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Pregnant 28 weeks and covid
Hey, Is anyone here pregnant and been told they can/can't leave work at 28 weeks still? The government guidance remains the same updated 21st March 2021 that after 28 weeks pregnant women should work from home if they can or be suspended on full pay if unable to work from home. Many of my colleagues have done this.…
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SEISS 4th Grant Eligibility
I have qualified for all 3 previous SEISS grants and received them with no problem. On January 31st I filed and paid my tax return online like normal via bank transfer (I have bank statements to verify this) HMRC received the money as seen on my .Gov self assessment account within 24 hours However, along the way there…
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Problem getting a refund on a Shearings holiday
Hi all I am helping a relative with a learning disability, who booked a holiday through Thomas Cook, with Shearings. After he paid the deposit to Thomas Cook, they went bust. To ensure their holiday, they had to send their receipt to Shearings, who then confirmed their booking. They did not keep a copy; they do not have…
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COVID-19 “Fit to Travel” comparison website
With an ever increasing number of Private COVID Testing companies on the market all with large varying prices has anyone done a comparison website to see the cheapest offers out on the market This might also drive prices down especially if it creates healthy competition
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Claiming back a service that we did not receive on credit card.
Hi, I am just after some advice, we had a holiday planned to Chamonix, France at the end of May 2021, and the flights have been cancelled. I've received a full refund from all parties, apart from the French transfer company, we did pay the super saver rate so not entitled to a refund. So I am wondering if this can be…
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Fourth grant and soon to be employment
Hi. I am self employed and eligible for the 4th grant. I haven't worked at all for the period of Feb - April. I have been offered employment that will start in early May. Am I able to claim the fourth grant still if I take the employed job role.
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Easyjet flights rebooked and money left on voucher- Can i get a refund or have i lots my money?
Hoping I can get some advice from someone who has been in the same situation as me. Last year we had our flights booked in May to Spain obviously coronavirus hit so we was offered a voucher. Felt worried we would lose our money we took the voucher to the value of the flights. So we then had a 1 year to rebook our flights…
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Package holiday refund - significant change in flight
Hi everyone. My friend & I booked to go to Ibiza in July through LoveHolidays, which was booked around July last year. I've just received an email from Ryanair stating the flight times have changed significantly - we were due to fly out at 7am from the UK but it has now been changed to 3:20pm - which essentially means that…
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Seiss grant 4 help
Hello, I submitted the wrong tax return before 23/4/20 for grant 1 (I prepared on the 5/04 and submitted 6/04 and the HMRC system then moves it to the next year (19-20 in this case instead of 18-19). I was then advised I couldnt claim the first grants becuase of this. Will I now be eligible for the fourth grant? I have a…
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No pay with reaction to the COVID19 vaccine AZjab
Am I eligible to any form of support for going off sick from the Az jab vaccine reacted quite bad
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Lateral Flow Tests
The government is doling out rapid Covid test kits for home use, if you want them. https://www.gov.uk/order-coronavirus-rapid-lateral-flow-tests Sorry if that has been posted elsewhere. These are less accurate than PCR tests that are sent off to a laboratory, but results only take 30 minutes. They use a swab like the PCR…
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Overcharged for a coronavirus mortgage break ?
Hello all firstly let me say bare with me on this, it is correct and could knock thousands off your mortgage. I took a mortgage holiday last year of 3 months because I was furloughed. Santander actually added the following to my balance x3 full missed payments equating to £3000 to my balance, it went up £3000, they also…
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USA travel
Any advice in relation to my rights for a refund?My flight is from Dublin to the USA next week - I am not able to travel to Dublin (from Northern Ireland- live in Belfast) both governments wont allow we to travel to Dublin. USA won't let me in. I can't even get through to departures at Dublin airpoirt - USA customs are…
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Travel insurance
Clearly, no one can travel abroad at the moment, however, looking at scheduled air fares for later on this year / early 2022, fares are very competitive, I'm tempted to book, question is, if I book and pay now, in the event the Country remains / becomes no travel due to ongoing Covid (UK advice) yet the flight is not…
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Travel Insurance now?
Hoping to be allowed to go to Sharm on June 27th. Tried to buy insurance with Staysure, getting a message about travelling to area on FCO list for non travel (aren’t they all?) wants me to take out extra cover. Should I take this or wait until traffic light lists are published? ML says book straight away, but these are…
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Are covid fines for travelling out of your area legally enforceable in court?
Someone told me that if I did not pay the fine, it will be thrown out of court. He said not one person has been successfully fined in court. However, I cannot find any searches that verify this. Do you know where I can find out that what he said is true? I see holiday makers here from other countries!!I am not allowed to…
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Jet2 cancels all flights til 23 June
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/news.sky.com/story/amp/jet2-suspends-flights-and-holidays-until-late-june-due-to-uncertainty-over-government-travel-plans-12270156 My parents were scheduled to fly with Jet2 9th June. They had an email saying that the refund will go back onto their original payment card. They don’t have that…
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COVID test - still no result after 12 days!
I traveled abroad and returned to the UK. I had to pay for COVID tests and used one recommended by the UK government where I got a test pack in the post, take a swab and post it to a lab. I did the swab on the 2nd day and got the result 1 week later. I then did the Day 8 swab and posted it off. I am still waiting for a…
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Staying overnight in hotel accommodation from w/c 12 April (educational reasons)
18yo daughter finishes college this year, has a place at a drama school (not a Uni). all auditions/interviews have been self tape and via Zoom. She hasn't been able to see the place in person (obviously). To travel there will require an overnight stay. Are we able to stay overnight in a hotel for this reason?
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Flight cancelled/schedule change rights query
Hi, have a short break booked with On The Beach early June to Spain. Not convinced this will go ahead anyway, but they have notified me that the flight with Ryanair has now been "moved" from 22:55pm to 11:55am - they didn't happen to mention that the flight number had changed also. I believe this is classed as a…
