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Re: What is the cheapest unlocked touch screen mobile phone ?
It's worthwhile stating that it has been illegal to lock phones to a network for about five years. Any phone you buy from a shop will be able to take a SIM from any network.3 -
Re: zopa interest rate.
Thanks, I didn't see that one coming.1 -
Re: Investing in Us: Holidays, Health, and the Road to £150k
I’ve had that, but mine was £1200 overpaid! 😳 I did pay it back in one go, but only because I had it in savings (still gutting though). I agree with everyone else - ask them to set up staged repayme…4 -
Re: Parking stories in the News/media
(I use https://www.textise.net/) A disabled hospital user says he was made to walk a long distance to verify his parking under new rules at the John Radcliffe Hospital. Under the new rules, Blue Bad…4 -
Re: NST January 2026: Shake and Vac
Happy New Year and Hello! My apologies, I'm late as we just got back from Germany 2 days ago and I'm only just back to work and routine, yay. Could I please join with my lucky number 14? Wi…5 -
Re: Group thread: Heathrow Gatwick Manchester & other Airport drop-off PCNs - easy: how to appeal & win
Hi, a success story :) :) used template below from page one to appeal for heathrow apcoa pcn and it got canceled today. thank you pcn issue date: 05/12/25appeal date 19/12/25 "This is an appeal …3 -
Re: Online parking payment not showing on credit card statement
No More or less correct, due to a narrow set of parameters. (unfair., possibly biased in favour of the parking company ) Not really, but a judge would if it ever got as far as a court hearing. ( much…3 -
Re: Severn Trent Water
I thought I had seen this issue with ST before, another member is having the same issue. Every other utility provider would pay the refund to an administrate on production of a death certificate and …1 -
Re: Timescale to move from SIPP to drawdown AC with Hargreaves Lansdown?
I complained because when there was a similar delay in summer of 2024, they did reply that they were currently processing applications from X date, which was useful in knowing how far behind, my app…1 -
Re: DCB Legal LOC Client: Smart Parking Ltd
I strongly suggest that you use the recent current Smart Parking DCB Legal bespoke template which is 11 paragraphs, not 10, from the Smart Parking group thread by sluzz, ( not the universal template …1
