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Music for Your Ears
Just revisited my childhood which tookmy mind off things. Best songs, in my view, Aquarius ( 5th dimension) and Summertime. Thought I'd share with young ones. Peace, man, peace.
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Flying to Spain and Canaries in December 2020
Dear All, My wife and I are due to travel Barcelona on 18th December 2020 with RyanAir then onwards to Gran Canaria on 23rd December with Vueling and to return to Manchester on 31st December, also with Vueling. We booked this trip in February 2020 before the covid pandemic was announced but we are now very nervous that we…
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Cruise cancellation
Can anyone answer this query... We had to cancel this year's cruise with p and o refunding half the cost and creditng the other half for a cruise taken before March 2022.... However as time passes this could even be problematic.... the question being can we get the credit now refunded in cash? Any replies much appreciated.
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Insurance claim for covid-cancelled holiday capped by 'extended cancellation'
Once again I'm disappointed by my insurance company. We had a holiday booked back in April which obviously didn't happen. We did everything right - as far as we knew - by boking with credit cards and having annual insurance policies. Mine is with Economycover.com (Premium cover). We initially waited to claim as we were…
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Furlough National Insurance
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BA Flight Cancellation Refund
I am still waiting for a refund on a flight I should have had with BA in June. I’ve chased it and they’ve told me it’s being dealt with but said I won’t get all my money back. They won’t be refunding the money for the booked seats or airport tax. Surely this isn’t correct.
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NATIONAL RAILCARD - SENIOR RAILCARD REFUNDS DUE TO COVID-19 DISRUPTION
I hold a Senior Railcard which I purchased last year and took advantage of the cost save by purchasing a 3 year card. Clearly, this year I have not been able to travel and so contacted National Rail to check whether they would refund or extend the card. Today I received the attached. Can NR legally withold money for…
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Woucher refund
Woucher have refused me a refund on a holiday booked via them in the uk (hotels were in lockdown) they have offered me a voucher that I dont want, what are my rights please?
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Can I ask my employer to put me back on furlough for health reasons?
I have a heart condition and after shielding I returned to work in retail in August. I’ve had a few health issues again and I am concerned with the covid situation increasing again. Can i request my employer puts me back on furlough? Thank you.
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BA pre-March
We booked. A holiday to Mexico in January pre COVID and now my husband has been advised not to travel but BA are saying they aren’t willing to transfer our dates or offer a voucher even though the hotel are willing to, do we have any rights?
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furlough
since march i have been receiving 80% of 35 hours in furlough pay, This week i have been taken off furlough my holiday accrument removed and now only get paid for 12 hours ( I have a zero hours contract) which is considerably less. Can my employer do this. this has happened to every employee that i work with.
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Insurance company refused to cover
I have been chasing a claim we made back in March. Although the insurance company said they would cover it at the time, after they received my claim they refused, saying that it was us who cancelled rather than the tour agency. I took this to their complaints department with all the documentation and laws to support it. It…
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Minimum Income Floor - When is it coming back into force
Hi, just wondering if anyone knows when the government plan to re introduce the MIF. I believe it was originally suspended until November but I can't seem to find any information now. Some site are suggesting you now have to ask your Universal Credit Advisor via the Journal for the MIF to be removed from your calculation…
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TUI renege on 'free amendment' offer
Can anyone offer any advice? We booked a holiday but were unable to travel because of Covid symptoms three days before travelling. We had booked the holiday at the time the 'free amendments' were offered by TUI in case of Covid related illness. We have asked TUI to use our holiday value as credit towards our next (already…
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SEISS Second Payment Date
I have made the second claim on 24 Aug, it was approved, my Gov.uk account states 'We have checked your claim and your payment has been issued', but have not received any payment some 5+ weeks later. Details identical to first claim which was paid in a timely manner. Does anyone have similar experience or knowledge of when…
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Travel Insurance
We are travelling up to Scotland in October in a Campervan so are needing Travel Insurance. We have looked at our household policies but not covered through them so need to take out a new policy. The ones which are coming up as suitable, offers cover if one of us has a positive covid-19 test and therefore can not travel…
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Virgin Atlantic claim - Advice
On the 14th of March we went out to Florida for a family wedding (that was cancelled whilst we were in the air). Whilst we were out there the travel ban came into effect and our flights were affected. Originally we were due to fly directly back to Gatwick, then they cancelled and rebooked to Heathrow via JFK on the same…
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BA extends voucher scheme into October - shall we wait to claim?
Hiya, apologies if this has been covered elsewhere. We've been keeping an eye on BA's voucher policy as we were due to fly to Orlando to see family on 18 October. Today they've updated it to cover October flights: https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/information/incident/coronavirus/latest-information#faqvoucher The…
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Mortgage holiday or use over payments first?
Dear Forum, I am currently unemployed (even though eligible for furlough during garden leave, my spiteful former employer refused to furlough me). I have been funding my unemployment since May with savings that are dwindling fast. I had previously made overpayments to my Barclays mortgage. It amounts to roughly 1 1/2…
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Business Rates 20/21
My park owner has finally given me a partial refund for when his site was closed due to CV19 restrictions however he has deducted £165.25 Rates for this period. The local authority (Dumfries and Galloway) where the park is located has given 100% rates relief to the Hospitality, Leisure, Retail and Aviation sectors. If the…
