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Appliances Direct
Has anyone had order/delivery issues with Appliances Direct recently? I ordered dehumidifier on 15th which was sold as "in stock" for delivery on 23rd December but when I checked on 22nd to confirm delivery details, it comes up as out of stock and due 28th December. That said they're advertising on their website on 24th as…
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Why do we stick with % pay increases?
Why do we stick with % pay increases? Does this not mean that the rich get richer and the poor get poor #% increase of 100, 000 is surely going further way from an income #% increase on 10,000 Why is not everyone just gets a flat rate i.e. £100 increase to all Or is my maths just very bad
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Get the Bank of England on TV?
Hi Guys, I'm not 100% sure where to post this, but I thought I'd start here and see what you thought. Personally, I would like to start a campaign to get the Bank of England on TV once a week during this cost of living crisis to get them to stand up and explain the decisions that they're making - in the same way that the…
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DVLA - Road Tax - Feeling Swindled
Today is 22nd September. I picked up a (new to me) vehicle. The dealer had taxed it for me earlier in the day, however, the start date for road tax is 1st September. DVLA don't have systems set up to deal with daily entries. I think this is ludicrous in this day and age when computers should be able to facilitate this…
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Missold Electricity
We were on a Green Tariff where we paid extra to support renewable energy on the basis our electricity was from a renewable source. Were we missold? Was this just marketing green wash crap? Was anyone on one of these when that company went bust because of wholesale prices went up? Surely renewable sources as sold are not…
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Can Building Control be held responsible for subsidence?
Hello, Long story short... We (a small building company) erected a porch, through a local authority, back in 2018. There was an existing upvc one there already which we dismantled. We informed building control, they came and inspected the foundations/slab that was already there, and told us than rather excavating and…
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Refund from Shyster Site
I needed an ETA for Canada. I’ve done them before and so entered “Canada ETA” into Google and inadvertently selected a Shyster Site (Evisa Express), rather than the Canadian Government site. I filled in what looked like the familiar questions on the familiar looking form and entered my credit card details. It was only…
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Amazon Prime More Expensive in UK than Europe's Sites ???
Just would like to inform everyone Tha Amazon treats British members with contempt . Price of UK Amazon Prime £75 to £94 Spain members from 36 EUROS to 49 EUROS . I have just received my bill from Amazon. This is pure contempt for British members at a time of credit crisis . Would like the Trillion dollar company AMAZON to…
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Coming off the grid. What if 1 million households stopped taking gas and electric from October?
Could you live without mains electricity or gas? I’m thinking I could live using 12v or 5v battery storage and use a log burner for heat. Having saved £3400 a year on electric and gas supply, could we all cease taking Ofgem provided energy service. Go back to my grand parents time when you rented your battery from the…
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petition for people on PIP and all other disability benefits to get £650 pay
The online petition states that all disabled people and unpaid carers should receive the payment . https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/617425
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Half Price Deal: SeatStix - walking poles that convert into seat
I posted about these guys a few weeks ago when they ran a competition, now they are running a Kickstarter to launch their new product. It's a pair of Walking/Trekking Poles that convert into a seat, they look like a really good idea. I've backed them and bagged a pair for my outdoors adventures. I can't post links but go…
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COMPLAINTS LINES SHOULD BE FREE
It's one thing to have a good reason to complain to companies for whatever reason but to then have to foot the bill for the telephone call is absurd. IF you telephone a company regarding issues in most cases you a) pay for the call, b) offer them free valuable market research, c) give your time for free whilst the person…
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Government stops sending misleading 'save £290 switching energy' notices, after MSE intervenes
The Government has told MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) it will stop sending out letters with envelopes wrongly advising people to switch energy tariff after MSE revealed that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) had sent the misleading advice to 10 million people. Read the full story: Government stops sending misleading…
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Keep cash alive
As we have been able to frequently read in the National press (and has been my experience), many places (be it restaurants, hotels or shops), are starting to refuse to accept cash as a method of payment. I know this is their right to do so. However, it completely alienates a large section of our population, can make…
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Consumers' Union
Does anybody else find themselves caught in the middle and having to act as unpaid problem solver, going back and forth between two companies when neither will take responsibility for a fault or whatever has affected you, their customer? I have been through this with two large organisations for 3 weeks and counting now and…
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Why is it we have to pay for child social care in your council tax even if you dont have any kids?!
Does anyone else agree with me that this seems very unfair? It equates to just over £1000 of my council tax bill for 2022/23. Why should I pay for something that I will never use? Lets campaign for this to be removed from the bills of childless households!!!!
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Regulation against cowboy builders - why doesn't it exist?
I'm not sure if this has already been discussed elsewhere on the forum (please point me in the right direction if so), but I've recently had a run of bad luck with builders, and the more I learn about the industry, the more I'm baffled by the lack of regulation and enforcement of existing standards. Anyone can set…
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Statutory Sick Pay should equal Minimum Wage for the employed
It seems that quite a lot of large profitable companies only offer a lot of their staff the legal bare minimum when it comes to sick pay, and I'm sure they think they can justify this with eyewatering sums of expenditure... but I'm sure their figures pale into insignificance compared to their annual profits. Trying to…
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Scam ads to be included in Online Safety Bill
Scam ads are to be included in the Government's Online Safety Bill, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has announced. It's a win for campaigners, including MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) and its founder Martin Lewis, who had called to get fraudulent advertising included in the new rules. Read the full story…
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Pension & other benefits over payment on death death....
The government routinely send out letters to next of kin & executors to recoup overpayment of pensions & benefits after a death which most people repay (including myself, refunded £500) but if the death is registered within the 5 day legal requirement & the tell us once service is used, is not legally enforceable & is just…