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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…
I am enrolled in the OU but they don’t provide unique emails. I have a TOTEM card but hoped to get unidays but they won’t accept my documentation. I need email verification. Could anyone be able to validate my application by lending me their email to do this. Nothing fraudulent. I am studying but don’t have an edu email.
Hi Any help would be great. My car is now un M.O.T-eed due many fail issues. The road tax runs out on 31st August and present insurance on 7th November , the most recent payment went out last week. I am abroad on holiday until Friday at the moment so have been unable to do any car shopping as I am sure that is the way I…
I have an empty property for sale that I visited on Monday, I went back on Wednesday and the For Sale sign had been removed and the locks had been changed on the front and back doors. My estate agent and solicitor knew nothing about it. I then called 101 for advice from the police as I was getting a locksmith to enter the…
I wonder if anyone has any advice or previous experience of cancelling and trying to obtain a full refund from Complete Savings on someone else's behalf. In this case my sister and I are our fathers financial affairs attorneys. Our father has mild dementia, when we first started sorting through paperwork and finances with…
Hi all. I recently entered a car park operated by Initial Parking Ltd in Cornwall whilst trying to find a beach. Myself and my son got out of my car and walked down to where the lifeguards where standing to ask them. They gave me directions and I then got back into my car and left. I was "parked" for 15 minutes (my wife…
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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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