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DVLA CAR TAX
During this time of monetary pressures is it fair that car tax is paid twice for any given month in full, once by the previous car owners and once by the new keeper regardless of purchase date ? Why is not simply rounded up to the end of the month and then.taken over. I'll tell you why , the government DVLA GET PAID TWICE…
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HMRC Charging Excess Tax for State Pensioners
I believe that HMRC are charging excess tax for State Pensioners. Occupational Pensions, and any salaried employment whilst in receipt of pension income, are generally paid monthly and PAYE tax is assessed for each of the 12 x monthly payments (month 1 to month 12). All P60’s from these income sources correctly records the…
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Financial Education (part 2)
I have now written a second report on financial education and literacy following a second research survey and having more ideas and finding more information. Hopefully this one will be just as (if not more) successful than the last! http://motorsportcarsandmore.car.blog/2023/06/02/financial-literacy-education-report/
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DVLA CAR TAX
During this time of monetary pressures is it fair that car tax is paid twice for any given month in full, once by the previous car owners and once by the new keeper regardless of purchase date ? Why is not simply rounded up to the end of the month and then.taken over. I'll tell you why , the government DVLA GET PAID TWICE…
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Our Council tax that pays INTO private pensions
When as a local councilor I was apaulllled at the amount of tax we pay for council staff Private Pensions. We pay 16% of our council into their private pensions. No one paid into my pension. Council tax is for public services...Not for personal greed.
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Financial Education in Schools
I’m currently a secondary school student in the UK who has produced a report on financial education in schools which has today been featured in The Times. Obviously financial education is a very pertinent issue on MSE and is something I have become passionate about recently too. What does everyone think?…
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Cost of living and profit
I don't know where this belongs, it's a question............I left school at 15 so not as clever as you lot so I have a question..... There is a cost of living crisis because everything is going up so the government is going to raise the interest rate to try to control it. But it's going up because the makers of stuff (or…
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Online Safety Bill
Couldn't see any discussion on this. I’d appreciate your thoughts on the online safety bill - specifically the open letter below... https://blog.whatsapp.com/an-open-letter There isn’t a way to change it in just one part of the world so we may end up having WhatsApp blocked.. Some countries have chosen to block it such as…
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Local bank closing
After watching recent videos on a YouTube channel it was inevitable that my local bank branch is closing in July and although I don't go in there much is was just nice to have a branch around the corner from not just me but a lot of oap's used this as well, so now I/we have to go into the city centre to do any over the…
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Credit Reference Agencies NEED greater Independent control.
They are a Law unto themselves and consistently stonewall any corrections that they are made aware of. Are any of you having similar issues? Let's get together. There is strength in numbers. I have had enough. I am looking to sue them and demand compensation. Let me explain:- I have major issues with all four Credit…
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Make energy suppliers pay interest on Direct Debit monies in accounts
Recently had struggle with my energy supplier to refund me back some of excessive monies in my account in the end had £500 refunded back still leaving plenty with future DD’s to cover next bills. Got me thinking of how much money energy supplier companies are holding in peoples accounts must be billions and the money they…
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PAYG charges levelled
So thats a great result and its interesting to see how some energy companies are now promoting PAYG meters as an optiontional method of payment for supply. I pay my bill monthly by card payment. I would now like to see users like me charged at a level rate too. We pay a premium on each unit used for this I believe this…
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Petition inquiry into private parking industry conduct and practices
This industry refuses to acknowledge and accept responsilbity for their past and present failings and continues to cause misery and financial difficulties for many motorists. Please support my petition if you agree Many thanks petition.parliament.uk/petitions/621695Hold a public inquiry into the private parking industry's…
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MSE News: BNPL regulation confirmed – but vital protections still won't be in place for months
Draft laws which will bring buy now, pay later services into regulation and give borrowers crucial rights and protections, have today (14 February) been published by the Government. But the new rules, which will be overseen by the Financial Conduct Authority, won't come into effect for at least several months. Read the…
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What should I do if I think I'm being scammed?
This is a question that pops up a lot on the Forum. If I think I'm being scammed, what should I do?
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Stop government using the words "Low Income" when referring to benefits & financial support schemes
Irrespective of who's in power (a Labour or Conservative government), the politicians have a canny knack of overstating their announcements and declarations (though i feel their not as bad as the media who sensationalise everything to help increase their readership and their advertising profits - the dirty beggars).…
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Prescription charges
I've just been reading an article of Martin's about prescription charges and it has raised a question again in my mind. This is not about me, I'm of an age where I don't pay for prescriptions but I just cannot understand how English residents accept paying for prescriptions when no other part of the United Kingdom pays for…
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Appliances Direct
Has anyone had order/delivery issues with Appliances Direct recently? I ordered dehumidifier on 15th which was sold as "in stock" for delivery on 23rd December but when I checked on 22nd to confirm delivery details, it comes up as out of stock and due 28th December. That said they're advertising on their website on 24th as…
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Why do we stick with % pay increases?
Why do we stick with % pay increases? Does this not mean that the rich get richer and the poor get poor #% increase of 100, 000 is surely going further way from an income #% increase on 10,000 Why is not everyone just gets a flat rate i.e. £100 increase to all Or is my maths just very bad
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Get the Bank of England on TV?
Hi Guys, I'm not 100% sure where to post this, but I thought I'd start here and see what you thought. Personally, I would like to start a campaign to get the Bank of England on TV once a week during this cost of living crisis to get them to stand up and explain the decisions that they're making - in the same way that the…
