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As consumers it's tempting to vent online when things don't go quite right, but on the MSE Forum we also love to hear success stories – whether it's cutting your broadband bill or claiming compensation for a delayed flight. Read on for our pick of this week's MoneySaving topics.…
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Evening folks. Bit of advice required. My mum parked in a Lidl car park in Glasgow for 45 minutes to eat some lunch with a niece but didn't use the shop and didn't realise there were cameras. She received the fine from Parking Eye and then appealed it on emotional grounds. Only after that did she tell me that she'd…
I've been considering getting a home battery installed (without solar). We have an EV already and are on octopus energy (go) who offer this as an option. I check my recent bills and we are paying around £100 a month for electric, around £15 of which is standing charge. Octopus have a 10KWh for around £5500 which would…
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Wife only has a Full state pension. I work and had some of my wifes threshold added to my tax allowance. She has just had a tax bill for £130.60 which I've paid. I've paid this as she has a lower allowance because of the afore mentioned transfer. With the upcoming increase of State Pension, on the MLShow 15/09/26 it was…
My partner is on a zero-hours contract through an agency but has consistently worked around 50 hours a week for the past 18 months. She’s currently been stood down while a safeguarding investigation is ongoing and has been told she won’t be paid because they only pay for hours worked. She already had around 11 shifts…
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This means a change for those with substantial savings across M&S Bank and HSBC UK and/or First Direct. Here's what the transfer means for your savings, credit cards and more.
The Government has confirmed it has increased the maximum amount of support available to those affected via a loan from £10,000 to £20,000, but only for exceptional cases.
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