COVENTRY MESSAGE BOARD

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I personally think it rather intrusive.

Mine arrived this afternoon and I've already filled it in. Couldn't be arsed to wait until the 27th, juat wanted it over and done with.

"What month did I arrive in the UK?"

I can't even remember the year let alone the month!

Took me less than 15 minutes. I still think it more intrusive than necessary, but as you say, it's now done.

The thing is, what are they going to do with this info

StevieG wrote:The thing is, what are they going to do with this info

Among other things they sell it to marketing companies. The government says it removes any personally identifying information first but anyone with a computer database can easily fill-in the missing details.

rebbonk wrote:Took me less than 15 minutes. I still think it more intrusive than necessary, but as you say, it's now done.

Filled ours in too and agree that is more intrusive than it should be.

What did people choose for nationality?

I ticked English and British.

PoundShopPeter wrote:Filled ours in too and agree that is more intrusive than it should be.

Most of the questions that were asked the government knows the answers to already so what was the point of asking them?

PoundShopPeter wrote:What did people choose for nationality?

For tax purposes I'm Dutch but I could claim British if I wanted to as my mother was married to one.

PoundShopPeter wrote:What did people choose for nationality?

I ticked English. For many years now, I have refused to tick the "British" box. If the option of English isn't available I always tick "Other". My reason is quite simple, The Welsh ,Scots and Irish (3 out of the 4 that make up the UK) are allowed their identities, therefore so are the English. I will tell you, it does cause me some grief in certain circumstances.

Having filled it in so early I then completely forgot to post it!