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Hi, I met with my boss this week and said I was going to retire early. It was a surprise. I am highly valued in niche role, there is never going to be a good time. They would like me to stay on possibly 4 days a week. I am in turmoil. Have a meeting Monday to give response. Financially would be ok. Once I step off there’s…

Firstly, thank you to the members for your guidance in your NEWBIES posts. I have been waiting for the right time to post. Since receiving a PCN d/d 24/12/25 I have been through all the stages and have just received a LoC (sent by dcb legal) d/d 11/09/26 which gives me 30 days to make payment of use the 'Reply Form' (I'm…

Hi, Yes, yet another dispute with British Gas! The whole case is very complex but the short story is we left British gas in Nov '24. Our account showed we were nearly £4,000 in credit so I kept contacting them to ask for the money back. After asking for the money over several months, BG then said our bill was being…

Well, after many years with Aviva, from Scania Life through Friends Provident to Aviva, on logging into today I see this message: Over the next few weeks we'll be closing our Membersite. If you want to: switch funds redirect contributions research funds you'll be able to action these within MyAviva. Please speak to your…

Letter received that they have obtained a CCJ against me £276.79 and my credit rating has gone down on my banking App so I'm starting to panic! Please help. What could happen next or shall I still stand firm. For clarity I paid for my parking ticket and for the full duration of the stay but the reg was incorrect on the…

Hi Everyone I would appreciate some advice regarding a parking fine from Europarks in Bolton. The alleged offence was February 2025 and I have had a Final reminder on 16th Jan and a letter of claim sent 22nd Jan this year. The parking amchine wqas very unclear and I thought I had paid, this appeal got rejected. It seems…

Hi, just wondering if anyone had any advice. My grandfather passed away recently and left an assortment of Bass Brewery Stock Certificates. I know the company went through the following changes; In 2000, Bass changed its name to Six Continents Six Continents (6C) was then split into two companies in 2003 - InterContinental…

Hi 1st post Newbie here I received a final reminder letter from DBCL (1st letter ever received, no previous letters received from Euro Car Parks) relating to an alleged PCN I paid for parking via the pay by phone app on the 20th April to cover 1 hour I entered the car park at 9.37am, took 3.5 minutes to park (Find a spcae,…

Octopus reduced our export rate from 15p to 12p, other companies such as EDF still pay 15p, we have an EV, 4.4 kWh solar panels an a 5.8 kWh battery, Octopus Inteligent just won't work with our battery setup without some serious modes, I am tempted to change over to the latest EDF Go, the only thing holding me back is EDF…

Hoping for a bit of advice/opinion. Earlier this year, I received the usual invoice from a private parking company (not naming unless required) for an overstay at a playground in a village I live. As always, followed the steps on here. Wrote to landowner (Parish Council) who couldn’t have been less interested, appealed to…

Third time lucky? Third diary for me - definitely sticking to this one!! The fact that I've not stuck with the previous ones pretty much sums up why I am in such a mess - so unorganised and easily side tracked. When it gets hard I stick my head in the sand and do my very best impression of an ostrich, this has probably…

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Hello all I was dealing with this alleged parking charge via ftla unfortunately the moderator left for reasons unknown to me which left me in a quandary as supposed to get back to forum when letter of claim came. [Image removed by Forum Team] [Image removed by Forum Team] I cannot post ftla link search: Horizon pcn…

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Fairly new to using open banking. I use the Lloyds app as i found this one supported more banks for importing balances etc, if there is a better app please tell me. Anyway onto my question, i have an account with natwest current and savings however when i import my natwest account into the Lloyds app natwest will only…

I do not have an actual case - this is more of a curiosity. I am very familiar with the concept of relevant land and with the gazillion threads on the topic. However, even after triple checking both here and on MoneySavingExpert, I still have a few questions: I understand that a court outcome can never be guaranteed, and…

Following earnings data published today we know that subject to a possible minor adjustment in October (see below) the triple lock state pension increase for April 2027 is likely to be based on the average earnings increase figure of 3.9%. This would mean the headline new state pension figure would increase from the…

Hello all, I stumbled upon this forum after receiving my court claim so wanted to thank you all for the amazing information, I was so worried in the beginning, Here is the details. I received a fine after parking at the Airport Pub back in 09/2020 (5 years ago!), I asked about parking when I entered that pub and they just…

I booked to go to Blackpool in October but the place I booked didn't have the extra night I wanted so I've looked for places for one night and I have three places in mind but is it best to book direct or use booking.com. The first hotel if you book direct with them it says you need to pay a £20 deposit for damages and you…