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  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    Damita wrote: »
    Yeah, I get £1,000 every 3 months for uni, £600 of that goes on the train fare and I want to use some of it to pay for driving lessons as I won't spend £600 per 3 months on petrol to my uni...

    How much would the petrol and parking be for driving to uni?

    Do you have a young person's rail card / student railcard?
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • Damita
    Damita Posts: 344 Forumite
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    neverdespairgirl wrote: »
    How much would the petrol and parking be for driving to uni?

    Do you have a young person's rail card / student railcard?

    I can't have a young person rail card as some of my lessons start at 9am so I have to get the train at 7.30am so I miss it by 3 hours...

    Parking is free at uni, petrol I'm guessing erm £60 a month but my friend at uni is going to pass his test some so we might be able to carpool
    Debt Then 06.07 - £11,000 - Debt Now £0.00
     DFD Aug 2011
  • neverdespairgirl
    neverdespairgirl Posts: 16,501 Forumite
    You could use it on the way back, though?
    ...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.
  • Damita
    Damita Posts: 344 Forumite
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    They said it I got a weekly ticket as I train before 9, I have the full rate..

    But good news, I have managed to get a two bursaries from my uni and maybe some more money from Student Finance Direct so I am in a very good mood :)
    Debt Then 06.07 - £11,000 - Debt Now £0.00
     DFD Aug 2011
  • Verbatim
    Verbatim Posts: 4,831 Forumite
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    Damita wrote: »
    No I said I have "no NCB", I don't think you can get them as a provisional driver but I would have to check that.


    Sorry Damita. Either eyesight or brain at fault there! :eek:
    CCs @0% £24k Dec 05 £19,621.41 Au £13400 S 12600 Oct £11,981 £9481 £7500 Nov £7250 D £7100 Jan 6950 F £5800 Mar£5400 May £4830 June £4660 July £4460 Aug £3200, S £900, £0 18/9/07 DFW Nerd 042
  • Verbatim
    Verbatim Posts: 4,831 Forumite
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    And well done on the bursaries.
    CCs @0% £24k Dec 05 £19,621.41 Au £13400 S 12600 Oct £11,981 £9481 £7500 Nov £7250 D £7100 Jan 6950 F £5800 Mar£5400 May £4830 June £4660 July £4460 Aug £3200, S £900, £0 18/9/07 DFW Nerd 042
  • pinkkaz
    pinkkaz Posts: 538 Forumite
    Hi Damita,

    Just saw you SOA. Are you sure you should be paying that much on your payment protection insurance? Also, I think it's the case (verify this) that PPI won't pay out for the first 6 months of you losing your job ie. when you most need it! Most people will have found a job to replace it by then and personally I don't have PPI myself. £31 per month is over £360 per year.

    Just my opinion though...
  • Damita
    Damita Posts: 344 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Verbatim wrote: »
    And well done on the bursaries.

    I am very pleased :)
    Debt Then 06.07 - £11,000 - Debt Now £0.00
     DFD Aug 2011
  • Damita
    Damita Posts: 344 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    pinkkaz wrote: »
    Hi Damita,

    Just saw you SOA. Are you sure you should be paying that much on your payment protection insurance? Also, I think it's the case (verify this) that PPI won't pay out for the first 6 months of you losing your job ie. when you most need it! Most people will have found a job to replace it by then and personally I don't have PPI myself. £31 per month is over £360 per year.

    Just my opinion though...

    I will re-check to make sure it is right :)
    Debt Then 06.07 - £11,000 - Debt Now £0.00
     DFD Aug 2011
  • Damita
    Damita Posts: 344 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Looks like I will be averaging 6,500 a year from bursaries and grants, and 2,000 of that I won't have to pay that back, this is all maintance money not including the money for the tution fees...

    Looks like I can leave my job or at least get diown to just one shift and spend all my time on uni work :)
    Debt Then 06.07 - £11,000 - Debt Now £0.00
     DFD Aug 2011
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