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Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread
Re refreshing... There are some accounts where you want to avoid refreshing. First Direct in particular - if you close early you'll get a lower rate of interest for the whole time the money was…1 -
Re: Ive got a CCJ form, from I PARK SERVICES, can i fight it?
That should be kept for the witness statement. Now you have shown us the POC, we can see that the claimant is pleading "parked without permit or paid time expired" so that is what you have …2 -
Re: Ive got a CCJ form, from I PARK SERVICES, can i fight it?
No - bin it. Horrifically out of date by a decade. Did a bot write it? That is not a valid defence. Please: read post 2 of the NEWBIES thread. Do the AOS first. It is shown in page by page pictures i…2 -
Re: 2025 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN MrsSD - The Joy of Decluttering
Ooooh that’s exciting! 🥳 Congratulations & I send hopes of returned peace and calm to you! The world is your oyster 🦪 as my nan would say 🤣.. May the world present you with a new passion/care…12 -
Re: An in-between phase
Upsettingly eye is a bit worse again today, but think that may be because I felt bold enough to put face oil on last night so possibly the surrounding skin has absorbed that and puffed up on top of t…6 -
Re: DCBL on behalf of ECP incorrect reg
Yay, thankyou! Calling @Umkomaas :D1 -
Re: Best Financial Decision of 2025
Thats more than a bit difficult where pensions are involved I'd imagine ?alfred64 said: Well I arrived (born) with nothing and hope that I will be granted time to ensure I leave with nothing. T…4 -
Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread
And some accounts with the Coventry - catches me out quite frequently when I try to deposit on the first of the month along with all my others and it gets bounced back because I forgot my Coventry R…1 -
Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread
Payments made on non-working days to Lloyds/Halifax/BoS RS accounts will usually show online instantly with the balance updated, but the payment will actually be credited on the next working day. So …1 -
Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread
Correct, unless the account operates on an account month basis, then you wouldn’t be able to deposit again until 31st January. But those are the exceptions - Zopa, First Direct and HSBC from memory.1
