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QDR Solicitors £50 admin charge - advice required
Hi, wondering if someone can advise. I've received a letter from QDR regarding unpaid fuel. TLDR: I am at fault, genuine mistake however there is a £50 admin charge which seems absolutely ridiculous. From some research I have done it seems most people have an £18 admin charge which is still cheeky I think but I would…
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Laptop died after 3rd attempt to repair USB-C fault - any rights?
Hi all, I bought an expensive laptop in 2017 with a desktop CPU. I didn't own any USB-C devices until 6 years later and they didn't work with audio devices (USB-A was fine). I returned the laptop and the supplier sent it back untested with the same fault. My mum died the same week so I didn't follow up until the next year…
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Breaking news! ZZPS now an SRA regulated law firm
Info passed to me by @troublemaker22: ZZPS is now a law firm regulated by the SRA. The ZZPS legal practice will be headed in the New Year by barrister Scott Wilson who is stepping down from his role as head of legal at CEL in order to take up the post.
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Tesco parking fine by Horizon Parking more than 28 days old, issued after 28days
Hi, I have a company car and a Parking Charge Notice was issued to our company. The notice was dated 21st September, with the alleged breach occurring on 15th August at Tesco by Horizon Parking. Normally, we would have appealed immediately (as advised in the “newbie” section), on the basis that the notice was issued 28…
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TV Licence, is this meant to scare/impress me?
Latest communication from TV licence Enforcement Officer Visit Approved stamp. How ridiculous can they become.
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Turn boiler off when going away?
From Christmas Eve I'll be abroad for 7 weeks where the house will be unoccupied.I have an electric shower so the boiler is for central heating and heating water for 1 hour a day to keep things ticking over to wash dishes. I'm in London and so far have only needed the heating on 6-7 times since October. When I have the…
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AEGON slowness?
Are AEGON worse than others for getting stuff done? A cash-based transfer to a SIPP is stalled, coupled with some fobbing-off blame-shifting to the receiving party. Frankly, I believe the latter. Basic admin at AEGON is also tortuously slow. I've seldom been impressed, however they appear to be getting worse. A previous…
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ISA transfer experiences
My most recent experiences. First the bad and the ugly: * Monument to Santander. The request had to be made on paper, which I handed in to a friendly Santander employee in Branch. 6 weeks later, there had been nil progress as the form apparently "didn't reach the right department" (in Santander). This means I missed out on…
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Salty living room wall?
Noticed what looks like salty deposits on our living room wall near the window. It's literally the only place in the whole of the living room that has this. More info... Our living room is a damp area. 2015 we had this treated. The walls were taken back to brick, Soverign products were used. Chemical washes, tanking slurry…
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Becoming debt neutral - a long haul!!
I'm starting a diary here as I have decided that I want to start focusing properly on becoming debt neutral. I have been thinking about it for a while now and started the process a couple of months ago but feel that it's the right time to start a diary to help keep me on track as I have a horrible habit of spending…
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Trinity Estates
Hi, I wondered how I could go about looking to remove trinity estates from managing our small development. Is this even possible? I am currently engaging with neighbours to understand their thoughts on it too but I would like to understand if this is an option? Thank you in advance for any advice
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A thread of Pictures of parking firm NTKs
Notice to Keepers: ACE Security Services POFA-ish https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/80623847/#Comment_80623847 AM Parking by 'PCS' (DR Plus) non-POFA & for £120 https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81498278/#Comment_81498278 ANPR 365 Ltd non-POFA…
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Advice on future investments
Hi All, I am in the fortunate position to have come into £300K. I work full time and earn £80K per year. I have a rental income of £1,180 per month (after costs) and my partner earns around £12,500 per year too. We don't have any debts or mortgage. I currently don't have any ISAs. Our monthly costs (which include still…
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DCB/DCB Legal - advice needed
I have received the
various bits of correspondence over the last few months from, DCB and now DCB
legal regarding 2 parking fines from over 2 years ago, which I never received from
the original parking firm because they went to my old address after I had moved. I have refused to pay
the fines because I totally dispute…
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Are we expecting the BOE Base Rate to drop to 3.5% on the 5th February 2026?
Potential for 3.5% by year end?
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Fuse Energy & OFTM Reviews please ⚡️
Do you use Fuse Energy? What do think? How is the customer service? The App? Billing? Please let me hear your reviews. I've read the previous threads, Trust pilot etc. I'd like to hear from current or previous users. I'd also like to hear the same about Outfox the Market? It's time for me to divorce 🐙 It's been a long time…
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SLLM (Single Lady Large Mortgage)
Hello all SLLM - single ladies with large mortgages or single ladies who have previously had large mortgages or single laddies in the process of getting a large mortgage! So if you are a lady and own your own house then yes this is for you. Yes I could not resist it any longer. Ladies large mortgage is a loose term so if…
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*** Urgent help ***
Hello I got a PCN in Sept. (Euro car parks). Due to life etc it slipped my mind. Let me briefly describe. It's 3 hours free parking. I parked and returned to my car after around 30 mins. Car battery dead. Called breakdown service who said it would be tomorrow now. So I left the car and returned the following morning. Rac…
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UKCPS PoFA received - behind Leeds Railway station
Hi, I have read the NEWBIE forum/posts and I am still unsure on how to appeal this, or if I even should! I received the below PoFA (NOT non-PoFA, which is confusing me based on reading other threads...) on 17/12 for stopping on the yellow lines behind Leeds Railway station/opposite the multi-storey on 10/12. They have 3…
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CP Plus Ltd - Nexus - Parking Charge Notice
Good day Forumites and other Newbies! Just want to say I've really found your forum useful, but think it's time I get some help. I use a company car and our fleet team forwarded me a parking charge notice from "GroupNexus" that was received on 31/10/2025. The thing is I was out of the country when the alleged parking…
