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Have Abbey ripped me off?
I just got my annual renewal letter from Abbey for buildings insurance. They have put up the premium, due to a claim last year for a tile that fell off my roof in the high winds. Its says the repair cost £632! Surely that cant be right? The tile didnt even break as it fell on the grass, so it was just nailed back into…
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Diamond Car Insurance
I was in a car crash this morning, as someone drove into the back of me and made quite a mess of my car. (some numpty not paying attention!) Diamond were utterly brilliant, got me a hire car delivered within 3 hours of me phoning them, arranged garage to come and tow my car, and have been so nice! Well done Diamond!
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Nhs
NHS bashing is many peoples favourite subject, so i would like to post a positive thread for a change. Went to A&E to get my eye socket checked for a suspected fracture after a rugby game. Everyone was lovely and polite, place looked spotless(from what i could see with my good eye;) ), and i was in and out in under an…
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Your account has bene hacked email - Smile Bank
I didn't know whether to put this here on in the techie board but I thought I would post it here. I have just received an email with the title "Your Account Has Been Hacked.". The email says this: Dear Smile Bank valued account holder, We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in your Smile bank account from a…
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Greedy & Selfish Brits Abroard
Just back from a weeks holiday in Majorca with OH and 2 daughters and had a great time. HOWEVER we were totally ashamed and disgusted at certain fellow brits who stayed at the hotel.Meal times was a vulgar and shocking sight, one family of 9 from Liverpool ( and proud of it ) would make such a mess when there that certain…
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Grabitnow beware!
Ordered a Sony Ericson phone from them but they sent a replacement Samsung, which I do not want (they did not ask before sending) and am now having trouble returning it to them. The switchboard number is distinctly unhelpful.
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Direct Line insurance - hilarious, ridiculous.
Just got a quite for travel insurance from Direct Line and reading the small print I see that am covered up to a total of £1,500 for my personal belongings (seems like reasonable cover) and the single item limit is £250 (hmm ok ....) but wait - total limit for valuables is £250. So I rang them to ask what counts as a…
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Credit scoring agencies
Can anyone tell me if a company lodging a claim for bad debt is good enough reason for credit score companies to put a record against you? I signed for an Ad to be placed with Yell.com, I cancelled with the salesman 10 days later. He said "no problem I will cancell it," but he didn't, I realised after that this would…
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CardsandGifts-Direct.co.uk
I had several wedding acceptance/regret cards to buy recently, and wasn't going to be near suitable shops for a while. Since I needed a few cards, I decided to see if I could find an online shop selling what I needed. I used www.cardsandgifts-direct.co.uk, after choosing them randomly from my Google search results. Loads…
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TV Licence - 6 months in advance, !!!!!! ?
Apologies in advance, not sure if this is the correct board but it does say vent and I am angry. Has anyone else been enraged to find that if you want to pay your TV Licence by monthly DD, you must pay 6 months in advance ? 'What's that about ?' I asked the customer service rep at the non-helpline 'coz that's the rules if…
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O'Gormans
Well, I am so impressed with this website. I researched a Dyson animal DC15, O'Gormans beat the price of every other site, so I ordered Sunday pm. Got a phone call Monday to check all my details, it arrived, well packed 9am Tuesday, house vacuumed by 10am Tuesday. Outstanding service, price, customer service and delivery…
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Help with a babies top
My sister bought both of my children new clothes for easter rather than eggs like everyone else did. This was fantastic as my daughter and son both grow so fast. At the time the top from next which she bought my daughter was too big so it sat in the wardrobe with tags on it til Sunday where it was washed and ironed before…
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Problems with getting my security deposit back from recent holiday!!!!
I am not sure that I am posted in the right area but I am fuming with the service that I have/am receiving in regards to getting my security deposit back from a recent holiday in Cornwall. We booked to stay in an apartment in Carbis Bay as a family of 5 and paid the money and also a 100.00 deposit we booked this through a…
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Movie2u.com - WARNING
:mad: :mad: :mad: This site sells DVD movies and whilst the prices may seem cheap, it is likely you will not get what you ordered. I placed an order 6 weeks ago and have been fobbed off, told they don't give refunds and accused of being offensive when I sent an email pointing out their failings!! PLEASE DO NOT ORDER FROM…
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E-on Central Heating Cover
BEWARE! We've just taken out E-on's central heating breakdown cover and were enticed into it by the promise of a 2 hour appointment slot, unlimited claims and the fact that it was £100 cheaper then our British Gas renewal and the added bonus that it also came with a £25 Quidco cashback. So far though they've failed 3 times…
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Help needed friend signed as guarantor
stupidly for a car worth £7,500 for a car foran old boyfriend (stupid i know) they fell out went there seperate ways.She moved to another part of the country and was shocked when a summons dropped through the post demanding 15k !! They want an attachment to her house, court case coming up soon.Her circumstances have…
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Curtains cleaned? - Johnsons cleaners
Anyone taken advantage of the £20 offer from Johnsons cleaners for a pair of curtains? Or anyone had a bad experience of having curtains professionally cleaned. Collected a pair today and they looked as if they have been boil washed! The linings have come away from the curtains and all the stiffness has gone out of the…
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Advice Needed - Shop Wont Refund Me "Faulty Motherboard"
Hi, i purchased a £175 motherboard last Thursday and put it together on Saturday but i kept on getting a Hardware Malfunction BSOD (blue screen of death). I removed the cpu and looked carefully inside the socket and noticed 2 pins out of place so i`m certain this is what is causing the motherboard to crash all the time.…
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Pay & Display Stealing Money
So Hammersmith & Fulham charge £1.80 per hour sold in half-hour units and the machines don't give change. This means that if you don't have the correct change, the parking time will be rounded down to the previous half hour. For example if I have £4 on me, which at £1.80 per hour, should buy 2 hr 36min. The machine will…
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Slips.co.uk
Has anyone had any dealings with the above company? On March 31st. I ordered a microwave pressure cooker from them. The order went through OK and they sent me an email confirming the transaction. As two week have gone by now, and the item hasn't been received I decided to give them a ring. Nobody is answering the phone…
