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Three parking fines at Tesco Hove by Horizon
I have recently received THREE PCNs from Horizon. I am the keeper, not the driver. I have successfully appealed on the PCN issued on 13th Oct 2025 for a parking event on 23rd Sep 2025 (the first parking ticket, received by post around 20th Oct), quoting their PCN was not compliant with POFA and also attached a shopping…
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Stansted Airport - Duplicate charges for the same visit
Hello, I'm new here....hi! I've received a letter from Debt Recovery Plus in relation to some charges I incurred at Stansted Airport and wondered if anyone else has had a similar experience. I went to Stansted Airport as my daughter had an open day at the Airport College in June, and the directions included an image of the…
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Smart Parking claim via DCB Legal? Group info thread
Hello, had a letter from HM Court & Tribunals Service and a claim form regarding a Smart Parking PCN ignored since July 2023, and I am now thinking of just paying it due to this letter (£288) as it's from the courts and I figure I'm at the end of the road with this. Appealed a while back (was 10 mins over parking…
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Reclaiming the £313 setting aside fee from Claimant - Euro Car Parks
Hello. Parking ticket issued in August 2021 which I want to fight in court. Have lost Poplar appeal etc., so up to Euro Car Parks to take it further. They sent some demands then went quiet. 14 January 2025 I moved. 14 January 2025 changed address on licence. 18 February 2025 changed address on V5C. 16 April 2025 - they…
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Strange Pension Credit payment
We've received a pension credit payment today. This is usually paid fortnightly and was received as normal last Thursday - just four days ago. Equally as strange it was for exactly £20 less than usual. If it had been for the usual amount I'd have put it down to a computer glitch and expected it to be cancelled out by…
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What do I look for? - Replacement light question.
Looking for guidance please. I have an ancient, though functioning, strip light with 2 long fluorescent bulbs in it and a plastic "shade" to cover the bulbs. 1 of the bulbs is on its way out - constantly flickering and going dim. A quick online search tells me these sort of bulbs are no longer available and I should be…
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Will Trust , what sort of trust is it and is IHT due ?
Hello everyone, I hope you can shed some light on this. Mum dies two weeks ago. We all lived together in the same house. We thought she had rewritten her will to make me sole beneficiary, we saw a draft but i’m guessing it was never finalised. Instead we have the will that states that my wife and I are to be lifetime…
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Cash ISA transfer - Charter to Vanquis
Has anyone transferred a variable cash ISA from Charter to Vanquis? How quick are transfers? Do they both use electronic systems?
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Attendance allowance
I am 67 and after seeing my cardiologist and neurologist, they both advised that I should claim Attendance Allowance, which I had never heard of. Anyway, I put in a claim around a month ago and I have been awarded the lower rate of £73.90. On 17th November £73.90 appeared in my bank account with my NI number as reference,…
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National Insurance class 3 contributions
Hello I can’t quite believe that it’s taking a year for the government to set up a direct debit mandate to pay class 3 NI contributions, I sent the form off in April according to their website this should have been actioned 23rd September, which is just a ridiculous time frame for a simple task. I’ve just had a web chat…
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The all new using what you have from your Freezer, Cupboard or Shed (Barn)
It is probably time to have a new thread for this. What do you have in your freezer? In your cupboard/shed? Do you have a veg patch or allotment? What did you manage to store, preserve or freeze? I, myself, like to cook following a recipe, but love to add veg from my allotment!
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NatWest fixed rate bonds ?
They have a 1 year bond and a 2 year bond available at the moment , but the funding is unlike most other bonds. Regarding the 1 year bond for new customers closing date for applications is 19th November, last date for deposits is 2nd December, and the bond start date is December 3rd. So would any money deposited before 3rd…
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Grasses of the tall variety
I know nothing about them but like the idea of movement in a garden surrounded by fences. Are there any varieties that are easily maintained? I tried the little blue grass but although lovely for a couple of years it got overwhelmed with dead bits that didn't come out with a comb etc as suggested elsewhere. They eventually…
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Cahoot a/c upgrade
Apologies if this is old news and I'm late to the party but had my eye off my savings for a while, but my Simple Saver 12 months expired and saw for the first time the Account Upgrade option which basically keeps all the same account info be signs up again for another 12 months at the 4.40% AER. How simple and how useful…
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Advent calendars for ourselves.
Last year there was a post about "advent calendars" which instead of expensive treats was things like re- visiting a favourite piece of jewellery or other simple treats,each day. I can't find the post. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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British Gas Nov 2026 fix
Hi My cheap energy club and british gas accounts both list the end of my energy fix as Nov 2026, but in the past few days both have emailed me telling me the fix will end within days. I'm wondering if anyone else is having this problem with their recent switch to the tariff? Thanks
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Make £2025 in 2025
This challenge is for noting down all money you have made in 2025 . Ways you can make your £2025 are: Anything made at the end of 2024 needs to go in 2024 pot. SURVEYS WINS EBAY FB SELLING GROUPS OVERTIME SHARE DIVIDEND INTEREST INTEREST FROM BANK ACCOUNTS QUIDCO CASHBACK FREEBIES (VALUE OF) TOPCASHBACK MATCHED BETTING…
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Smart Parking DCB Legal court claim 2025
Hello, My wife finds herself in receipt of a LOC from DCB Legal on behalf of Smart Parking Ltd concerning an alleged breach of contract in 2021. It seems to have taken them several years to track down our address and we were never in receipt of letters from Smart Parking themselves providing a chance to appeal or explain.…
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Debt and illness
Hello all, I am looking on advice on how solicitors should deal with someone who told them about pre-existing medical conditions. Basically I took a loan out with my bank, have taken out loans before and paid back. The loan I ended up falling on was a £30000 loan, I made repayments for over a year and then life went down…
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Plan 1 student loan - should I overpay?
Hi, I would appreciate help with my plan 1 student loan please, taken out in 2003. Current balance = £16760 Annual repayment from salary = £1194 But taking away the interest accrued each year I'm actually only paying off £346/year. Based on salary and payments saying the same, it would take me 48 years to pay off my loan,…
