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Cost of hire vehicle covered if garage closed
Self employed commercial van is stuck in repair Ford workshop, they have shut for two weeks maybe longer due to COVID outbreak, vehicle not under warranty. Can I claim cost of a hire vehicle back from them?
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Employer forcing annual leave
Hi everyone, Does anybody know if an employer can force you to take annual leave or make time up for a day where you've had a power cut or your Internet is down for example? This is based on the fact that I'm working from home due to the pandemic and do not have the choice to work from the office at the moment. Thanks in…
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Booking a vaccine.
Am I missing something here? The government are saying that you should wait for a letter from the NHS about booking a vaccine. However, the letter merely tells you that you are now eligible to book a vaccine and instructs you how to do it via the website or phone. It is generic and the booking service has an eligibility…
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Coronavirus eligibility
Hi all - any help much appreciated with the following. I'm trying to ask my employer (A university) to furlough me part-time due to having childcare issues due to the schools being shut. Although they took part in the scheme last June, they are now saying they cannot take part (as an organisation) as they are not eligible…
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Self employed from 19/20 no financial help?
Hi, My partner is self employed and works in construction and hasn't been able to access ANY government help/grant's during the pandemic as he began his venture in April 2019 and didn't produce anything in the 2018/2019 tax year. He of course has now been working self employed for 1 year 9 months and submitted his tax…
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Business insurance
Hi new to this so forgive me if already been asked I couldn’t find a thread on it. My wife’s business had to lock down in March as she is none essential, at the time we didn’t claim for business interruption insurance as we didn’t quite understand it, since then her insurance has renewed and we used a different company, so…
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Holiday lets
My wife and I have just taken ownership a couple of holiday lets, both of which are registered for business rates. We'll pay tax for these in our personal self assessments, but I haven't registered a business (either sole trader /partnership etc) for these. Can I still claim the Corona Grant for loss of income as they've…
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My employer has lied
Hi there, I need some advice. I had worked from October to November for my old boss I then left during lock down as my dad was very ill and I had to care for him. My old employer has told hmrc he paid me more than what he has. Now universal credit have stopped my payments as he’s told them I was paid and still getting paid…
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Car finance payment holidays
My fiancé is a mobile hairdresser. She has already taken 3 months payment holiday for her car finance at the beginning of the outbreak due to not being able to work. She then began making payments again as restrictions were lifted. Now we have been thrown in to another lockdown and she has zero income yet again and can’t…
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Mobile Phone Monthly Contracts
Has anyone contacted mobile phone companies and asked for reduction in monthly tarrif during lockdown. If families have internet at home and they are staying at home then they will presumably be using less data than they are paying for. It would be an idea to have same refund offer as with car insurance where some…
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SEISS Help
I wonder if anyone can help me. I'm a self-employed massage therapist and work in a clinic where they pay me in arrears. The invoice is dated for the last working day of the month but is not paid until 10 days later. Do I base my loss of earnings on the actual invoice date or payment received date? If I do the latter it…
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When can you have a second test? Do you HAVE to wait for results from Test1 before T2?(via Gov site
If having a covid swab test, where you put a long white stick on your saliva and nose, at a center, booked from the Gov site, via email and text etc, then is there any limitation on time/and days that you can Book and attend a second test, (from the gov site) How many days from the first one, can you reapply for the second…
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Tax Claim On Working From Home Purchases
Hi, Since March, I’ve been working from home. During this time I’ve purchased a desk chair, webcam, mouse and keyboard with my own personal money. I’m just wondering if anyone knows if it’s possible to claim tax back on these? And also if I were to purchase a new laptop, would I be able to claim tax back on that as well?…
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Caravan finance.
Was wondering if someone could give me some help. We bought a touring caravan on finance Jan 2020. Then came March all lockdowns and covid starting coming. We haven’t been able to use the van as much as we would have. The site have been fab with refunding fees paid, but what I want to know is where I would stand with…
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HSBC Bounce back loan
Applied for bounce back loan with HSBC yesterday and had a claim reference. Does anyone know how long before I will hear if application has been successful or not.
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cov19 Test- does it have a date on it? whats it look like? How many tests can you have?/fromGov site
(when registering the test through the Gov website)1) When you book a covid 19 test, from the Gov website at one of your local centres (walk in or car)2) What exactly is the test? something you put in your mouth?3) What does the result look like? (a colour showing positive or negative)?4) Does this test have the date on…
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Employer refusing to furlough eligible employee
Does anyone know of a valid reason why an organisation would not furlough an eligible employee? Here's the situation: I have an employee contract with a school as a part-time sports coach. I get paid through the payroll, receive a P60 each year and get pension contributions. All my coaching outside of this school I do on a…
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Sunbed top up credit refund help
Hi, I have searched the forum but couldn’t find anything similar. In the past I always topped up my account at the sunbed shop when they had an offer so I have accumulated £100+ on my account there. After the first lockdowns I contacted them in June and was told the money is non-refundable but when they reopen it will be…
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Furloughed a second time
Hi there. When I was furloughed in November, my employer asked us to fill in a form agreeing to be furloughed. We came off furlough for some of December, but now our business (hospitality) is closed again. Does anyone know if I need to fill in another form again??? My employer is otherwise occupied and I wanted a quick…
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How to get your company to agree to furlough you
Hello. Im looking for an answer to this: A company can no longer pay the NI contributions due to the most recent lockdown. All company funds have dried up. Can an employee who wants to be paid furlough pay the NI themselves legally?
