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We've all been there. A freshly brewed tea or coffee steaming away (perhaps a cheeky biscuit on the side) but suddenly the phone rings / doorbell goes / kids need attention / you get dragged into a meeting, and before you know it your enticing cuppa has become a chilly shadow of its former self. What do you do about it?
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Good morning. I visited my GP in May 2023. In April 2024 I received a PCN from Snivel Enforcement requesting £60 for parking at the GP surgery car park. From the wording of the letter it sounded as if they had sent letters previously, but I hadn’t received any. I have been at this address for 20 years so it’s not due to…
I claim universal credit after marriage breakdown. I had £6757 cash in my account and a property I rent out. Which I believe at the time of the claim was £9k equity. So under 16k my cash savings were over £6k for 5 months over the past 3 years and then the property. I got a note for a review and uploaded the relevant…
I totally forgot to pay an NCP stay and just got a letter today. However I left the car park on 2/8/25 and got the letter today 23/8/25. Did I read that if they send the letter outside of 14 days they've broken some kind of rule, so I can appeal? Sorry I'm WAY too stressed in general to seieve through hundreds of posts on…
Hi, My friend received a parking ticket for briefly stopping in a disabled bay at McDonald’s Gatwick. He says that as soon as he realised it was a disabled space, he moved the car and was parked there for less than a minute. The notice only states the time, but not the duration the car was parked. Is there any basis for…
Ive today recieved a claim form form DCB legal on behalf of Smart Parking for parking on their car park. The date they have claimed is for 11th May 2022. In fact the actual date should be the 23rd November 2022. I have never received any correspondance for the 11th May 2022. Does this give reason for straight strike off?…
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