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Hi, I stopped at the Premier Inn en route to my home in Scotland (M6J44) from 15:07 to 15:39. I waited patiently behind two other individual guests who were booking in, to see what availability and room rate was. It was more than I was prepared to pay, so I used the loo and left. I did spend some time sorting out the boot…

Hi all, Created an account to post this question as I'm unsure about what to do - I did read the newbies thread and used the template email from it, but my particular situation is not covered (parking on a PRIVATE ROAD as opposed to a CAR PARK) and thus I feel it may be different. I received one of these invoices from…

Has the ability to sort things by closing date been removed today? I’m not sure if it’s my end being strange or if it has gone.

Hoping for some sage advice. This is a slightly different scenario to most rented properties. Background: We've rented our current home (3 bed detached) for more than 11 years. In that time the owner has never increased the rent. This has come about as an understanding formed between us that we'd take care of small…

We are looking to replace carpets in 2 bedrooms. Would most fitters expect us as the customer to clear the room entirely for them beforehand? Or would they typically lift beds / bedside tables themselves as part of the installation process? We're keen to have our old carpets replaced, but if we're expected to dismantle the…

I would like to get a smart watch just for general day to day. Set alarms each day and track my running speed and distance, heart rate etc. Dont want to link to any sort app. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks M99

I recently did my first self-assessment, which I only need to do to pay the child benefit high income charge (as I can't do this via PAYE for reasons I won't go into). At the end it told me the amount due, which was about what I expected. I've logged back into my HMRC account to sort out payment, and it says the current…

I had the above Tiger garden shed built/installed 8 years ago. My neighbour only added his fence much more recently. He has now said that, in wet weather, rain is causing his new fence to rot. He wants me to get it moved to the left but it is on a concrete base. Has anyone solved this by adding guttering to the shed or is…

So this is all new to me …. Myself and my other half both have ISA's that mature in early November. I have 20k and she has 12k. The plan is to transfer 20k each from her Premium Bonds into a new ISA before this new limit kicks in. The ISA's are with a very well know Bank that is in most high streets. The ultimate plan is…

Just adding fuel to the fire in the campaign against routinely overcharging vulnerable adults. My elderly relative was being charged over £400 a month for her one bedroomed sheltered accommodation. She continued to have money taken for a year after her death despite zero energy usage. The money did come back automatically,…

I have been advised that my old copper connection will be upgraded to fibre soon. In preparation for that I have received the new smart hub which EE advise having running in preparation for the change over The Wi-Fi talks to all connected devices, except when I try and run Netflix (and other streaming apps) on the…

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Hi, Has anyone had issues signing up to Union Bank of India at all? I was wanting to open a fixed rate savings account as recommended on MSE. I complete the form and hit the 'verify' email address. This is supposed to send an OTP to my email which I then enter on the site. However, the OTP never arrives…… I tried several…

It's Worcester - in my new house - with Drayton controller and wireless thermostat: The thermostat is very primitive, and I want a programmable or a smart one to be able to control the temperature 24x7. What are my options? In the old house I had a basic boiler, Y system, mechanical thermostat and a programmable timer…

Which program do people use to draw lines on Google maps,etc. ?

Hi all, We’ve had our mortgage around 5yrs and remortgaged once prior. We have a fixed deal due to end 31/07/2027 and have now reserved a new build with an expected completion date of April/May 2027. Porting seems like our best/only option given the ERC would be triggered if we didn’t. However really unsure on the best…

Hi, Not sure if on right page but here we go. If three people brought a house, how best can they help each other now get a property each, salary wise they are all on different stages, but can they use the current house to help get two more houses and keep current?

British gas want to charge me £179 to convert my pre payment meter to a credit account is this right thanks

Just seen that Lloyds have released a new Cashback CC with both no FX and 0.25% cashback. https://www.lloydsbank.com/credit-cards/ultra.html What are people's thoughts in comparison to the Barclaycard Rewards offering that is so often discussed around here?

Neighbour parked on my driveway in his works van as a result I couldn't charge my car as I am a PHV driver this is necessary to carry out my job can I make a claim against him for lose of earnings for this? [Image removed by Forum Team]