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The humble cassette has been making a bit of a comeback over the last year. Even the likes of Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande have released tracks on tape. Whether it's due to nostalgia, novelty or perceived differences in audio quality, there's still a demand for physical media despite the convenience of streaming. How do…
Where you'll stay and what you'll do are key parts of booking a getaway, but figuring out what to do about dining can be a huge factor. Are you big on hotel buffets? Do you explore the local eateries? Prefer to prep your own meals? Vote in the poll and share your thoughts in the thread.
The final week of May is bringing a bank holiday, a half term school break and soaring temperatures, meaning the air will be filled with the smell of sunscreen and the sound of ice cream vans. When the mercury shoots up, what's your primary go-to for dealing with the heat? Vote in the poll then share your thoughts in the…
I still get paper certificates from Aberdeen shares but I'd rather hold them electronically as royal mail is useless. Do I need to find every single certificate and post to Aberdeen before this can happen? I have an Equiniti account with them which shows my balance so not sure why I'm still getting paper certificates.
A very recent High Court decision that may be of interest to this forum. BAILII Link: https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/ew/cases/EWHC/KB/2026/1071.html&query=(title:(+E.on+))+AND+(title:(+UK+)) The High Court Enforcement Officer seized goods at the judgment debtor's address, but some of those goods belonged to…
Have been trying to print an eBay Royal Mail simple delivery label since about 9am but keep getting this message: We're experiencing technical issues.Please try again later. Is anyone else having problems? Thanks
My wife and I set up an MIP (with the then Skandia Life) back in 1998 on the recommendation of a financial adviser. The main selling point was that - provided it was maintained for 10 years or more - any withdrawals and/or eventual payout on maturity would be free of personal and capital gains tax. This seemed attractive,…
Beginning of May we were told our electric bills had an error and octopus are going over 2 years of electric bills. We always send monthly readings for both gas and electric and pay by DD monthly. we were in credit before this issue. They then said our meter is at the end of its lifespan so we must get it changed. We were…
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