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Archives for October 2018

Contract Advice
I purchased a holiday through Sykes and there were a number of things wrong - which I did mention on the actual holiday. Each time I contact them they say that my contract is with the owner of the property and not them as stated on their website. What I don't understand is how can I have a contract with an unknown person…
Butlins 5% cheaper by phone
Recently booked a holiday at Butlins and accidentally stumbled across an extra 5% discount compared to the (supposedly already discounted) online prices when phoning up. The first time we phoned the customer booking number we were quoted the same as the online price. When we phoned back again to confirm our booking, we…
Can I claim money back from the theatre/train company?!
Hello, This is my first ever post so I hope I am doing this right! Today we were suppose to go to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in theatre. I booked the tickets last December for Part 1 & 2 for the show today. Unfortunately we were unable to make the first part of the show for a number of reasons. Firstly, when we…
any free parking in chelmsford
thinking of staying at premier inn on victoria rd chelmsford for one night on new years eve, i can find paid parking close by for £15 , we will be there for less than 24 hours so that seems a lot. arriving about 4pm leaving next morning does anyone know of any free or cheaper parking close by thanks
Static caravan new owner
This is my first post :-) My husband and i bought a static caravan in June 2018. When we were about to buy it, the owners said that they were selling the site but the new owners will honor the current contract. We now have got a letter from the new owners stating that the our onsite duration is now going to be 9 months…
Sun saver code
Does anyone have any unused sun savers codes from the newspaper from 6th October - 19th October. I was trying to collect enough for some bear grylls adventure tickets but I am three short and it ends today!
Hotel for wedding trying to double rates! Help!
Hi all, I'm getting married in Cardiff on an international weekend in 2019 (Wales v Ireland). I knew accommodation would be tricky so back in May I booked out a whole hotel (30 rooms) outside the city for my wedding guests through booking.com. I called the hotel at the time to check the booking was ok, as I was concerned…
London hotel - book direct or online?
We need two nights in a central London hotel (Premier Inn and Travelodge are fine) and are wondering what is the best way forward. It doesn't matter which nights as we are retired and don't have any shows or matches to attend. Is it best to look online or ring the individual hotels? The best I have seen so far is £240 for…
2 adults and 2 children - Pay on London Underground
Hi - in December, 2 adults and 2 children (ages 6 and 11), will be going to London for the weekend. We will be using the underground together over the weekend. We are two couples, i.e. one adult and one child each and will be paying in that way, not altogether. What is the best way for us to pay? Do we get tickets from…
Lapland UK No refunds warning!
I wanted to share a warning for people thinking of booking a day at Lapland UK in Ascot. We booked as soon as it became available too, and because we needed a certain date we knew we had to do it quickly. This unfortunately is where you can be caught out. We paid extra for cancellation cover though... Unfortunately we now…
Premier Inn Saver Rate booking
Hi all, Bit of a disaster. Ive booked a Premier Inn hotel for 3 nights on a saver rate. The idea being we were planning to attend a football match at the beggining of Dec. Sadly however i now find out that Sky have moved the game to a Monday night. I tried to speak to Premier Inn to move my booking however they have said…
Don't book your hotel online!
See https://www.thesun.co.uk/travel/7497155/never-book-a-hotel-holiday-online/ Wonder if you might get a better room if you phone up? Would make sense.
Where to stay in blackpool
My kids have never been to blackpool so I would like to take them to see the lights the last weekend of this month so could someone recommend any places to stay close to the town but they must have parking.
Missed out on Glastonbury tickets? Here are five ways you can still go for FREE
Read MSE Sarah's blog: 'Missed out on Glastonbury tickets? Here are five ways you can still go for FREE'
RAF museums.... Hendon v Cosford..?
Does anyone know both and feel able to offer advice about which is the better experience? Cosford is closer to us but the website seems to imply that it's more of a kiddies day out. We want something to show adults interested in aviation history.
Windermere Day Trip
We have some family near Windermere and were thinking of going there by car late October. We have 3 young children between (3-10), a dog and are not able to walk that much (one of us has a dodgy knee). Any recommendations on where to eat and park etc and see the views whilst those who can walk and run (children and dog).

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More Than car insurance customers on auto-renewal should look out for a letter explaining they'll be switched to Swinton Insurance, after More Than announced it was pulling out of the market. If you want to opt out of the switch, you'll need to do this before the end of your current policy – or risk having to pay a cancellation fee of up to £50.
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