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Hello, My parents noticed a flat tyre at Moto Reading West services. They eventually managed to get a someone to come out and replace the tyre, but as a result overstayed the free time limit. Thave received a parking charge letter from Group Nexus. I have attached the letter here. Would appreciate your thoughts on…

Scenario: Parent A and Parent B now deceased. The house deeds show them as 'Tenants in Common' with a life interest trust if I've understood the terminology correctly. Somewhat simplified by having a single beneficiary (child) who is also the executor and trustee. When Parent A died (Feb 2026), as far as I can see no…

I bought a £59 dash cam online yesterday without doing my due diligence. I have since learned that it is a probable 90% scam, my bad and unusual for me to do that.. I paid from Apple Pay from my First Direct bank account. I called the bank as I could see the payment was pending and asked if they could cancel the payment.…

I've been on the TPS for decades and it's reduced spam calls no end, but obviously some people still ignore it. As well as the "bank security department" scams, which probably originate outside the country, one persistent annoyance is the "local energy advisor" calls. These have been going on for years and should have been…

I mmmed and ahhhed about whether to start a diary on here or not. However, my head hurts with all my internal planning, so I thought I'd give it a go! I cannot promise excitement though! So here goes... we bought our house almost 6 years ago now and stretched ourselves quite a bit to get it (in the expensive South). I…

The surveys and sales process were excellent—then the actual work began. Delivery brought colourful language, an obstructed road and materials dropped hard enough to be concerned my cottage may become Open Plan without intent. Installation involved 1 very poorly fitter (bless him he did his utmost) and then a 2nd, enough…

Please, I need help appealing a ParkingEye PCN at POPLA. I appealed to ParkingEye twice, as the registered keeper, explaining that the vehicle was registered using the QR code at the location. They rejected both appeals and issued a POPLA code, while still offering the reduced charge. I’ve looked through the templates on…

Hi, Not sure how this works legally, or which consumer law this violates. For background context, I've been a prime subscriber for many years and have used for Amazon for 10+ and always had good customer service. A couple months ago I returned an item within their 30 day window, but have not been refunded. Amazon sent…

Not sure if this is the goth forum to drop this in, but I was reading on MSE earlier about the research company Pinecone. Anyway, I've just managed to sign up using the link at the following address: http://www.surveypolice.com/pinecone-research Apparently, their membership is a bit hard to find, and you can't apply…

There is an easy SCAM that buyers can exploit to gain the product and get a refund. All they have to do is claim the item is damaged. Vinted wont bother investigating properly and will just refund the buyer. The buyer doesn't have to send the item back. Vinted will claim the item isn't packaged correctly although when…

hi interested in any advice on how you might deal with this. Have received a claim from HM courts and tribunals by way of civil enforcement Ltd. So as far it goes, an overstay was alleged and a debt was implied of £60. The stay was noted by them as 20mins over an allotted time of one hour spent in a supermarket. The debt…

Hi all, So sorry if I have posted this in the wrong place. I struggle to navigate around the website. I have received the attached letter from Civil National Business Centre. Smart Parking Limited are the company in question. Basically 5 years ago, I parked in a retail park (paid and displayed) I was literally 5 minutes…

newbie here please be gentle with me. i have been trying to do an IAS appeal and was getting the run around on the computer they are not really my thing. i have messaged them on the IAS website asking for the forms so i can do it by post. any ideas if i will get the forms. i think that i have a very good case so i need…

EDIT: After sending through my appeal, this was cancelled. For anyone interested, this was the full appeal text I sent: I dispute your 'parking charge', as the keeper of the vehicle. I deny any liability or contractual agreement exists. ​ ​The alleged contravention was 13th July 2026. Your Notice to Keeper, dated 24th July…

I had a PCN in April which I appealed and lost. I still haven't paid and am now getting letters/emails from debt collectors. I'm planning on ignoring these as I'm quite happy to go to court and argue my case. You often read/hear 'just ignore it all and it'll go away' but does anybody have any experience of this stage or…

Hi Everyone. I received a ‘Letter of claim’ from DCB Legal on the 8th September, letter dated 28th August, acting on behalf of ParkingEye Ltd T/A Car Parking Partnership for a parking charge issued on the 21st January 2021. The parking charge is for the hospital I work at and I pay an extortionate amount of money for the…

Hi all, This is not my first rodeo but I have 3x LBCs totalling £1360 for parking tickets over 2/3 years ago I know the process, just wondering if I can 100% assume I will get a court claim for this? I know it sounds a stupid Q For context this was a gym I have parked in, and I have entered my registration plate late, this…

Hi, my father recently passed away. He was a keen photographer and has >6000 photos held on an Mac Desktop. As part of clearing his belongings I would like to transfer the photos to view on a laptop PC. So far I have tried to connect an external hard drive to download photos (this does not work as the drive is formatted…

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