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Spent 30 years in double glazing. Here's what really happens when a salesman visits your home
So, I've been lurking on here for a while and decided it's time to actually be useful. I spent close to 30 years in the home improvement industry — double glazing, windows, doors, conservatories the lot. Trained salespeople, managed teams, sat in on more kitchen table appointments than I care to remember. I'm not in it…
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Flight delayed etc, travel insurance
I'm sure many people don't bother, but do you call your travel insurance company if your flight is delayed by 24 hours or more, ie travel insurance ends the day/night? Has anyone been caught out, ie flight delayed/etc. up to 4/5 days as it can happen, do you just cross your fingers in the hope you don't have a mishap,…
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Replica Bluetooth remote
We have just bought some expensive striplights which come with a Bluetooth remote. It's occurred to me that if the remote fails, the lights will be next to useless. I've looked everywhere for a duplicate remote. Places like Amazon, ebay and even the lights supplier but no luck. Is there a device which could copy the…
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Knocking years off the mortgage…that’s the goal!
Good morning! So thought it was time I started a diary so I can keep track of progress we have made. Bought our home in 2019 with a £240000 mortgage. Consistently overpaid £100 a month for the last 4 years and now starting to tackle the mortgage seriously, we are able to overpay around £600 a month so we are clearing 2…
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Fuel prices and the war in Iran/ Lebanon
Why are fuel prices increasing when the product is the same as yesterday?; i.e. not affected by an increase in crude prices.
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TT99 insurance declaration
Hello. Received a 6 month ban for sp offences, TT99, November 2025. My question is, as my licence now shows only the TT99, is that and the ban all I need to declare to insurers. I ask this because I don’t know the details of the convictions leading to the TT99. Thanks
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Buildings insurance renewal quote up by £4300 p/a...help!
I'll try to give you the quick/edited version here! In-Laws (age 85 and 89) claimed with Saga insurance 4 and a half years ago for subsidence leading to cracking in the extension to their house. Saga have traced this to a nearby oak tree on council land causing dry soil leading to subsidence and Saga are currently…
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Trying to sort out the Miss/Mrs/Ms conundrum.
Whats the legal status of titles? I.e Miss/Mrs/Ms? I was trying to change my title on an account as I'm getting fed up with being addressed as Ms. I mean how do you pronounce it anyway? "Mizzzzz". I've been trying to tidy up my documentation recently, i.e. change all my accounts, driving licensee etc to Mrs…….. as I hate…
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Breakdown Cover when taking car abroad
Hello - we do family holidays by taking ferry and driving around france and spain - previously i've got breakdown cover for Europe on our insurance for the year. But last year I actually read the cover and to be honest it wasn't worth the paper it was written on - something like 20km to the nearest garage and the you're on…
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FIRE Girls Pension Diary - Aim High & Dream Big
10 year targets are set and I'm aiming high and dreaming big. :) A bit of background. When I was young I grew up with a family of 4 children, Dad worked and Mum stayed at home. We had very little material things or new clothes and I remember I was always dreaming of how I could possibly become a millionaire. So why not…
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Should a law firm pay interest on monies held in their Client account?
Hi all, I have a question on whether a law firm should pay interest on funds held in their general client account? The Solicitor told me that they don't make any interest on their client account therefore there is no interest to pay me for the funds they are holding. I have never questioned his position on this, however,…
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New Capita-run Civil Service Pension Scheme - problems (what a surprise!)
So, Capita have taken over the admin for the CSPS and their new website and members portal went live this week. I have just registered on the new portal and am not in the least bit surprised to find that the information available on the new portal is very scant and incorrect in terms of my length of service. With…
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7p item works out at £3 on Amazon marketplace?
I wanted to buy a few metres of earth sleeving. It’s £7 for 100m at Screwfix, or £2.95 for 1m at Amazon. I then found a fees estimator on the Amazon website which seems to show that Amazon’s charges to the marketplace seller are £2.87. So, even with a gigantic markup the seller is not making any money. Is my understanding…
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Theft by POA?
My great uncle has POA health and welfare and money for my grandmother. The money part is active as my gran cannot handle money at all. She doesn't have any concept of money, never has done and my grandfather used to handle all the money before he passed away. I've found out that my grandmother believes she has been making…
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A new royal start
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…
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Weare8 platform payouts
Hello, The social media platform Weare8 looks like it is struggling. The trustpilot reviews have tanked and many people have been complaining about lack of pay outs. I'm on the platform, and have a pending payout from November 2025. I've tried to contact them for an update, but no reply. It's a sizable sum of money for me.…
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Royal Mail Compensation - Ebay Sellers
I don’t know if anyone else has encountered this, but Royal Mail are refusing to allow claims for compensation for lost or damaged items if the postage label is purchased through eBay, irrespective of which service is used. You may know as a private seller you have two shipping options, “simple delivery” or “custom…
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2026 - consolidation and calm
I've decided to start a fresh diary for 2026. 2025 was a bit of a rollercoaster year for us: * My post being put forward for redundancy at the end of 2024, though it was then reinstated thankfully * Restructure at work meaning many great colleagues (and loads of knowledge) going * DH's redundancy at work, then finding a…
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Next steps; grip-relaxing bimbling, and avoiding the temptations
Time, I think, to start a new diary. My first was about removing our debts, paying off our mortgage and working towards, and through, the first few years of not working. I don't call it retirement at that point, because a wealth of volunteer activities were taken on or continued, and a number of hobbies aspired to or taken…
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Daily Mail rewards club thread 4
Welcome to the Daily Mail Rewards Club thread. If you wish to join the scheme you can here https://mailrewardsclub.mailonline.co.uk/WeekendClub/register If you are already a member you can log in here https://mailrewardsclub.mailonline.co.uk/WeekendClub/login The rewards catalogue can be found here…
