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Re: Smart parking/DCB legal court claim
"I submitted a formal appeal via Smart Parking Ltd’s website,.............." Just checking - was the driver outed in the appeal?2 -
Re: USS - to TFLS or not, and tax implications
No. A DB pension doesn't work like that. It will all be taxable income if you don't take the PCLS.2 -
Re: USS - to TFLS or not, and tax implications
Your monthly payments from a DB pension are taxed as normal income. There is NO tax free element to the monthly payment, it just uses up the usual personal allowance and then is taxed just as if you…1 -
Re: Smart parking/DCB legal court claim
Yes it can take weeks or a couple of months, so keep checking your MCOL claim history to see when its posted Then download the N180 pdf document, fill it in and email it to the DQ email address at th…2 -
Re: Claim Issued (DCB Legal/Vehicle Control Service LTD)
Just to update. I barely got to say anything at all. The judge was very friendly and the case was immediately dismissed as the evidence hasn’t established which signage was actually placed where and …6 -
Re: Inheriting a house
I would advise consulting a solicitor on this matter. Spending maybe £500, maybe a bit more, is not much for having the certainty (and peace of mind) that your daughter will definitely be provided fo…2 -
Re: Vanguard Bond ETFs: Transaction charges more than the Ongoing costs
That can happen. Its nothing new. Remember that transaction costs is not a real figure. Its a synthetic one that allows a variety of calculation methods and most fund houses don't tell you which…3 -
Re: Positive Redundancy Stories
So absolutely yes. I've been put at risk 3 times. First 2 times, there were other jobs available. I applied and was accepted. Both jobs were very different to the one I was doing (although the …3 -
Re: Opting out of serps
The rules just changed- as often happens. There is only one new SP so there are some winners and some losers within those in the transition period2 -
Re: Opting out of serps
I think timing plays a part. Someone could have been building up towards a large State Pension under the "basic" State Pension rules but then when the rules changed to introduce the new St…1


