After around an hour of failing to get on chat, going in loop on the customer service line, I found this,
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HOW TO GET THROUGH TO YODEL (YES IT IS POSSIBLE)
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I just want to thank pjn1978 for his advice here - he is dead right:-
There IS a way to get through to a Human Being (yes, it seems they employ a few) on the 0800 1577777 Number.
Press option 1 then option 1
- that's the option AS IF you had had a delivery card - don't worry you dont' need one: proceed as if you had, and
- It will ask for a card number, so enter 12345678
- it will confirm that (read it back to you) - and ask you to press 1 if correct - so you do so ;
- then it will say it "can't recognise this code"....
- enter 12345678 AGAIN ;
- it will confirm that again (read it back to you) - and ask you to press 1 if correct - so you do so, again;
- then it will say it "can't recognise this code".... AND PUT YOU THROUGH.
HOORAY. Normal humans (sounding tired, from all the moaning callers no doubt.)
I confirm this is TRUE - it WORKS.
Good luck.
Smiley
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and boy am I glad I did. I can keep some of my hair now.