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Avis Class Action - Scam or real?
I have just received a note through the post about a Class Action being brought against Avis Budget Rent a Car. This is something out of the blue and wondered if anyone knows if it is real or some sort of scam I should ignore. It refers to anyone hiring a car in Florida in a certain time period and I would probably have…
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ExcludedUK - for those EXCLUDED from adequate government support
You may have heard Martin talking about & supporting us: ExcludedUK is a grassroots volunteer-run not-for-profit organisation working towards bringing about an end to the exclusions in the UK Government’s Covid-19 financial support measures across all employment statuses, circumstances, professions and industries. These…
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The Moral Compass and Compensation claims companies
HiI would like to share with you a recent incident and also to question the legallity of it. End last year, my wife was involved in a very minor car incident. Another driver reversed out of a parking space and clipped the front bumper of my wife's car. Whilst at the time it looked a bit messy, on further inspection, there…
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Petition to help Minsmere bird reserve against EDF please sign.
minsmere under threat?? https://e-activist.com/page/71193/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=LMdomain Love Minsmere - Take action now | The RSPB Love Minsmere - Take action now | The RSPBA visit to Minsmere is unforgettable. This wild and beautiful landscape buzzes with the sound of insects, and echoes with birdsong. If EDF have…
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Netflix Double Whammy
When Netflix moved to Sky I mistakenly thought the previous payment I was making independently for the full Netflix package would be adjusted or that I would be informed of the DOUBLE take of subscriptions. However, not so and it was some time (many months) before I realised I was paying for Netflix twice..once through my…
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Gathering funds in a trusted way for a community project
HiI'm the project lead for a neighbourhood project and I'd like to obtain financial contributions from neighbours in a trusted fashion, and then use the funds to pay a supplier. How can I do this? I've looked at the various gofundme and crowdfund type sites but it's not clear how theiir processes work, they all just want…
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Gift cards
Can we please let retailers and the general public know that you can not pay (generally India) pay any debt by gift cards, Place a warning at the point of sale of these gift cards. Out of boredom over Christmas, I bought 5 cards at £500 (£2500) each knowing I didn't have the funds, but the person never asked my why? Asda,…
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Deputyship refunds
I have managed to claim back £625 in overpaid supervision fees.However does anyone know why the interest rate is 0.5% when the rates for the years 2010 to 2015 were much higher?
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Introduction
Hello everyone! I am George Lamb and a new member of this community. I joined because I love the objectives you have for this forum site. This will definitely be a great help for a young gentleman like me.
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Holding companies to account for their drivers' actions
Hello MSE, Back in August, my car was damaged by an SSE van that made a horlicks of reversing down the end of the no-through road where my vehicle was parked. I did not realise the van had hit my car until after it had left. I am sure it was the SSE van that hit my car as no other vehicle came down to the end of this…
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Leigh Day and Woodford Equity Income Fund Claim
Just had an email from LD asking me to sign my life away !! Not quite, but very confusing. Seemingly asking us to sign up to accept what could possibly be costly litigation, especially if they lose. Can anyone shed some light on the possible losses Fund holders like me might incur? They talk about No win, No fee but I'm…
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How Rishi can plug the funding gap
The time is now coming when the government will need to start paying for its recent largesse in addressing the Covid crisis. The size of the challenge is huge, but we need to consider fairness and ease of implementation in some of these areas. Some suggestions from me... Spending cuts: * Eliminate all public sector defined…
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Hit and run victim
Is there a campaign lobby insurance companies about their treatment of victims of hit-and-run drivers? My stationary car, parked outside my house, was badly damaged by a hit-and-run driver. There were several witnesses but no-one got the number. My insurance company paid for the repairs but would not register a no-fault…
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Import charges
hi all, not sure what category to put this in so sorry if its in the wrong place! I've had an email from ccl regarding a customs charge. I've had these before and paid them to receive my goods but this time the situation is a bit different. I ordered an item with value of about £45. After paying a ccl customs charge, I…
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Getting CCJs Set Aside due to Financial Abuse
Has anyone had any success with getting CCJs set aside due to financial abuse? I'm about to apply to the court and wondered if anyone could offer advice on the best way to do this. Go straight in with the N244 form? Or get the other side to sign a consent form first? The debt is paid and 4 years old. I want to get a…
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Debt Crisis
First of all I would like to say Hi to any forum members who read this, I joined the forum for one reason only, to try to get a conversation going on a solution I have come to the conclusion is the only way out of the financial catastrophe that is facing the whole world, and the reasoning behind my thinking. * All the…
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Bensons beds
I bought a bed in February 2020 from Bensons when it was put together we found the base was twisted they sent a salesman out to fix it he couldn't so they sent an engineer who said yes the base is twisted they ordered another or so they said on the day it was due to be delivered I took a day off work only to receive a…
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Payment in full at time of booking for flights - needs banning
I purchased flight tickets 16 January 2020 for a flight 3 October 2020 - had to pay in full at time of booking, arguably an unfair contract condition.. 6 August 2020 flight cancelled, 11 October still no refund and unlikely before the end of the year I am told. Therefore I have been providing finance for the airline to…
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Public Inquiry in to the Caravan Park Industry
Petition to Govt to demand that the Competition Market Authority (CMA) National Trading Standards (NTS) and Trading Standards Services (TSS) take action to uphold the consumer protections afforded owners under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, The Consumer Protection From Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 and those Acts that…
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As a thanks to ALL public sector
How about as a “reward” for all the hard work and sacrifice that is currently being undertaken — this and future governments commit to a GUARANTEE of annual pay rise in line with inflation from this day forward each and every year. For decades we have had to fight for every penny, we are not greedy, we don’t want a massive…