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Times24 Parking Gatwick Drop off PCN
Hi All, need some advice about drop off pcn at gatwick from times24 parking. incident date 11/8/26, issue date 20/8/26 the keeper has an auto pay setup but some times their system does not work properly and the can not take the payment but they send an email informing that auto pay failed and need to pay manually. it…
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Oven or air fryer?
Because of the rise in electricity i am toying with the idea of buying a small (counter top) oven or air fryer I have a normal size fan oven and smaller "normal" oven that takes ages to heat up. It really annoys me heating the oven just to put a sngle salmon portion in or handful of chips etc. Has anyone done this and has…
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Clubcard Challenges
Anyone else doing these? Currently I qualify for 600 points or £6 in vouchers. If I spend £44 on certain items in the next two weeks, this increases to 2950 points or £29.50 in vouchers. As I have two easyJet holidays to pay for this means I get £59 off. I'm sure I could get even more. I haven't actually bought anything I…
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ARN Number - Correct Place to put it on parcel from UK to Australia? + HS Code Confusion.
Hi Apologies for posting so soon after my last thread. That had a lot of questions which have either been answered or ended up irrelevant. I'm now left with one old and one new question, as per the title. There are many warnings not to put the ARN on any of the address lines. I can't put it anywhere else on the online…
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Green, ethical, energy issues in the news
MSE Insert: We've seen some debate on this thread about the relevance of some posts to the topic. To ensure the thread remains on topic for forumites wanting to discuss the latest news we're asking that all posts contain a link to the news you're discussing. For the purposes of this thread the "news" needs to be within the…
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Fuse energy
Interested in real life experience of using Fuse Energy please. My fixed deal with Octopus ends next month and their renewal offer has considerably increased rates, so I am looking around for alternatives. Via a comparison site Fuse energy looks like a good option so I thought I would take a look at their website and…
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Octopus saving sessions
And it is on You have to opt in to take part !!
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Business Mail - Incredibly bad service on PPI
Just to clarify the business service I'm using; as a non-vat registered company I save at least 20% VAT plus some further discount for using the Universal Service Obligation (USO) PPI which is code BPL or UNH in the case of large letters. This service once called PPI has a simple bar code and not the 3D tracked type. This…
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Urgent!This Friday 16/09/26 Defence for PCN CCJ Set Aside
Hello all, I received a CCJ for a PCN for a parking space I rent from the lease holder. I applied to the county court to have the CCJ set aside and attended court. the judge agreed to set aside the CCJ and that I needed to submit my defence on the basis I have permission to park in the space by the lease holder. I have…
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Mysterious transaction to PayPal
My wife has a PayPal account that has been inactive for 3 years and had an email saying that it was going to be cancelled. That's a good thing. However, at the same time there has been a £24 charge to her bank account that doesn't show in the PayPal transactions log. PayPal support were at a loss to explain it. The…
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Sky TV retention deals ( post your haggling successes )
Please post any deals you have negotiated with sky Please post The package The price and discount The length of the contract
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40k to save invest for 6 months
Hi All My brain is fried. Can anyone point me in the right direction to save or invest 40k for 6 months only, without having to open lots of accounts all over the place etc. Thanks.
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Confused about PCN Timeline/Process (Parkit and Gladstones)
Hi everyone, I've received an email yesterday from Gladstones reminding me of a PCN from Parkit Management from 2024. The Pre-action Protocol Reply was done in Oct 2024. This isn't my first rodeo with PCNs but as it's been so long since I sorted one (unfortunately we caved in and paid the most recent one due to the risk of…
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Scotland:House Insurance after death of occupier
My sister recently passed. We have no idea who the house not contents, insurance was with. Do we just start an empty property insurance until estate is finalised? We are also having to apply for Executors-Dative, then confirmation. Thanx in advance
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Away From The Madding Crowd
Hello and welcome to my little part of this wonderful MSE community. For almost 10 years I have read the contents of various forums seeking advice and inspiration regarding a multitude of subjects. The help and knowledge that I have gained cannot be underestimated and there are literally too many people to thank…
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Uswitch increase/reduce and earn notifications arriving too late
Is anyone else experiencing Uswitch emails announcing new increase/reduce and earn load switching sessions arriving too late? Their emails have been arriving in my Gmail mailbox after the session has started, sometimes by over an hour. I've not been able to join a session for a couple of weeks which is frustrating as they…
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Cash flow analysis for pension planning
We are asking a financial advisor to do a cash flow analysis for pension planning, this a one off job, about £400. We are filling in a fact finding form all quite standard. What I’d like to know is if they will do any credit checks, I am expecting AML, but is it likely they will check our credit report? Any FA out there or…
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Hometree
I am thinking of joining Hometree Plumbing and electrics, what are they like
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Can anyone review my defence against DCB Legal please?
Hi All, Thank you so much for all your efforts on this forum. I have already stated that I'm going to despute all charges on MCOL and I have until 14/10/2026 to submit a defence against the claim below. I'm planning to submit the 10 points defence in the 2nd post of the pinned Template defence suggestion thread "the one…
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