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UK SIM deactivated while overseas – can I get my old number back?
My roommate had a UK PAYG SIM, but he had to leave the UK for a few months due to health issues. During that time, he couldn’t keep track of his phone usage, and the service provider ended up deactivating and cancelling his SIM. Now he’s still abroad and trying to get the same number reactivated since it’s linked to his…
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Sold a Cat A/B car - dealer will not refund
I purchased a Ford Galaxy Zetec TDCi Auto (EK63KZO) from a used car dealer in Kent. It was advertised as a Category S vehicle. After applying for the V5C, DVLA confirmed it is actually Category A/B—meaning it should have been scrapped and is not roadworthy. The seller refuses to refund me, despite this misrepresentation. I…
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SMART PARKING, DCB LEGAL court claim 2025
I received a county court claim form for a parking charge almost 5 years ago. I was in the military, so I had my mother's address registered with DVLA. Since leaving the military, I have been in rented accommodation and have been living in my own house for over 2 years before receiving any letters. I had one letter…
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Easy Jet deny compensation
I recently had a flight back from malaga to bristol , on arrival at the airport the ap said I could get a voucher for food as the flight was delayed by 12 hours , into the next day . No actual notification of delay or option to communicate . I quickly managed to book a jet2 flight that left 20 minutes earlier and made it…
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Hideout
Thread for Hideout.tv, which pays for watching videos/ads. Promo code: STABLEREWARDS for 50 points. Valid until Sat 27th Apr, 11:59pm CST.
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Snoop Savings - interest over deposit limit
The deposit limit for Snoop Savings is currently £85,000, but does the system allow interest to be added if a deposit is exactly £85,000?
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Best rate
I have one credit card and 1 loan total £40.000. They cost me £1,191 per month. Would I be better trying to pay off with a lower rate loan?
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C1 Confirmation - Help Please
Recently submitted confirmation application and it has come back with 1 post-it note on the first page saying “name of deceased differs to that of the will to c1”. the will has both the deceased maiden name and married name. The way it is written is first name and then “maiden name” or “married name”. I have filled out the…
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Aytoun Street Manchester - LOC Replied - DCBLegal
Hello, Struggling and looking for guidance and wisdom here. Received a Euro Car Parks parking charge issued 16/08/2024. Have previously always gotten away with leaving parking charge chases a couple times in the past, but on 18/06/2025 DCBLegal wrote to me with a letter of claim. I replied by email on 30/06/2025 with a PDF…
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Power of Attorney witnesses (lack of)
I have been looking into drawing up Power of Attorney agreements for myself and realised that for various reasons I don't have many people who I could ask to be witnesses. Most of my contacts are related to me, which immediately rules them out, and the 2 friends I spoke to about it both said they would not feel comfortable…
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USB Stick issue
Long story short - was using a 16GB stick as a home for a Linux Mint distro whilst trying to revive a (very) old laptop. Didn't achieve my aims with the laptop - I think the HDD is toast. But now the USB stick also appears to be b**********d. The issue is that when I insert in the Windows PC , I get a message "insert a…
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Toob Broadband
Does anyone have any experience with Toob Broadband? I Like the idea of no price hikes during contract and the fast speed advertised.
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GreenFly - A 'flylady style' gardening thread with weekly tasks to tame your garden
What do we mean by GreenFly? Over on old style there is a long running and supportive community who focus on getting the house clean and tidy in smaller steps. A group of us thought that something similar for taming the garden would be very useful so here it is. The idea is that by doing little and often we can get on top…
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Leaving Virgin 26th November, but....
We barely use the 'bundle' of TV services which was going up substantially if renewed. We only wanted to retain Broadband [so it wouldn't mess up emails], and landline services. They quoted me £60 [sixty] pounds per month for a service which is being quoted for less than £30 for new customers. Ideally I'd like to stay for…
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Frugaling my way to FIRE
Hi all I have always spent most of my time on the DFW boards as have spent the majority of my adult life in debt (thanks to a 1990s education that didn't talk about money, parents who weren't well off but hid it very well and being given loads of credit cards when I started university with no education about what that…
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Service kits for Velux skylights cost £37 each. Is there a cheaper way?
Hello. The house we bought four years ago has 10 Velux skylights. We never open them, but in the summer we drop the handle on the odd skylight, to open the narrow flap along the top of the skylight to enable some ventilation. The problem is that for the past three or four months tiny moths and the odd mosquito have been…
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Delayed at airpot - Travel insurance won't pay out
Hi, I'm feeling quite overwhelmed. I had a Ryanair flight to Tenerife early on 24 September at Stansted. I arrived in plenty of time but the airport weren't letting anyone through into security - we learnt later that there had been a small fire in one of the terminal lounges. After about two hours they let us through and…
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Smart Parking - threat to take to court
hi guys, I have some experience in challenging parking tickets and charges but my wife has in an advanced stage and has now received County Court paperwork, instigated by Smart Parking. Does anyone have any experience of this? Is it wise to challenge this or even to go to court (am thinking yes and no). many thanks for any…
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PCP VT
Hello, We purchased a car via PCP back in January 2023. Due to circumstances we voluntary terminated the contract with no fee at the beginning of July this year. Car was collected within a week and signed off with no damage costs due etc. As far as we were aware we owed them for additional mileage and for an outstanding…
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13th Regular Savings Payment Trick
Just wondering if there's a list of providers that allow/don't allow it somewhere just like you have lists for other things on here. Thinking it might be useful.
