticks a woman in a suitcase in their house, is seen on CCTV trundling it through the streets and is traced to have bought it that day, there is no doubt. The man who killed his parents to gain their money and house when they refused to bankroll him any more, buried them in the woods and it was proven forensically when unique soil from the area he had chosen was found on the shovel he used, there is no doubt. I specifically excluded saying ‘identification’ because people are fallible on this; forensics and being caught in the act are not.

Anyway, what’s wrong with wanting vengeance? Justice should be impartial, but once proven, why shouldn’t a victim’s family have the right to see the offender suffer?

There are not enough social workers and probation officers to keep up with current released prisoners on licence - the platitude that ‘oh, they will be under stricter controls and monitoring, and will be returned to prison if they re-offend’ is ludicrous. There will be many out to get revenge on their earlier victims who got them banged up, and they will put that ahead of any potential sentence. There aren’t enough tagging devices now, how will they tag all these abusers and killers.

It didn't work as a deterrent before and it wouldn't work again. It would just mean innocent people were killed. Not many, sure, but how many is ok? All convictions require there to be "no doubt", but then we find some were innocent after all. Our criminal justice system is based on rehabilitation not vengeance.

There is also the actual cost to the tax payer of keeping someone in prison.

Just think how much it would save the country on accomodation

@ Fidsta, and pigs might fly. 🤣🤣

But this HAS been mentioned. Rupert will have a referendum on this when he becomes PM.

Putting dogs on leads is not always effective - we’ve got a 2’ long adder in the garden (at least - haven’t seen him this year but must have grown) and a grass snake (harmless) that is massive - last seen two years ago, but at least 3’ long, as he was in the pond and I could see both ends as he crossed the pond. The ones I have seen on the heath over the years - probably only four or five in my life - have been crossing the track or sunbathing. They are a danger, but five in 55 years of dogwalking is pretty good odds, and keeping a dog on a lead isn’t going to give it much exercise.

It also depends on the size & health of the dog whether the bite causes a problem but as Lol said the snake is more likely to shuffle off than bite.

Yes, adders have been spotted up here in Yorkshire on the moors. It must be global warming as they were never seen around here years ago. I really hope I don't see one when I'm out on the moor as I'm absolutely terrified of snakes! Anyway, dog walkers have been warned to keep their dogs on leads on the moors - but they never seem to bother, not even in nesting season (we have rare ground-nesting birds here).

I saw an article in my Kennel Club newsletter (Indi is insured with the K.C.) that said vets do not all routinely stock anti-venin and those that do, usually only keep a small number of doses, so if they have used theirs recently, or it is out of date, you could be left in a bad state if your dog is bitten by an adder, as it will mean you or the vet ringing round other vets, then driving or getting a courier to collect it - not an easy situation to find yourself in. I rang my vet, a long-established practice, to check, assuming they would stock it automatically as we are in the New Forest and adders are not rare here. The receptionist went to check and said she wasn’t sure but thought they had one dose in stock. I know anti-venin is probably expensive (I wouldn’t fancy milking an adder) but even so, one dose seems incredibly optimistic, especially as snakes are more active in warm or hot weather.

The adder is a British native snake, they usually prefer to escape rather than attack. The dog probably scared it or even tried to play with it.

Cold blooded creatures will be a lot more lively as their bodies warm up in hot weather

Yes and one of the admin comments elsewhere was along the lines of "if you use a childhood postcode it would be

up to the director to decide if a winning claim was eligible", which shouldn't be necessary if all that's needed is proof of living in the UK. It's not fair to expect people to read all the comments on every page, and all 96 FAQ or whatever it is, to find out the rules.

If you’re asked, you may need to provide proof of U.K. RESIDENCY.

There have been several recent threads about this on other pages.

You must be a UK resident to claim a prize.

Maybe admin could confirm - does "can produce proof of ID and address" mean that a winner must provide proof that they live or work in the postcode they have registered?

You could try moving to London. SW1A 1AA won recently (I'll leave you to check where that is!) and- as I recall - there were something like 150 members who had registered that code.

I'm still not sure what part of the FAQ's people find hard to understand, unless it's the fact that they are written down and this baffles some people whose only source of information is ten second clips on social media.

People still don't quite get this - yes, every member has the exact same chance of their ACCOUNT NUMBER being drawn. But if more than one person has registered the same postcode as you, there is a higher chance of that POSTCODE appearing.

The system completes the draws from a database of active account ID numbers using a random number generator and the parameters of the smallest ID number to the largest. It then displays the postcode on the chosen account number as the winner of the draw. All it ‘sees’ is the account numbers of active members, it is not influenced by any other data or outside factors and is as random as a computer can be.

Any active account could win at any time. As with any lottery or giveaway, some people win and some don't, but at least ours is free. You don't often get the chance to win something for free in life, after all.

We encourage people to use their residential postcode, especially for demographic reasons. But some people use their work postcode, for example. As long as the person is a UK resident and can produce proof of ID and address if required, that's what matters.

You don't have to use the postcode where you live. You can use any valid postcode so you can pick any one you think might have a better chance. But remember it is your personal ID number that is chosen not the postcode.

I was typing at the same time CS and others.

The way winners are selected is by their unique membership number (they're on the end of your referral link) so every member has exactly the same chance of winning in all 9 draws a day.

https://help.pickmypostcode.com/article/14-how-are-winning-postcode-selected

Edit: 2 minds with the same thoughts!!

It’s your personal registration number that is actually entered into the draws. That means that every active member has the exact same individual chance of being drawn.

That’s also why you could in theory win in every draw or win numerous times.

The random number generator doesn’t know where you are.

If you are signed up and checking regularly, you have a chance of winning. Almost all the postcodes drawn 9am 12 noon today only have one eligible claimant. Plus, if you are the only person registered you don't risk losing it to someone else or having to share!

Getting advertising is really hard work - we used to get what we coukd when we ran our annual horse show, putting their ads in the schedule, giving them a stand at the show if they wanted and thanking them over the tannoy, but that was a one-off - I wouldn’t fancy trying to rope in a regular supply as PMP have.

@Barrie- I tried doing a free photocopied monthly mag in the early 80's,had my own typewriters, b/w photocopier with tons of paper & car to distribute them nationwide, but prospective advertisers wanted to see several monthly editions of the finished article , circulation & feedback, not to mention VAT etc, before chancing to place any ads, it would have taken well over a year to just get enough ads to break even - if it even caught on .

I wonder how long he ran it (at a loss) before attracting the first advertiser.

Yes - I can't wait to win and add to that figure.

It’s an enviable achievement isn’t it? I bet Chris didn’t really expect to be still here giving so much money away when he had a bright idea over 15 years ago.

Fantastic. 👏🥳