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Here is my shortlistWhat am I missing - the car must have a large enough boot to take a wheelchair (folded) - at the same time as 4 people The downpayment can be up to around £3000 !Hybrid/pure Petrol - no EV'sThe mini probably doesn't fit the bill but its there because I do like minis.....they must be automatic…
I am taking early retirement ( 55) from USS and will have a DB annual pension of £23k and a separate £9k pa widows pension but my dilemma is I will need an additional £17k pa for the next 4 years to cover short term additional expenditure (supporting children through uni, maintain current standard of living) and I need…
Good Morning, As per the title, we've been living at the same address for the last 9 years and have always gotten our mail on time until the start of this year. In march, I phone to complain about it because I failed to receive a medical appointment invite from our local hospital - I was advised at the time that this was…
I moved out of a property in June and received a closing bill from Octopus in July which seemed correct. I keep a spreadsheet of bills and usage etc and so I was tracking roughly what the closing amounts should be. Yesterday I received a demand for £1902 from Octopus, stating that the smart meter reading on 8th June was…
Hey everyone, I went back to uni just before I turned 40, so have quite a lot of debt from that, and from generally trying to live whilst working and studying. I tackled a bit before the end of 2024, but that was mostly getting on top of things, doing some 0% balance transfers, and I paid of two small debts of about £250…
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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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