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Checking it out now, thank you for the link

Try LETS also, it is a very good scheme, this website shows where most LETS schemes are in the UK:

http://www.lets-linkup.com/411-UnitedKingdom.htm

Caterina

I've just signed on - there was no mention of fees that I could see anywhere in the new T&C's nor any request for card details etc when signing up and asking for a favour.

The LETS thing is still going....


http://www.lets-linkup.com/411-UnitedKingdom.htm


Be aware... unless the rules have changed - last time I checked it you had to "bank" services before you could ask for some from someone else.

So you'd have to do, say... 10 hours "work" before you qualified to ask someone to fix your washing machine, for example.

You would always have to stay "in credit" IYSWIM?

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Q.2 How does LETS work? [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]LETS works a little like a baby-sitting club, where members earn credits by baby-sitting other people's children, spending whenever they need child minding. Unlike a baby-sitting club, however, LETS extends the range of services to whatever is available locally. A successful LETSystem can provide members with food, clothing, housing, transport, health and legal services, repairs, equipment, business services, entertainment and much more, at a reduced or no cost in Federal dollars, through the operation of a community based credit economy. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] * It is available to anyone who is a member of the community and who joins a LETSystem.
[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]* Individuals and businesses can use it to advertise goods or locate what they want, either by telephone, mail or in person.
* Information is updated regularly, added to or deleted at any time, and circulated regularly to members.
* There are no limitations or obligations on use. LETS is its name and "lets" is its nature! [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Upon paying a small registration fee members are issued with a Registration Number which acts as a license to trade. On joining, members also list goods and services they are prepared to offer to, or require from the LETS community. In most systems, members also elect a LETSystem Committee or Board of Advisers at an Annual General Meeting, and establish a system to maintain LETS accounts and update trading sheets, advertising the goods and services available or needed. [/FONT]

Umm... small fee!

I "think" local groups can vary a little - some will have different "debit" limits. You'd need to find your local group and then read carefully.