So I did my tax return yesterday, no problem. Planned on doing DH's today, but knew I wouldn't be around to do it until after 9pm. Anyhow, I asked him for the password he set up last year...
Multiple attempts later he decides he has no clue what it is. The system automatically locks you out for 2 hours after 3 attempts (although it doesn't tell you this directly).
Fortunatly, he has been able to get a new password emailed, but now i'm sat here like a muppet waiting till 11.40 when i can try and log in again. Its not like I wanted an early night because I start a new job tomorrow or anything!!!
Hopefully 20 minutes will be long enough for me to fly through the process and pay what he owes!
If its not done by midnight we're liable for a £100 fine.
AIBU to think that if he had any doubts he should have sorted them earlier, and not relied on me to fix it?
AIBU?
to be annoyed with DH for forgetting his HMRC password?
PinkCanary · 31/01/2011 22:52
To be fair it is the most impossible to remember password and you can't change it for something memorable or personal.
I got mine into HMRC at 11.45 and I leave it to the last minute because I hate it and I like to live in denial for as long as possible about what I owe 
Serves me right then that this year DH was entitled to a refund - wish I'd done them before Christmas now!
I have a memorable and personal password. And the system did tell me that it would lock me out after 3 attempts. Am I living in a parallel universe? Will I awaken tomorrow to find that I haven't filed my return after all and have to pay a fine? 
I'm sure it told me when I mis-typed my gateway key the first time but I could be wrong, it's such a long time ago now!
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