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EuroCar Park pcn. 2hr time limit even when outside of hours charges apply
Hi forum. Confusing car park - M&S in Cowes on IOW. street view version of sign attached (I’m getting a real up to date one before Appeal it hasn’t changed apart from the amount) Parking signage details that there is 1hr free. Second hour 2 GBP Sign details the parking is limited to 2hrs. Sign then says charges only apply…
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Santander to Lloyd's faster payment
Do transfers from Santander edge up to Lloyd's club not go instantly on weekends? Made a payment to meet the £2000 funding requirement and it has appeared but the available balance doesn't include it and it shows as a payment in for Monday.
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2025 - No Craft Spending - We WILL bust my stash and make pretty things!!!!!
Another year and yet again another vow not to spend anything on craft supplies until I have used up everything I have. In all honesty I could open a shop and craft everyday and I would never be able to use all my supplies in my lifetime!!! I was really good last year and hope to be just as good this year too. Who needs to…
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Advice Needed – Speeding Ticket & Court Hearing next week
Hi everyone, I really appreciate some advice and guidance about a situation I’ve found myself in. When I moved to Leeds, I unfortunately drove at 36mph in a 30mph zone. A Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) was sent to my old address because I hadn’t yet updated my V5C (my mistake, I know). By the time I updated the V5C,…
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O2 PUFFL tariff - cannot send texts
Anyone else on O2 PUFFL struggling to send texts? I have an old 2G phone (upgraded to a 4G compatible SIM card a few years back when they were replacing them), but can no longer receive texts. I have checked the message centre number is correct, this was working up until last week. Outgoing texts and calls in and out are…
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Absence of Easement indemnity without declaration
Hi I’m in the process of buying a house which is in probate. The executor is selling the house and so far everything has gone great. It is a 1900s terrace in Liverpool and there are allygates at the rear of the property that secure the ally and mean only residents can access the ally to put their bins out. Our solicitor…
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Moved: Looking for Section 13
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Looking for Section 13
Hi, I need to increase the rent for my rental property. I am suppose to serve Section 13 under the Renters right. Is this the form 4 from Gov site Thanks Deepam
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Parents joint bank and care home....
Hi, mum (74) and dad (75) dont own a house, they are tenants Both have just the state pension coming in (about £900 PCM) Dad looks set to be needing full time care following a stroke They have a joint bank account with £32,000 balance They have no savings or ISA's etc My question is, how do a council apportion the joint…
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Over 100k in debt due to Gambling Addiction.
Hi 👋 all, I recently got myself cured from a very severe gambling addiction.I praise GamCare for the work they do and help people get out of this vicious addiction. Now I found this lovely community and looking for some advice in hoping I can find a way out with all the debt I accumulated . The 108k debt which is between…
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Confused - Standard Security and Deeds
I'm looking for some help understanding terminology and process. Back in the 1980s my father bought a building with the Bank of Scotland providing the money. I believe they referred to is as "Standard Security" so they could sell the building if my dad defaulted though I'm unsure of it's meaning. The building was built…
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Options for preserving PCLS
I want to help my daughter buy a flat, using my 25% PCLS. I'm 58. This is a DC pension. This money is needed in the next 1-2 years. My pension total has just achieved the target value for the required PCLS. I'm worried about an imminent market crash that could set me back a long time. So the options I'm considering to…
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Cleaning headlights?
Hi all, This is a frequent MOT failure on my car. I can clean them before as best I can but still fail and the mechanic has to use a process with a special drill polisher tool etc. He suggested last time considering changing the actual headlamps themselves but that doesn't look like a cheap option. Can anyone recommend…
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DCBL letter private parking
HiI am new to this forum. I received a letter from DCBL, dated 24th September 2025, saying 'Notice of Debt Recovery - Unpaid Parking Charge £170.00' relating to a parking charge 21.04.2022. The letter reads 'we previously wrote to you at a different address but did not receive a response. We therefore utilised a tracing…
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Halving our income and still aiming for mortgage free!
Hi everyone, A long time lurker of DFW forum, and then here. Finally starting my own diary as I feel it will help keep me on track! As the title suggests we are halving our income as I have resigned my job in order to keep sane and support DD with home educating for the next year. The last two years we have managed to…
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DCBLegal response to newbie template!
Hi, Posting this on behalf of my other half who's been trying to contest a LOC sent by DCBLegal. They've had this response through after using the template in the newbie guides. They're not too sure what the next step is after this and are getting a little bit worried about whether they'll need to pay! Any advice would be…
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MSE EnergyClub - Waste of Time!
I am a member of the MSE EnergyClub. On Oct 1 I actioned a switch from OVO to British Gas Collective Nov26 . Nothing happened British Gas claimed they had not been notified. I contacted energyclub@moneysavingexpert.com Oct 6 and was told that they should have been notified and that they would get them to contact me - well…
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Weekly Flylady Thread 27th October 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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ATM exchange rate wrong way round?!
Luton Airport Departures ATM. Surely they’ve got this the wrong way round. 100 Euro should cost £80-90, not £124.93. I’ve heard of crap exchange rates and charges but this takes the biscuit! The ATM is run by The Change Group, which on their website is quoting €100 for £89.04. Is this human error inputting today’s exchange…
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Open Cash ISA without Photographic ID
I have tried to open a Cash ISA with Trading 212 for my sister but she has no photographic ID. Does anyone know of an ISA account which can be opened without this please?. It seems very unfair that those without this means of ID are excluded from getting the best rate. Thank you
