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Dealing with Marston Recovery - Some Questions
I have been informed to my surprise that Marston Recovery are pursuing over £400 for a traffic violation. I did not receive a PCN, or any of the subsequent correspondence After a phone call with a ve…1 -
Re: Parking Code of Practice Consultation 2025 - now let's see what happens
If the Government gets the fee ban (must be a complete ban) and much-needed fairer & more proportionate - Local Authority similar - lower PCN caps wrong, we will have to swiftly engage with MPs t…4 -
Re: Parking fine in England from a Private company
Permit-only signage makes no offer to a driver without a permit, so there's nothing to accept and no contract. Any claim would have to be in trespass, which needs a possessory interest and actua…4 -
Re: Mother died, cannot sell house - costing over £700 a month
The surveyor is not buying the house though. As much as their pricing might be objective and fully justified, purchasers have their own agenda.2 -
Re: Octopus SM2 Elec S with 4 0's then 100 - problem with connecting to EON Next?
I'm with Eon Next. My supply number back in 2020 began S 01 801 100. In February 2024 it changed to S 1 900 100 By June 2024 it had become S 1 900 180 In February 2026 it became S 01 0393 180 In…1 -
Re: How many regular savers do you have? - The League Table
I was surprised by how little mine dropped when I took the £12,000 entry off, but it dropped more when the funds were added to other RS (as everything north of 6% had already been funded for August.)2 -
Re: A safe way to share sensitive info?
Proton Drive has an encrypted shared drive facility and is well-regarded in most security circles. You can save documents to this which those you share with can access. My problems with this as a sol…1 -
Re: Twisted & split fence posts
I’ve had a couple of posts behave like this and it doesn’t seem to matter how they’re treated after you buy them. The problem is IMO that the post hasn’t been seasoned properly before you got it. Whe…2 -
Re: Planning permission for Roof Raise
There is no precedent in our area for granting this type of work. I don't think it would be approved. Approval would be based on the material planning considerations in accordance with the plann…4 -
Re: A safe way to share sensitive info?
I have a lot of accounts and clearly when I'm dead I would like my family to be able to find them. I have a list of all of the organisations and account numbers and also where all my bills are (…3


