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Pre-departure tests likely to go in the next few days
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Refund rights - France
Hello! I booked a trip to Disneyland back in October for departure on 4th January. The tickets, flights and accommodation were all booked separately along with travel insurance. In between booking the trip and the departure date, France banned entry to UK citizens due to the emergence of the Omicron variant which hadn’t…
Work from home - purchases
Hi all, I’ve just started a job working from home and wondering if I can get any help with the cost of the desk and chair that anyone knows of please? Being a single Mum, money is already tight so any help I can get would be fab! Thanks loads in advance ☺️
refund for travel
I had a hen weekend booked with lastminute.com for thurs to sun and they just advised our flights have been changed to there and back the same day sat. They couldn't change flights to anything we could do therefore asked for a refund they are now refunding minus £420 saying they are deducting £35pp for the booking fee. Is…
Isolating due to PCR result
Just returned from abroad. Hence had to do my day2 PCR test. He results came after 24 hours and so I had to self isolate till then... Missed 1 day of work though . Is there any benefit or claim I can make for having toiss one day of work due to the above?
DAY 2 TEST
Is it still mandatory ?
NHS App - evidence of vaccination
I am looking to travel abroad shortly. I know I will be asked to provide evidence of my covid shots at the local bars and restaurants. I got myself registered onto the NHS Vaccine status app. However, all I got back was a scan code, that I imagine someone with the right software can scan and it will provide them the…
Cancelled football trip EasyJet
My daughters football team raised money to fund a trip in May 2020 to play football in Barcelona. The girls tickets were paid for by the fundraising and the parents chaperoning paid for their own tickets. The trip was booked by one of the parents on his credit card. The trip was obviously cancelled due to Covid, as the…
Canaries entry requirements
Hi, I'm getting myself confused if I need a pre departure covid test prior to going to Canaries on 5th Feb. My initial reading was that as long as fully vaccinated then no negative test required to go. But she who must be obeyed says this is wrong. Any experts keep me right? Thanks all
Sick Pay - Director of a Limited Company
Im hoping for some advice please or guidance. My husband is a Director and employee of his Limited Company. At the end of November he had to had surgery on his foot, which has resulted in him being unable to work or drive. This was only supposed to be until approximately 6th Jan 2022. Unfortunately, after recent x-rays…
Landlord has recovered Covid rent holiday without warning
Hello, posting on behalf of someone else for some advice. family member was granted a payment holiday on rent through Covid only for 2 months and a payment plan was then put into place to recover the amount which was agreed my all parties -tenant, landlord, agency.Without warning the full amount owed including this months…
Refund for day 2 PCR tests
We've just prepaid for day 2 PCR tests Randox said refunds were not given. Do we not have right to cancel for refund?
Late claim for SEISS5
Hi all I was able to claim SEISS4 as my first claim for the grant due to being newly self employed. I was unable to claim SEISS5. In August 2021 I received correspondence from HMRC asking to confirm identify. I was told at the time that if the query passed the cut off date for claiming SEISS5, I would still be able to…
Elderly couple not able to travel due to coronovirus contact.Tui won't move holiday of give refund
A couple in their 80's have received a text from Gov.uk that they have been in contact with a positive covid person.Tui says they are not allowed a refund or a date transfer of holiday as they aren't covid positive only advised to isolate.Surely if you're isolating you can't travel.They should have travelled 04/01/2022 but…
NYE restaurant refund
I booked a restaurant for 6 people for New Years Eve but had to cancel at short notice (3 days prior) because my wife tested positive for Covid. The restaurant gave us a couple of options - 1) they would attempt to fill the table and refund us our down payment (approx £300) minus our deposit (approx £30). If they were…
Eurotunnel refunds - France travel ban
I’m aware that some members have managed to obtain a refund from Eurotunnel for standard (non-refundable) tickets earlier in the pandemic by claiming particular personal circumstances and quoting Competition and Marketing Authority regulations. I was wondering whether anyone has more recently been successful, especially…
TUI Flight Delay Compensation Form Problems
The online TUI flight delay compensation form appears to be deactivated and is preventing me from submitting a claim. I have tried various browsers on my PC and Smart Phone with no success. Has anyone else encountered similar problems and could you advise a workable solution. General contact with TUI has been extremely…
COVID Tests
Does anyone else think these COVID tests will be gone by the time I go to Benidorm in June? I am reading on Benidorm Facebook group page that a lot of people have to do tests when they get to Spain and when they leave. It sounds like a nightmare to deal with! especially when I have never been abroad in my life.
Express Test Refund
On 12.12.21 I was told by ExpressTest that my refund of £100 will be processed in the next 3-5 working days. I have still not received the refund into my account. I have chased them via email and telephone but nobody can give me a straight answer as to why the refund has not been processed in this time frame. Any advice…
Why are pcr still mandatory on day 2?
With omicron being the dominant variant, what is the point of keep enforcing pcrs on day 2 instead of lft, and even worst, why isolation is still needed until you have the results? it made sense one month ago to prevent the spread of the variant from external countries, but I don’t think it does anymore, unless somebody is…

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