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Travelfx 5*
Hi. I've read here about all the issues with Travelfx .co.uk but I decided to use them anyway (their rates are the best I found). On Friday 18 March, I bought £499.95 of euros and paid by bank transfer (not the mobile banking link, a regular transfer). While I waited for them to confirm, I was worried all weekend that I…
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Asda refund, unexpected service
I'm sure a lot of people on here may be aware of the green label 'Love it or Leave it; range at Asda but I didnt know about it till today. Yesterday I bought some lamb chops. They were 2 packs for £8. Got home and opened one pack and grilled them. They seemed fine to look at but hubby said they tasted a bit 'off'. This…
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Companies House aiding fraudsters
Firstly, let me say that this falls into the area of an irritant rather than something that might be financially damaging. Nevertheless I've got a bee in my bonnet about it now, so it's going to get sorted one way or the other. Over the course of the past 2.5 weeks two fake companies, registered to persons having Chinese…
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How to get excess back when the other party admits blame?
My car insurance company (Hastings Direct) has told me to contact the other party’s insurance company to get my excess back (they have admitted liability for a car accident). But the other insurance company says that my insurance should be paying me back as they will have recouped costs. Which is right?
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Praise for excellent customer service Argos (Graeme)
Delighted with excellent customer service - Argos Click and Collect at Kingsgate Retail Park. I was concerned about how I would get from the store collection point to where I could get a taxi home with my new microwave. I spoke to Graeme on the 'phone and he very kindly suggested that I should ask for him by name and he…
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Postcode lottery - Price Rise
Just a warning for those that play the postcode lottery. It’s gone up by £2 a ticket to £12.
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Unhealthy relationship with money? beating myself up over expenses :(
Long story short, I ALWAYS BEAT MYSELF UP whenever I have an unexpected bill, and 'punish myself' when something happens. I found out yesterday a replacement car key for me is £470, it is a smart key, keyless go. I am really upset about this, and am thinking of ways to cut things out of my life to the value of £470 until…
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Price Increase Vent
Hi Everyone, I just need a good vent and thought someone here may sympathise! Spotted a great deal on some 'ex display' garden furniture on a website I'd never heard of. They were also offering a free parasol with all orders until 16th May. Not wanting to throw £399 down the drain, I looked at some reviews and they were…
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EDF Fiddle
Be careful everybody, check your bills.I was encouraged by EDF to swap Tarrifs early to stay with them and they would not enforce the early exit sees.My bill arrived plus £300 fees dispite the fact that they are keeping me on the old tarrif until the end of the month which completes the existing contract anyway.
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Go Outdoors scam site
This fake Go Outdoors site is on social media offering Go Outdoors products at silly prices
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Scam Inheritance letter from Hong Kong
Hi folks, Like most people I have got many Scam telephone calls in the past, but was a bit unnerved and surprised today to actually receive an inheritance Scam letter from Hong Kong, the usual kind of scam where a relative with the same surname has died leaving nine million. Obviously its going straight into the bin, but…
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PayPal Authorised Transaction Fraud
Hi, this is a bit long-winded but the crux of it is... Beware of PayPal. They appear to be unfit for purpose and offer zero protection against fraud. Having disputed 2 very odd, high value transactions (identical £336.14 payments only 4 mins apart) from Gamer2Gamer (a site I don't have an acc with) PayPal have shown…
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Barclays Bank - Fraud Team. Thank you!
We were
victims of a scam. It was related to the
renovation of a property. I was completely
taken in by the continual excuses the scammer made. I gave an ultimatum which the scammer
ignored. I then called my bank – hoping it might be able to recover funds but
also to highlight this scammer to them. I held little hope that…
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Who is higher in the medical field.
Hi, I feel really dim asking this (accept it is definitely a school day for me) and appreciate my ask could be closed as medical so trying without giving the back story but I had noted a shift in GP’s saying we’re primary care and hospitals are the NHS. If a GP puts you on an urgent pathway to be seen can the hospital…
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asda no open tills
Just went shopping at asda but when I tried to find an open check out lane, all were closed, was just after 8.30pm so no where near closing time. Asked if they could open a till as I had a very full trolley full of food but just got a grunt and told to use the self scan area So just left shop discarding shopping. Probably…
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Dynamic pricing for online service? (Broadband)
Hi, Recently I've found out that Virgin Media has dynamic pricing for their broadband service (not sure for other services) based on your post code.So for example, if you live in London you'll be paying more for your broadband than the people who live outside London. I'm not sure if this is only Virgin Media doing or…
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Praise First Direct
Had to ring First Direct today for the first time since pre-COVID. Having always been super impressed in the past by always getting through to a real human being straight away, I presumed that they would likely have gone down the automated answering service and being on hold like all other banks and utilities these days.…
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Do you want your receipt at the till warning!
Ever since the pandemic i now get asked if i want my receipt or not at the till in some cases i am not even offered it at all, pre pandemic a receipt was naturally just given to me in all stores. Unfortunately i found an item from a frozen food store was rotten inside and i tried to return it but of course i was never…
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AA Parts & Garage cover - at the end of my tether
I do hope this forum might help. I'll try and bullet point the issue: * I have held Parts & Garage cover for 4 years with the AA for 2 vehicles * Last year I sold the van that was covered and bought a newer one * Once I had sold the old one I tried to change the details on the AA breakdown app but it told me I had to call…
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QR codes - plague or benefit
Thanks to the Pandemic and increasing age we have not got out a lot but notice the ubiquity of QR codes. Very well if you have a smartphone which is equipped with a safe reader and you have access to the internet. On our recent travels we noticed menus in hotels and onboard cruise ships seem to have been replaced by little…
