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Whether it's high street charity shops or websites like eBay and Vinted, there are plenty of second hand bargains to be had if you're looking to save cash on clothes (and do your bit for the environment at the same time). Have you ever bought a pre-loved item of clothing?
"Waiter, waiter! There's a fly in my soup!" "Shh! Quiet down or everyone will want one." Badum-tsh (thank you, I'm here all week) Whether it's an unwanted insect interloper or something else entirely, it can be disappointing to be dining out only to have a meal marred by a mistake. While some of us might flag it to the…
Hi all, 4 months ago I had my second baby, fair to say I will not be having more 😂 so I’ve decided to start couch to 5k along with some pilates in between. Pilates I’ve done before and I do it just because I love it. Running, it’s my first try. Doing it because I can see myself loving it. I was about 10mins into my first…
Hello All I recently transferred my DC pension that had some guarantees which meant I needed to take advice to do so (technically it was classed as a DB for transfer purposes but in reality it was a pension consisting of several normal funds that I could buy and sell at will). I paid for the advice and the transfer went…
Very likely will be in the market for a new car. By new I mean new to us. £3k will likely be the very top of the budget but wouldn't want to be spending that if we can help it. Wife has seen a number of Fiesta's & Focus' she was interested in but we've been warned against anything with wet belts & ecoboost engines by more…
Hi, i've received a £100 fine for overstaying at a car park. I'm looking to appeal to the landlord but as as stated above the previous retailer have moved out and the car park is controlled by ECP. Is there any way to learn who the landlord is? If not, should I just appeal to ECP? Thanks in advance!
My Nana received a parking fine for overstaying in euro car park where they Had an evening rate of £2 she paid £2 which is shown on the ticket but was only given one hour, I don’t know why euro car parks rejected the appeal.
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It's also been confirmed that you'll be able to get automatic compensation from your energy supplier for certain smart meter problems.
The Bank of England said there had been "substantial disinflation over the past two and a half years". It's the third time the base rate has been cut this year.
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