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MSE - Please switch forum clock to DST/BST.
The forum clock for people who are NOT logged in (guests) is incorrect this morning and still set to GMT. If you are logged in and the settings in your userCP are set to compensate for DST/BST then you won't notice, as it automatically adjusts. However if you log out your personal settings no longer apply so you will see…
Big Thank You to MSE
1,sometime ago got PPI back simply following your advice 2,Recently my son got a £80parking ticket from a private operator well mentioned on your forum. First case looked like he was 100% guilty and should pay fine ! Read MSE on Private Parking fines ,followed template letter, sent it off . what do you know , just received…
Forum Round-up 28 March 2014
Hi everyone, hope you've had a good week. For other self-confessed geeks like Martin, here's what's been popular on the Forum this week. Most Popular Boards Competitions Time The next few most popular boards (excluding expired boards) are: Marriage, Relationships & Families Grabbit Pensions Employment Mortgages Debt-free…
Scheduled Forum Downtime, from 11pm Mon 31 March 2014
Hi everyone, From 11pm on Mon 31 March the Forum will be unavailable while some scheduled maintenance is carried out. The work is expected to take around 7 hours and the Forum should be back up by Tuesday morning.
Grab the weekly email before the other 9 million recipients & let us know glitches
Hi everyone We're in the final stages of checking tonight's weekly email before it goes out to 9 million people. It would be great if you could have a look and let us know any glitches, errors, or even stuff you like! As a reward you get to see it before it reaches your inbox and hopefully bag the deals early, before the…
What's happened to the House of Commons board?
I know it wasn't used that much but it's unusual to completely delete a board - for example, the CAB board is still there even though it's been closed for over a year.
Can I change amount of posts on a page?
When I'm scrolling through diaries (mine & others) there are just too many posts on a page before I get to the top or bottom, can I change this anywhere? Thanks
help please, tick boxes have disappeared SORRY, FIXED NOW
hi, the tick/entered/etc boxes have disappeared on the comps board, can one of the team please look into it TIA related post https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/65060909#Comment_65060909
Forum Round-Up 21 March 2014
Hi everyone, hope you've had a good week. For everyone interested, here's what's been happening on the Forum this week. Most Popular Boards Competitions Time The next few most popular boards (excluding expired boards) are: Marriage, Relationships & Families Grabbit Employment Mortgages Pensions Popular Threads This Week *…
Can I fix this "smiley" please?
This image is really annoying me in the sidebar when posting: :money: (On one frame a white rectangular background appears). If I were to fix it for you guys would it be updated on the forum or would my time be wasted?
Scheduled Forum Downtime, from 11pm Sun 23 March 2014
Hi everyone, From 11pm on Sunday 23 March the Forum will be unavailable while some scheduled maintenance is carried out. It should be back up by Monday morning.
Tapatalk
Any chance being able to access this forum on Tapatalk? I use that for all my other forums and its very handy to have all the forums together in the same format in an app.
Ovivo
Saw Martin on breakfast show saying that Ovivo was a no brainer for pay as you go plus free cinema ticket. Sounded too good to be true but signed up for £20. Just went to activate and the company has gone bust. What a scam! Does anyone actually check out the financials of these companies before recommending:mad:
Forum White of Death and forum page error
Been getting white pages again. Forum shows: Top deals: 12 March 2014 http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ shows Top deals: Week from 19 March 2014 EDIT; NOW Says 19th!
Does anyone know how to get an old account back!?
i had an old account on here which i had been using for around a year and a half and i logged into it this evening and it says it didn't recognise the username or password? anyone know what happened? i had alot of threads and posts on there and dont want to start all over on another one. this happen to anyone else - or…
Grab the weekly email before the other 9 million recipients & let us know glitches
Hi everyone We're in the final stages of checking tonight's weekly email before it goes out to 9 million people. It would be great if you could have a look and let us know any glitches, errors, or even stuff you like! As a reward you get to see it before it reaches your inbox and hopefully bag the deals early, before the…
MSE Blog: The MSE Forum Team goes to Parliament
"Parliament's on the hunt for new ways to communicate bills in the digital age..." Read the full MSE blog: The MSE Forum Team goes to Parliament Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro Guide.
Cookie issues
I generally access MSE forums off of one of two computer and both are having separate issues but are both fixed by clearing cookies On my Mac OS X machine with Chrome as the browser periodically the forum will stop registering which threads I have read and havent. This is fixed by clearing the cookies of which there is…
Closure
Sorry for the really dumb question, but how do I close my 'account' here? Can't see anything about doing it in user CP, but maybe I'm missing the obvious?!? Thanks in advance!
Approved Journalists posting on our Forum
Hi everyone Just to let you know we are starting to give "approved journalist" status for a set number of journalists we'll permit to post on the Forum to ask for Case Studies. In the main this will probably be journalists who we usually tend to allow anyway, but who were having to ask permission beforehand, meaning it…

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Martin Lewis: At last a chance to fix Council Tax flaws impacting millions – debt collection, difficulty challenging your band, discounts and more
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Energy complaints to be dealt with more quickly and Energy Ombudsman to get new powers under Government plans
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Warm Home Discount expansion confirmed with millions more eligible for the £150 top-up this winter – here's what we know
Around 2.7 million more households, including 900,000 families with children, will become eligible for the £150 Warm Home Discount this winter, as the Government has confirmed it will remove the existing 'hard to heat' eligibility criteria. The extension has only been confirmed for winter 2025/26, with further changes possible for future years.
Base rate held at 4.25% – here's what it means and when it might be cut next
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Applied for South West Trains 'boundary fares' compensation? Act now to claim it
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Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated for millions – Martin Lewis explains how it'll work, what it means and if it's an improvement
All State Pensioners in England and Wales will receive a Winter Fuel Payment this winter, though those who earn over £35,000 will see it clawed back through the tax system. It means nine million pensioners will get the £200 or £300 top-up. Here MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis shares his instant response and analysis, and we include answers to your key questions.

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