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Desperate to contact Virgin Holidays - Any Ideas?
Hi All, I have been urgently trying to contact Virgin Holidays to amend a US booking following the recent Covid rules changes. I can't do what I need on their website and I've now spent more than seven hours, over three days, on hold to their customer service number (0344 472 9646) trying to speak with someone. I'm almost…
TUI Canaries flight 11/12 - urgent help please
Flights booked for 11/12/21 to Canaries. New Spanish entry rules 01/12/21 - all tourists 12+ must prove double vaccination. Child on the booking not double jabbed. TUI option is to amend booking for any flight up to April 2022, but minimum cost is extra £1,000, they advise cancellation by us is 100% loss. TUI alternative…
Covid travel rule for a child who has turned 12 one week before travel
I have booked a holiday to Lanzarote with my sister and nephew in Feb. My nephew will have had his12th birthday one week before we travel so he cannot be vaccinated in time for the holiday. What are the rules on this? Will he still be classed as a child who does not need to be vaccinated or will he be classed as an over 12…
Claiming on insurance after positive test
Hi, I'm due to fly out on holiday next Saturday. I have travel insurance which covers me for if I have to cancel after testing positive for covid. I have taken an NHS lateral flow test at home and I am positive. Can I use this lateral flow test and subsequent confirmation on the NHS app/email as proof for my insurance…
Pre departure evidence
Hi Anyone know with this new announcement what evidence we need to provide to airline for the new pre tests. It says nothing specific on gov or airline website apart from provide evidence so could you just take your lateral flow test result. Absolute shambles
Self administered antigen tests with a certificate validity
Hi all, I'm seeing the new rules for travel to France on https://uk.ambafrance.org/COVID-19-rules-for-travel-between-France-and-the-UK-28918#t1-Travelling-from-the-UK-to-France It says "From 4 December, fully vaccinated travellers (12 years old or more), and whatever their nationality, have to provide the result of a…
Urgent - 6th dec flight - not allowed to board
Hi everyone I have a flight booked on edreams website - London- Abu Dhabi -delhi - chennai - but now finding out that uk transit passengers cannot go to India - airline has been useless - spent whole of today trying to speak to someone in India - got hold of someone in chat they said someone will call me in 30 mins -…
Mum is travelling back to UK on Monday - now Nigeria is on Red List
Hey Guys, Need some help and advice. As the title says... my mom is travelling back to London and arrives on Monday 6th at 8am. To our horror, the Govt has included Nigeria to the Red List from Monday 4am. Her flight details are as follows: She leaves Nigeria on Sunday 5th Dec at 8.50pm Arrive in Frankfurt on Monday 6th…
Arrivals to UK need a Covid test before travelling.
As many expected rules will be tightened from 4am Tuesday. “Travellers heading to the UK will now have to have a Covid test before their departure in effort to limit spread of the virus, government has announced. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said the tightened requirements would come into force from 04:00 on Tuesday.…
Can I get travel insurance against FCDO advice?
I was just reading this article below on Forbes: * https://www.forbes.com/uk/advisor/travel-insurance/can-i-get-insurance-if-i-travel-against-fcdo-advice/ Got a trip booked to Cape Verde, and want to double check that I'd 100% be covered for "Covers travel against FCDO pandemic advice to countries in Europe" - assuming…
Which PCR Test Provider
I'm travelling from Australia to Scotland via Heathrow in a few week. I'm fully vaccinated so I only need the day 2 PCR test assuming it comes back negative. There is a huge list of "self swab at home" test providers listed on government website. Does anyone have any recommendations or are they all much of a muchness?
Pre covid test entry to USA is this ok?
Morning folks With the update to entry bring changed to a test the day before departure now, will this test be ok for entry to the USA? Randox walk in rapid antigen test in a test centre carried out by a professional https://scot.randox.com/#ardp I had a video supervised one booked but I cant reschedule in the time frame I…
What to do if you can’t do a COVID test on return from holiday
On behalf of my daughter, who currently has COVID and is going to Disneyland Paris for New Year. When she returns she is supposed to do a PCR test, but as it is before 90 days have passed since she has had it, she is going to get a positive result regardless. She has looked on the government websites but there doesn’t seem…
MSE News: PCR testing firm Randox forced to give customers clearer information in T&Cs
PCR travel test provider Randox Health, one of the largest firms in the sector, has changed its terms and conditions to be clearer on when customers can expect tests and results to arrive and when they can cancel an order and claim a refund after intervention by the competition watchdog. Read the full story: 'PCR testing…
MSE News: UK Government website still showing £1 Covid test deals despite concerns over pricing
MoneySavingExpert.com can confirm that companies offering PCR travel tests for as little as 30p can still be found on the UK Government's website despite a number of the cheapest deals being pulled on the back of concerns that travellers are being misled by providers offering super cheap deals just to boost their position…
Can my boss tell my work colleagues I've been pinged as a close contact
A couple of days ago a relative of mine had been tested positive for covid. The next day I got a message saying as a close contact and I should self isolate and get tested. So I did what I felt was the right thing and notified my boss I will be self isolating and went for a PCR test the next morning. I am still waiting the…
Lufthansa - will be denied boarding, so would like a refund
Hi, Hope you wonderful people can help and advise me. When Israel opened it's border's to tourists, I booked a flight to travel there and see my brother for the first time in two years and meet his new fiancé in person. However, due to the new variant, Israel has closed it's borders to all but citizens and holders of…
Is TravelDoc reliable? Can I transit in Amsterdam en route London-Moscow?
I am booked to fly from London via Amsterdam to Moscow next week. KLM sent me a checklist email which included a link to TravelDoc which says passengers on tourist visas can only fly direct - no transit allowed. Panic! I called KLM - systems down... they cannot help but she thought you cannot go via Amsterdam. I phoned the…
Easyjet Flight Voucher expires Jan 2022
Apologies if this has been asked a thousand times already but i've searched the forum and can't quite see the answer. I currently have a flight voucher for £1500 which expires on January 7th. I'm looking to fly the family to Kos in October 2022, so I'm hoping Easyjet release the flights but not sure they will due to the…
Bounce back loan blackmail
We toke out a business loan from Lloyds in 2006, which was secured on our house. It was repaid in full two years later, in 2008. We toke out a BB loan last year, of £13k. We then came to sell our house in June, and discovered the security was still on there in error from 2008. Our solicitor told lloyds then had to remove…

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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.
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 Payments 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.
Which NatWest and RBS branches are closing from 2025? Here's the full list – and banking alternatives
NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which are both part of the NatWest Group, will shut at least 108 of their bank branches in 2025 and beyond, after the Group announced a further 52 NatWest closures.
Winter Fuel Payments to be reinstated for millions – Martin Lewis explains how it'll work, what it means and if it's an improvement
Winter Fuel Payments will be reinstated to all pensioners in England and Wales this winter – but will be clawed back automatically from those earning over £35,000 a year, the Government has confirmed. It means nine million pensioners will get the £200 or £300 top-up. MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis shares his instant response and analysis.
Car finance mis-selling update: regulator prepares for compensation scheme – and warns against using claims firms
Payouts for mis-sold car finance could be another step closer as the financial regulator has set out the factors it will consider if it were to introduce an industry-wide redress scheme – though we won't know more about how this will work until after a key Supreme Court decision expected in July. In the meantime, the regulator has warned that you DON'T need to sign up with a claims firm to be included.
Winter Fuel Payments to be extended to pensioners earning £35,000 or less – here's what we know so far
Winter Fuel Payments will be extended to all pensioners with incomes of £35,000 or less this winter, the Government has confirmed. It means nine million pensioners will get the £200 or £300 top-up.
Winter Fuel Payments extension confirmed for this winter – watch Martin Lewis' instant response and his message to the Chancellor
Winter Fuel Payments will be extended to more pensioners this winter – though not to everyone – the Chancellor has today confirmed. However, exact details of who will now qualify still remain scant. Watch MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis give his instant response, as well as his key message for Rachel Reeves.
Nationwide Fairer Share: Free £100 bonus confirmed for 2025 – here's who will get it
If you bank with Nationwide, you could get a free £100 paid into your account in June or July as part of the building society's 'Fairer Share' scheme. The bonus will be paid to millions of its current account customers who also have savings or a mortgage with it.
Forced onto a prepay energy meter? You may be due money back as 10,000s to be compensated
If you had an energy prepayment meter forcibly installed or your smart meter was remotely switched to prepay mode without your permission, you could be entitled to compensation of up to £1,000 and may even be eligible to have your energy debts written off.

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