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Re: Warning about a new ANPR TOLL on Warburton Bridge over Manchester Ship Canal managed by Excel
A sobering case from Facebook, although not altogether surprising. A car hire company has received 115 UTCNs or rather 115 letters from DCBL demanding £176. The owner of the company has provided driv…3 -
Re: Responding to court docs - hopefully an interesting case for you all
Interesting that it was also Macquarie that owned NCP for 10 years until they sold it to Park24 in 2017.2 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
Hi @Frugaldom a wonderbag is akin to the old hay box. You heat a pot of food on the stove and then pop it in the wonderbag where it continues to slowly cook. But, at around £60 a pop, it’s not for me…9 -
Re: 2026 Frugal Living Challenge
😆 I think my thoughts on supplements mirror a few of you on here - but I still find it interesting what the algorithms throw up on my timelines when I mostly post about animals, wildlife and off-gri…6 -
Re: 2026 DECLUTTERING CAMPAIGN Mrs SD - our Year of Redistribution
gorgeous xstitch florenceem, especially against that wall colour11 -
Re: Warning about a new ANPR TOLL on Warburton Bridge over Manchester Ship Canal managed by Excel
@Leblur, you asked “Are WTB/Excel also confused about on who's behalf they are working for? Is it MSCC or R&WBC?” There does seem to be a high level of confusion. Looking at your picture of …3 -
Re: How much cash for house emergency?
I guess it depends on your circumstances. I'm retired and had to drop £15K on a new roof a couple of years ago. Glad I had the spare cash and plenty to spare in my emergency fund to cover it. I&…1 -
Re: How much cash for house emergency?
Does anybody know a good number to keep liquid in case if emergency as I am now wondering if I might need to go to 10k. How long is a piece of string? Only you can decide what is a sensible/practical…1 -
Re: How much cash for house emergency?
Don't forget if you don't have anything adverse lurking in your credit files, you will probably be able to secure a 0% credit card to spread the cost. A typical emergency fund of 6 months l…2 -
Re: How much cash for house emergency?
Cash interest rates are currently above inflation rates, so keeping a decent emergency fund is not such a bad idea financially.2
