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Re: Inherited SIPP "Successor" Query: Avoiding 40% Tax Trap (Mother 75+)
Leave it in the successor whatever until you retire and aren't a higher rate taxpayer any more. Invest it in whatever you invest your own pension in (you DO have your own pension don't you?)1 -
Re: Tax Planning 25/26
Worth just seeing how much headroom there is. It may not get you all the way down to basic rate but whatever there is will get you higher rate tax relief (if you make the relevant net contribution to…1 -
Re: MSE Forum Poll: Have you ever asked a restaurant to remove an optional service charge?
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81910636#Comment_81910636 The fact remains, most of us expect a good service when we take our car in for a service, be spoken to politely and t…1 -
Re: Why is it not a MOT requirement to have vehicle tax?
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81911233#Comment_81911233 I have never come across one and, possibly more relevantly, I have dealt with many claims where a vehicle wasnt MOTed…1 -
Re: O/S Daily Friday March 6 2026
Good morning Spring has disappeared, it's dark and gloomy outside, dry at present but rain forecast soon. I blame DH as he washed both cars yesterday. Speaking of which I keep saying he should g…6 -
Re: Why is it not a MOT requirement to have vehicle tax?
No, they are not both right. Insurers cannot deny liability for lack of a valid MoT. Some might include that stipulation as a policy condition (though I’m not aware of any that do). If they do it sha…1 -
Re: Why is it not a MOT requirement to have vehicle tax?
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81911112#Comment_81911112 I am pulling you up on spreading falsehoods relating to insurers insisting on the requirement for MoT (as in your pre…1 -
Re: Why is it not a MOT requirement to have vehicle tax?
I don't believe ANY insurance policy has "a term that says you have to have valid MoT". They all have some invariably more complex wording, which means the insurance is still valid, ei…1 -
Re: Should I be looking to add a Battery?
I had mine installed about 18 months ago & I wouldn't have had it done without a battery. It was already obvious that export prices were only going in one direction. I would rather use mine …3 -
Re: Should I be looking to add a Battery?
The general feeling seems to be that increasing self-consumption is the way forward, as export rates reduce. There is the possibility of unwanted export being charged for, as happened in parts of Aus…1
