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Walking into another chapter ...
Welcome one and all ... to those of you who have managed to avoid my diaries until now as well as those loyal ones of you who have stuck around over the years, thank you :) So another year is about to begin and now seems as good a time as any to start a new diary. This will be my 11th (I think?), I've been around here…
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unable to see the british gas deal in the email on the website
In the latest MSE money tips email there is a MSE Big switch winner: WINNER 1: Cheaper-than-the-market's cheapest. British Gas 14mth fix for both new & crucially existing customers. This is the cheapest BG fix since Sept 2021 and is an average 15.2% less than the new 1 Oct Price Cap. Existing BG customers can get it too,…
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School fines help!
I want to make sure I understand this. I also understand this is controversial topic so please try keep to the question. I have close family who live in Spain and we are visiting soon. I did a holiday request form for my daughter last school year to which declined and we got and paid the fine. Fine have now changed. She…
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Strayed into higher rate band for income tax - inventive ways to get back to basic rate?
After a heck of a challenging year with my current employer, a conversation has occurred that has resulted in a welcome pay rise B) I'm happy with the outcome, they're happy I'm sticking around, everyone is winning. The snag for me is I've been deliberately running my income to stay in the basic rate band for income tax.…
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Sensio Polar Pro with Kinetic Switch
I’m having issues with my new Sensio Polar Pro LEDS. I am using a dual kinetic switch to control the following: Right button: Kitchen Worktop (driver 1) Left Button: Shelves left (driver 2) and Shelves right (driver 3) The issue is it behaves fine for a while after resetting them and recalibrating the drivers with the…
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Can my neighbour get away with this....
Hello everyone. I am very upset at the moment and was hoping someone might be able to help. Basically my neighbours are building a very large "structure" in their garden, which I have been told by the local council that it can remain as it complies with The Caravan Act 1968. It is very large and runs along our shared…
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Our shower has stopped working: did switching our thermostat off while away affect it?
We're having an issue with our 1990s-era Triton T80i electric shower where it's dripping from the shower head and we can't get hot water late at night. We have a Hive smart thermostat system which was installed in 2016 with a new boiler: this is set up to heat water twice a day for 30 minutes each time. We had to be away…
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Ex beneficiary to my 17 year old claim pip
My ex claims pip for my 17 year old and is his beneficiary. He has moved in with me his dad now month ago. And she will not phone to change it over to myself. She's getting carers, mobility and his pip money. All he gets from her is around 30/40 week if that. How do I change it over to myself. As she's said not doing it!
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Travel Insurance dilemma
I currently have an Annual Multi-trip policy which ends 31st October. The Insurance company I am currently with (and have been for a number of years) is becoming very expensive so I have been getting quotes from other companies. I would like to change to another company on 1st November for continuity, but I have a dilemma…
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Which Debt to Default on
Hello, I have 4 credit debts totalling £12k, 3 loans £18k. So I was
made redundant earlier on the year and been behind the payments and recently
secured a 6 month temp role on a much lesser pay. The current arrears and minimum payment is equivalent to my
monthly pay minus the basic expense like food, travel,…
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Court Claim
I have a parking space included with my lease, and I own 100% of the flat. In April 2024, I changed my car and received two parking tickets from UKCPM on April 4 and 8. I didn’t appeal on time because my housing association needed to update UKCPM before I could do so. However, I mistakenly emailed UKCPM directly about the…
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Old Style Daily Sunday 05 October 2035
Morning. Another wild night and it’s still blowing.
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What are you making for dinner?
There were problems with the original thread in that it disappeared and could not be reinstated. So a new thread was created and we all started again, unfortunately that thread also seems to have joined it's predecessor. So here's a new one. We need to hear about Suki's lamb casserole and Island Maid is back from Amsterdam…
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Do creditors have to default an account?
Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone can help? … long story short. I have an account in default from 5ish years ago. I noticed that the creditor allowed me to miss two payments then allowed me to pay the normal monthly amount to keep it out of the 3 missed payment range, they allowed this for over a year reporting x2 missed…
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Shutter Blinds not as specified .
Hi Guys i have an issue with an order for shutter blinds for two windows that I placed online . During the ordering process it asked for window measurements and the were pictures on website showing the windows of my size with a single planel shutter blinds . When the order was sent I discovered that the blinds came with…
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Euro Car park ticket / HM Courts & Tribunals Service Fine
Hello all, I have been trying to find information through the threads and am finding it very hard. Would really appreciate some help. I got a letter from Euro Car Parks on the 18/08/2024. The ticket was for being in a shell garage past the time you can spend in there although the only reason I was there was because I was…
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PCS acting for AM Parking £120 Notice to Keeper
Hi all, A relative has received a Notice to Keeper from PCS acting for AM Parking
claiming £120. Can I please confirm that. This would make the NTK POFA 2012 non- compliant for Keeper Liability as this
exceeds the £100 permissible on a Notice to Keeper? I can't find the relevant
terms within schedule 4 so wanted to check.…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 29th September 2025
What is FLYLADY? Well, it's our version of the US flylady
idea - but we work on the principle that housework is not fun, it's boring, can
be time-consuming, is often thankless but, unfortunately, necessary. It's here
on Old Style to provide the support we all need and to make the whole task
easier and quicker. We also…
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Yahoo folders disappearing.
Genuinely asking for a friend. All the content from his Yahoo email has disappeared 3 times now. First time he thought he'd hit a key and deleted it all, but it's happened twice since. Yahoo have been pretty unhelpful so I'm asking here whether anybody else has had the same experience, or any suggestions as to possible…
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PCNs at Vantage Point from OPS. Help Required
Hello, I'm reasonably up to speed on the whole Newbies thread for this sort of thing but need a bit of advice of where to take my defence if possible. I have two invoices from OPS that have now been passed to BW Legal. I am waiting to the Court Notice in order to respond my case. I used to use this car park all the time…
