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Power NI 27.5% rise
Just a heads up for Power NI customers if they havent seen it before,,, email from them today, Time to move!! "Updated rates What's happening? Regrettably due to rising costs in the wholesale electricity market we are having to increase prices from 1st July 2022, by 27.5%. For an average customer this is around 49 pence…
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Missed Events insurance
Has anyone else got caught out buying “missed events “ policy on Ticketmaster ie ? I nearly always buy insurance, for the first time I tried to claim on it , 1 out of 4 tickets wasn’t used due to ill health. I was told by allianz It doesn’t cover anyone living outside of Eire , the ticket I bought was for Ed Sheeran…
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NI water pay scales
Considering applying for a post with NI water at level 5 so pay scale is around £30-37k. I haven't been able to find public copies of the pay structure so don't know how many steps are in the scale and how you progress through the scale. Civil service has about 3 steps per scale but the difference in bottom to top is much…
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Cheap car hire?
My son will be coming home from Australia for 3 weeks and will need a hire car. Ideally we'd want to pick it up in Craigavon area, but we dont mind driving to pick up the right car at the right price. Pricing at moment is coming it at £500+ although i've quote requests in with a couple of local dealers (Shelbourne…
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Belfast passport office.
Has anyone got any contacts either managers or High level complaints regarding the passport office? Or any direct numbers to the Belfast offices?
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DragonPass
Hi Has anyone ever used Dragonpass to get entry into airport lounges? If you use the pass 8 times in a year it works out about £17 per visit compared to £27 if you pay for entry to Belfast International airport. Thanks
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Speech and language private therapy
Hi, just wondering if anyone could recommend a therapist for a child please? Preferably Belfast based and not too expensive.. Cheers
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Artificial grass
Hi, Looking at the possibility of replacing our (not massive) back lawn with some form of artificial grass. We have a dog so need to take that into consideration too. Has anyone had an experience of this- either doing it themselves or a company that will supply and fit a pet-safe product? Many thanks in advance!
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electricity change supplier
should you change your electric company every to get new customer discount
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Irish government cuts excise duty on petrol and diesel
Good news for anyone living or working in border areas of NI. I know quite a few people i work with in Newry will be availing of the opportunity. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6p3jn90xp2o
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Energy performance certificate
I have been checking my EPC . It says Hot water from mains no cylinder thermostat . Recommend installing thermostat. I have an immersion heater and oil heating. What does this mean . I spoke to an electrician who said the immersion has a thermostat.
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Firmus & SSE gas increase NI
I'd been wondering if topping up in advance definitely means you save money by obtaining units at a lower rate. I was previously with firmus but switched to SSE in Feb 2021 and they produce a statement. I've had 1 so far in Nov 2021, and they split the usage across the 3 rates on my statement, even though I topped up in…
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Solar panels
Anyone any advice or tips around Solar panel installation?
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Broadband
Just got an email from sky announcing a £2.50/month increase in broadband rental.Anyone here using Vodafone as they seem to have some relatively good deals.If so, how do they compare for customer service, outages etc. Thanks
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Calling the Republic from Northern Ireland
Does a call from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland count as an international call ? My contract will soon be up and i’m looking for one that will let me call the Republic of Ireland FROM Nothern Ireland. It would be helpful if I could also call the other way around i.e RoI to NI. I have my own phone. i would be…
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Electric Supplier to switch or not
Thinking out loud here and looking a second opinion Currently with SSE they have offered me as an existing customer a 15% discount so Unit Rate pence/kWh 20p im currently 21.07p next cheapest supplier is Electric Ireland at 22.81p but with £40 discount upon switching to them. Im a light user so switching to electric…
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Pot Hole Claim
Hi All, My car hit a pothole recently, I didn't think it was that bad but noticed a problem with the steering. Upon getting it checked I discovered that the wheel alignment was knocked out and a CV joint on the steering was damaged. I was told by the mechanic that this should result in me putting a claim in with the…
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Small claims
Can anyone tell me what I have to do to make a claim for the small claims court I know I have to go back to where I purchased something and if its not resolved then complain in writing which I have done both but what are the next steps in resolving my issue (faulty car)
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Composite Doors
Hi folks! I am currently thinking about replacing our front and back doors, and the wife has suggested I check out composite doors due to their security and durability. I’ve checked out multiple suppliers, but using Trust Pilot and the websites reviews themselves, I’m not particularly any further on in making a decision…
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Cold call BT6 'MONEYEXPERT.COM'
Just had a weird doorstep cold call from a girl trying to engage me about broadband, being very evasive about who she was from (was very smiley/couldn't stand still). When directly asked she said "money expert, we represent them all". Her badge said moneyexpert.com. She did not explicitly say moneysavingexpert.com or try…
