From: Peter Saxton 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Court wants to know my NI number..
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 22:02:02 +0000

On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 16:21:32 +0000, Richard Oliver
 wrote:

>Jim D wrote:
>
>> I thought paying NI contributions was optional for S/E people. What is
>> the penalty for not paying?
>
>Your tax return is normally "keyed" on your NI number.  If you don't 
>have an NI number (or like me they know you as three people) you get an 
>alternative reference on the tax return document.

What does "they know you as three people" mean?

-- 
Peter Saxton from London
peter@petersaxton.co.uk