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Re: Best haggling strategies
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81886983#Comment_81886983 Did you get the plate in the sale? Sell that and you've had a bargain car for £3k. Winner :)1 -
Re: Needing some support/advice
Are you buying or renting? I agree with @fatbelly that token payments are the obvious option until you find another job. You can't afford anything. A good credit rating is no help to you at the …1 -
Re: Best haggling strategies
There are likely to be a lot of car exchanges towards the end of this month as that is when “new plates” come out. I don’t know whether that means a better deal or not. FWIW at the end of November 20…1 -
Re: Weekly Flylady Thread 16th February 2026
I'm halfway round the bedroom, I stopped to go swimming and never went back up after getting home, partly because I was knitting and waiting for a phone call. I've to stop my vertical table…7 -
Re: SMEG cooker not fit for purpose - my refund rights
No, SMEG can't force you to do anything. However you can't force SMEG to do anything either. After 18 months ownership they are offering you a brand new replacement out of the goodness of t…2 -
Re: SMEG cooker not fit for purpose - my refund rights
You generally do not get an extended warranty/rights when you get a replacement item. There is no automatic reset under the consumer rights act 2015.2 -
Re: SMEG cooker not fit for purpose - my refund rights
Depends whether your claiming via warranty or consumer rights. When it went wrong at the start, did you contact SMEG first or AO?1 -
Re: Needing some support/advice
Token payments are only a short-term plan and usually we recommend stopping payment completely. But in your case you have a realistic prospect of things improving so go with Stepchange, review in 6 m…1 -
Re: letter from unknown wealth manager
Stupid editor, can't unquote. On the "paragraph" symbol menu, choose the paragraph symbol That should undo the quote.2 -
Re: Technical Service Bulletins
I always make a point of insisting a receipt is supplied to me from the dealership following any work carried out as a result of a recall. When I sell the car on I pass this paperwork onto the new ow…2
