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Entertainment! Entertainment everywhere! We're truly living in the miracle age of consuming content. From our telly faves, blockbuster movies and entire series available to stream on demand. But our smaller screens are also fighting for our attention, with constant pings and notifications from friends and from around the…
For some meal deal fans, it's the best time of the year! The usual offerings are being replaced with this year's selection of creative Christmas alternatives. Christmas dinner sandwiches, pulled pork wraps, brie and cranberry baguettes and sides of pigs in blankets in pastry. There's weird combinations and old favourites…
For those of you who are chocolate lovers, this week's poll is seeking your votes on how you like your confectionary treat... or more specifically, what temperature? Does it taste better a little on the chilled side, or do you prefer a more melty experience with a room temperature choccie? Fridge or cupboard? Or is there…
Welcome to the weekly Flylady Thread. What is FLYLADY? Well, it's our version of the US flylady idea - but we work on the principle that housework is not fun, it's boring, can be time-consuming, is often thankless but, unfortunately, necessary. It's here on Old Style to provide the support we all need and to make the whole…
I know there is the FAQ and I of course have no interest in paying DRP in any capacity at all. I just want to know if they will ever stop. I had a parking invoice around 7yr ago which I didn't pay, and never heard a bean same as most firms. 6 Years and 4 days later, (10, but dated that) I got a DRP letter that the firm had…
Hi guys, my sisters had one from Smart for an overstay at a McDonalds.. She bumped into an old friend and got chatting whilst their kids played on the tablets they have in there. The ntk doesnt even specify any contravention or why the charge was issued, it just states location, arrival time, departure time, duration of…
I have received the various bits of correspondence over the last few months from, DCB and now DCB legal regarding 2 parking fines from over 2 years ago, which I never received from the original parking firm because they went to my old address after I had moved. I have refused to pay the fines because I totally dispute…
Hi everyone, I’d really appreciate some guidance on what to expect and how to approach my upcoming mediation appointment for a private parking claim. Summary of my case: Claimant: Euro Parking Services Ltd Solicitor: Gladstones Solicitors Ltd Claim issued: 15 August 2025 via Civil National Business Centre (Northampton).…
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Almost two million closed energy accounts are holding a total of £240 million that's waiting to be reclaimed, new figures from regulator Ofgem show. If you've moved home or switched suppliers in the past five years, here's how to check if you're due a refund.
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