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Notwithstanding trying to get the tax payer to pay for it and I'm glad he's chosen to resign his position - how on earth did Michael Matheson run up an £11k bill on his iPad during a holiday to Morocco just watching football?

Seriously.
 
People do that all the time.

There's at least an article a year with a sad-looking Mum pulling a compoface mugshot in the Mail as "kid runs up huge roaming bill on holiday". It's easily done, especially in Africa where roaming agreements are extremely patchy. A few matches at 1080p, a bit of TikTok, and maybe a couple of software updates running in the background and you can easily get caught out.

It wouldn't be beyond the data networks to cut you off after a certain billing threshold is reached, but then they wouldn't make as much money from all the other customers who DON'T have high-profile jobs or run to the papers with their story.

It doesn't excuse trying to expense it.

Edit: I'm someone who ran up a £550 bill in East Africa last year, so I'm probably more sympathetic than most!
 
cside said:
People do that all the time.

There's at least an article a year with a sad-looking Mum pulling a compoface mugshot in the Mail as "kid runs up huge roaming bill on holiday". It's easily done, especially in Africa where roaming agreements are extremely patchy. A few matches at 1080p, a bit of TikTok, and maybe a couple of software updates running in the background and you can easily get caught out.

It wouldn't be beyond the data networks to cut you off after a certain billing threshold is reached, but then they wouldn't make as much money from all the other customers who DON'T have high-profile jobs or run to the papers with their story.

It doesn't excuse trying to expense it.

Edit: I'm someone who ran up a £550 bill in East Africa last year, so I'm probably more sympathetic than most!
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Fair enough that; seems impossible on first reading; but I suppose watching a few games could add up pretty quickly.
 
TSSeasider said:
Fair enough that; seems impossible on first reading; but I suppose watching a few games could add up pretty quickly.
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If memory serves right, it was on a SIM with no agreed charging as the Scottish Parliamnent had changed them. So roaming overseas on mega high tariff.

Why has it taken him this long to go? Seems really odd. Maybe he has got more bad news coming out?
 
Im a bit torn on this one its a genuine error and there was no fraud. Agree with some of what Moss said above but I think this is to take some heat off the hapless SNP leader.
 
bill40 said:
Im a bit torn on this one its a genuine error and there was no fraud. Agree with some of what Moss said above but I think this is to take some heat off the hapless SNP leader.
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Trying to pass it off as work, and therefore billable to expenses before admitting it was the kids is where he's gone wrong.

The other aspect is of its work kit, then you're specifically barred from taking it abroad. It stops people 'working from home' on a beach somewhere.
 
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