N. Ireland

Click energy have a new 24 fixed saver tariff at 24.99p per unit, daily standard charge is 15.53p, we are currently on the round the clock so changing is saving me approx .25p per day, not huge savings but it all adds up.

 mot for cars over 4 years old has been extended for another 6 months. car was due mot on 10 June and extended to 10 December.Checked this morning now been extended a further 6 months to June 2021

‘’This Christmas’’ Christmas is only one Day Celebration of The Lord believers convey Martin Lewis is a very smart man Watched him last night and by damn True words were spoken Don’t give gifts as a token Avoid Retail pressure Sit back take measure Instead don’t get caught up again In the Annual high street campaign To…

Just had a weird doorstep cold call from a girl trying to engage me about broadband, being very evasive about who she was from (was very smiley/couldn't stand still). When directly asked she said "money expert, we represent them all". Her badge said moneyexpert.com. She did not explicitly say moneysavingexpert.com or try…

For each of the last 2 years, our house insurance has doubled in price despite no claims. I do price around but not really getting anything much cheaper. Just wondering if others are seeing similar increases (just over £500 last year to over £1000 this year) in house insurance prices? Is it something that is happening…

Car breakdown cover renewal through from Crash (Granite Breakdown). Has gone from £30 in 2022 to £80 now! Wow. Anyone have success with other providers? Have tried pricing through compareNI and will need to do my research as I don't recognise any of the company names!

Hi Can openreach engineers install a new overhead cable to a neighbouring property across my land while entering my garden without my permission? Thanks

I've been with SSE for my electricity since Jan 2022 and am thinking of changing to Click Energy. Current units on SSE's budget plan have just reduced from 37.94p to 35.28p however Click Energy currently have a 1 year fixed rate of 26.98p per unit. Just wondering if anyone has any experience of this company ?

Can anyone recommend a jewellers in the Belfast or County Antrim area that would buy good quality jewellery to sell on? I would rather not use the cash for gold route unless it was a last resort, but I have a few good pieces that are in perfect order, and I don't really want to sell on ebay etc

Well worth considering a trip over the border to fill your tank, may make a lot of sense depending on convenience. I filled my tank with petrol yesterday at an automated Go station outside Letterkenny at 1.99 Euro per litre which converted to £1.68stg at yesterday's rate, a saving of 20p a litre.

Hi I bought two sofas online from a local retailer. They were in the sale, £1200 total. The delivery team had to unpackage them to put them together and screw the feet on, they took the packaging with them. The sofas turn out to very uncomfortable. I emailed the retailer the next day, and said I wanted to return under the…

Just a heads up for Power NI customers if they havent seen it before,,, email from them today, Time to move!! "Updated rates What's happening? Regrettably due to rising costs in the wholesale electricity market we are having to increase prices from 1st July 2022, by 27.5%. For an average customer this is around 49 pence…

Good news for anyone living or working in border areas of NI. I know quite a few people i work with in Newry will be availing of the opportunity. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6p3jn90xp2o

Went to book in my car for its mot yesterday as there is a lot of talk about delays in getting test dates. Mine is due its mot in March but when I went to book it it said it was covered until August. I checked on the tax and mot checker website and this August date was showing there also. I have the mot and it is…

Northern Ireland to Scotland bridge feasibility study cost £900K - BBC News What a waste of money, anyone who has crossed on the Stena line ship to Scotland might realise when you are mid ocean, go on deck and see the mad waves lapping up against the side of the ship, would realise that a bridge was a non starter. Just…

Hi folks, I would like to put my partners name on house deeds, and have looked at the form from the land registry, as I was thinking of doing it myself. It does seem to have a bit of legal jargon, but I'm sure that a solicitor could probably fill it all in in 10-15 mins at most. I would like to get this done, but probably…

Do any landlords know how rates should be paid when one tenant is on rate relief but other tenants are not . 

Hi all, I recently got married and some of my good friends who love in England grouped together and got me a substantial voucher for John Lewis for a wedding present. However, due to Brexit they no longer deliver to Northern Ireland. Has anyone else had this problem? Can John Lewis or other GB stores give you the money for…

I have an Mot appointment next Saturday, 9th January. Anyone know of anywhere to get an underbody wash done as the car washes are closed? Ards area. 

has anyone any experience of moving from income support to universal credit. My friends youngest child will be 5 in December. The day after the child’s birthday she has to move from income support to universal credit. Has anyone moved from income support to universal credit. Do they still wait 5 weeks for money . what…