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What are you using AI for and which ones perform best at which tasks?
I saw the sticky on AI but I think we are past which one do people use, I use all but not in the mad way we see people on YouTube (from "shall I have a snack" to "will you marry me" What is more interesting is what are you using them for and which ones do you find are better at what tasks than others?
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ParkingEye PCN whilst charging EV at Gissons Hotel, Exeter
Hi everyoneI am after some advice relating to a PCN I received whilst charging my company car (not owned by myself), at an InstaVolt charging station situated in the car park of the Gissons Hotel, Exeter. I was on-site for 34 minutes. I received a letter from ParkingEye, (not sure how they got my address and contact…
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Move from petrol to electric - with solar
Hi, (Apologies if this in the wrong category as it's a bit of a hybrid!) I currently have a perfectly reliable Octavia and love it. However, with household energy prices and car fuel costs, my head keeps running around the idea of getting an electric car. My house is prime for solar panels (south facing roof, over half of…
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The ups, the downs and the insides out of growing your own in 2027!
Welcome to the new ups and downs of growing your own! Everyone is welcome. Come and tell us about your growing shenanigans Maybe tell us a bit about yourself; What do you like to grow? Are you going to try anything different this year? Did you try anything different last year? Did you like it? Would you grow it again? Do…
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DCA final response help (almost at time limit for FCA referral)
DCA Question (almost at time limit for FCA response) Condensed version - got my final response before FCA paused complaints process, am about to reach FCA time limit and not had any further acknowledgments from Black horse . What should I do? I had an agreement that had DCA on it. I complained way back at that start of it…
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Travel Up cancelled my flight booking due to open chargeback and won't refund me
Long story short - Travel up have cancelled my flight booking and won't refund me until a paypal chargeback they claim to see at their end is closed. Paypal say there is no open chargeback case and do not even recognise the ref quoted. I have raised a paypal 'service not received' case (on their recommendation) and then…
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Removing sticky luggage label residue from back cover of passport has removed some colour - problem?
My blue passport had really stubborn luggage label residue on the back cover which was proving difficult to remove. Someone suggested nail polish remover which has worked but it has lifted some of the colour from the cover and left a white patch. Is that a problem when travelling -would it count as damage and make it…
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Unoccupied Home Council Tax Bill
I have lived at the same address as a home owner for over 24years. During that time I have paid my council tax on time via DD every single month. I advertised the property for sale in April 2024 as I was ready to move on after 24 years. I moved out in September 2024 as I had a buyer for my cottage who wanted to purchase…
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Income/expenses
I have filled in my form. Do these figures look ok? Worried I’m totally out or have missed something. Household is 1 adult and 2 children ages 14 & 9 both in adult shoes. One child gets DLA does this get included. thanks for any help
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Swagbucks Codes Thread 2026 - CODES ONLY PLEASE
This thread is only for Swag Codes, any chat etc should be on the Swagbucks discussion/chat thread If you had the old codes thread bookmarked you will need to bookmark this one
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Fixed Term Annuity
I am currently in pension drawdown with ongoing anxiety about the future of the stock market. With this in mind i am always looking at viable options. I am surprised to see that a 5 year fixed term annuity is so attractive; £400,000 over a 5 year term returns £1,824 a month, paying out a total of £109,470 in total over the…
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Thames Water - No meter install possible so AHC. Refund due?
Good morning I had a visit from a Thames Water Engineer who confirmed that a water meter installation was not possible so I am being "moved" to an AHC tariff. I received a communication from Thames Water to inform that my yearly charge is being reduced by almost £400 & a revised bill will be sent in the coming weeks. Out…
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C1 Confirmation - Help Please
Recently submitted confirmation application and it has come back with 1 post-it note on the first page saying “name of deceased differs to that of the will to c1”. the will has both the deceased maiden name and married name. The way it is written is first name and then “maiden name” or “married name”. I have filled out the…
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DCB LEGAL RECORD OF PRIVATE PARKING COURT CLAIM DISCONTINUATIONS
A UKPC/DCB Legal pattern is now emerging, the same as the Highview/CP Plus/GroupNexus/DCB Legal pattern that has evidenced itself over the past few weeks. * Court claim issued * Defence completed * Hearing date given * Witness Statement deadline dictated by the court * Phone call from DCB Legal to defendant * Email to…
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OBservices Parking and DCB LEGAL court claim
HiI am new to this forum. I received a letter from DCBL, dated 24th September 2025, saying 'Notice of Debt Recovery - Unpaid Parking Charge £170.00' relating to a parking charge 21.04.2022. The letter reads 'we previously wrote to you at a different address but did not receive a response. We therefore utilised a tracing…
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O/S Daily Tuesday October 13 2026
Morning all.
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Tariff Conundrum
Our current tariff ends on 24th March 2027 but we have just reached the point where we can do an internal tariff switch with Outfox Energy without incurring exit fees. Our current rates are: Electric: SC 51.05p Unit Rate: 20.61p Gas: SC 54.94p Unit Rate: 5.98p Our conundrum now is do we ride out the winter on our current…
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Capital was in my to do list but it doesn't show in my journal
I saw that and uploaded my capital, I also wrote in my journal and sent them copies of my capital by post. I thought they opened on the weekends? Has anyone experienced this? How comes it's not in my journal as completed?
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Help with Defence - Claim G24 Ltd/DCB Legal (Vehicle Remained on private property...)
Dear Team of Experts, hope you can help me with this second claim put against me by G24 Ltd. I’ve already posted a thread on this forum regarding a CCJ issued by the same parking company to my old address and hopefully I’ll get this sorted at my local court at the end of this month. Premise, at the time of the alleged…
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DCB Legal claim form received via Euro car parks
my mum received a claim form on 21/09/2026 regarding parking incident she did purchase a ticket but entered the incorrect reg on the ticket, is there any hope for this, apologies it may be apparent but can you advise on what to do?
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