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going abroad and furlough
Hi all, can not find answer anywhere and I do realise it is a bit cheeky but...., can you go abroad while furlough or do you have to take annual leave to do that? We may be facing redundancy after furlough so trying to save as many paid days as possible. Going abroad is to see family 😊 Thank you
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Car travel
When are they likely to say we can travel with other people in a car? From other households not in a bubble?
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Mexico Opodo
Hi all. My wife and I have two flights booked through Opodo (via Virgin Atlantic) to Mexico City for the end of August to attend my son’s wedding celebrations. The wedding has been cancelled due to covid restrictions and we are trying to reschedule the flight to March 2021. My concern is that there is no possibility of…
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Tui
Hi, wondering if anyone has any experience/advice. Rearranged holiday with tui as dont want to travel in august due to being pregnant. We paid £3280 for original holiday. Changed to holiday worth £2569. Then told we will get a refund of £503 because when we booked we got £200 off as an offer. We now aren't entitled to that…
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Company car on furlough
I'm currently furloughed but still have my company car for personal use. (As usual I am paying for fuel and being taxed on the benefit of having the car.) My employer says I cannot take the car to be serviced / MOTed as this could be seen as 'work' and therefore contravene furlough rules. I see maintenance of the car as…
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BA Rerouting Flights - Refundable?
I'm due to fly to Rhodes with BA as part of a package holiday on the 6th August from Gatwick. However, we've decided its still not safe. BA have rerouted short haul flights from Gatwick to Heathrow Terminal 5 and it seems as though this is likely to happen to our flight. Is this grounds for a full refund? Thanks for any…
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Self employed grant and renewing mortgage
hi im self employed & have struggled, looking at the 2nd grant, if I get it will it affect my re mortgage application in July?
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Quit my job today
I quit my job today because the stress and anxiety I was experiencing from working from home has really got to me over the last few weeks. I only joined my employer at the start of the new year so was still on my probation period which was due to end on the 27th July. After being furloughed for 6 weeks in April I found it…
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Covid19 VAT refund
Hi, if I booked my travel for 14-18 July, can I ask travel company to refund me the reduced VAT for 15-18 Jul? thanks.
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Flight cancelled, Hotel offer voucher, insurance won’t pay
Hi my flight to Bali was cancelled, I had bought a non-refundable deal from a Bali Hotel. Hotel have offered a voucher to be used within the next two years but I would far prefer a full refund. I had an annual multi-trip insurance policy, which I amended in February to explicitly cover FCO travel disruption. I have tried…
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Rent a chair in a salon.
has anyone renting a desk or chair in a salon having to pay back rent on the last 15 weeks? by law do I have to pay?
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Business bounce back loans
Hi, I messaged here already but can’t locate my post. I would like some help/advice regarding business bounce back loans. I bank with Tide and today I have received an email that they have to stop lending as they can’t secure any more funds from investors. From the 40 lenders list only few Hsbc and Barclays allow none…
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Can I sell my flights?
My family are not planning on travelling to France at the end of the month as the restrictions there are far greater than here and it won't be a holiday. We have not paid for our accommodation. Ryanair will not let us obtain a refund for our flights at they are still operational, nor will they allow a voucher exchange for…
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Quarantine on return from Spain
Hi Today, our first minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that Scottish residents returning from Spain from 10th July would have to quarantine for 14 days on their return. We have Ryan Air flights from Liverpool booked but obviously cannot use them now as the quarantine on return makes it impossible for us to have our…
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Trying to contact Esure about travel insurance
Has anyone been trying to deal with Esure without success? My daughter had paid for travel insurance on 7/3/20 for a holiday booked for us to Florida in August. She never received a link to be able to access the policy. Despite having a policy number and proof of paying for insurance Esure claim to have no record of email…
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Flight Refund
We purchased a holiday through OnTheBeach. Hotel refunded but not flights yet. OTB say waiting for Ryanair refund but we paid OTB. Who is responsible?
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Hotel Voucher - IMPOSSIBLE to use on Hotel.com
Hi really frustrated. Booked ten nights in hotel in Turkey in mid Jun. Onset of COVID - flights refunded no problems (thanks Jet2). Hotel.com stated that as I had booked a Non-refundable rate they would only offer a voucher for same hotel, to be used and travel within 12 months. I asked for refund & used the Competition…
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VAT on wedding reception
My daughter had just paid a deposit for her wedding reception which is hopefully taking place in December. Will she qualify for the 15% reduction in vat charges announced today for all or some of the final bill? I have paid for a room at the venue. Will the VAT reduction apply because I have not yet had the service, or not…
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Do i risk a short trip to Italy with no insurance cover for Covid?
I had planned to go to Italy for a week in September but hadn't booked anything due to waiting for a hospital scan at the time (in March) so I couldn't renew my insurance. Now it is virtually impossible to get any cover for Covid (even though the FCO advice about essential travel is changing) yet many people are booking…
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Loveholidays package, Tui flights cancelled
Hi all, I have a package holiday booked through LH with tui flights to Cyprus 1st of August. I got an email off tui saying that flights were cancelled but wasn't any detail to the email. I checked myself and can still book the outbound flight to cyprus and can do 14 days or 7 days but not 10 which I had booked, it looks…
