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Selling on autotrader tips/experiences
About to try listing a Ford Fiesta 9 years old on Autotrader. Car is freshly MOT'ed, FSH, and beyond a few minor scratches in places looks decent (in my opinion!). Previously sold a more higher spec (albeit 6-7 years old) car on the site about 10 years ago, it went fairly well. However, beyond the obvious making a good…
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So I just lost a case for a private ANPR PCN and not sure what went wrong
so I adhered to everything that’s normally stated Parking eye Ltd relied on the following keeper liability under POFA Clear signage Landowners authority Sum of £30 on top of £100 ticket judge allowed all those except point 4 Judge maintained that they followed POFA guidelines since it’s an ANPR ticket I am so confused. My…
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ONE PARKING SOLUTIONS PCN
Hi, I got a PCN from one parking solutions from at 5am on the 4th of jan and another 8th of feb 2026 at 12pm my disabled mother lives there I sometimes go there to look after her and help her out for shopping, the car was parked right next to her door to make it easy for her to get in, I know they won’t care what I tell…
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Divorce without lawyers
In Scotland. Sister has split with husband they were together nearly 20 years no children. There Is a house/pensions and money in banks He is being an !!!!!! now that she is now wanting the financial to get sorted rather than let it go on He has decided not to play ball and now says everything through a lawyer. All she…
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Sun tan lotions that don’t leave your skin feeling “sticky”
As the title. Every sun tan lotion I’ve tried seems to leave my skin sticky. Can anyone recommend a high factor lotion that doesn’t do that? I’d prefer a low cost one but I’m now at the point that this is now more important than price. TIA
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Lifestylehomeappliances(dot)com
Beware, this is a fraudulent shopping site taking payments and not sending goods. See details at trustpilot. Quite a few computer security packages will highlight or block the website but some still do not. Neither have Google or bing search removed them from search results. Some security vendors that have blocked them are…
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Smart Parking Yet Again
Hello, I usually ignore correspondence from these jokers but a friend told me that in recent times the rules had changed and after some digging, I decided to go on the offensive and contact them using the advice from this forum. For context, I reside in Scotland but allegedly my car was spotted in the Lake District at a…
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Help! Student renting and must arrange own bills
My grandson is heading into his second year at Uni and would like to share a flat with two friends. They've found somewhere but bills aren't included. He told me they've been quoted £30 per student per week with Unihomes to cover tv license, water, insurance, gas, electricity and broadband. To me that seems high, but it…
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New version of Pinecone Research
I have been doing Pinecone surveys for a few years. Recently they had an upgrade. Original reward was 300 points = £3 and it took about 5-10 mins and you 99% of the time got they survey guaranteed till the end Now reduced points, screened out after few questions and lots more glitches. Plus having to complete lots of…
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Another parking charge from DCBL
hey Guys, got a different parking notice from euro car parks but being chased by DCBL. from 2023 but same issue as before, hadn’t updated my address on DVLA. This time though I was in the weathespoons car parks for 44 minutes and the contravention says I didn’t pay for a ticket. It’s one of those machines where you put…
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Twinklies mortgage journey 2.0
New Beginnings So today is the start of our remortgage and as such I thought it would be nice to start a shiny new diary. Hopefully I can be reflective of the journey so far and make some new and focused goals. Just to bring anyone who doesn't know me up to speed. I am married, 2 kids, a dog, a house and an allotment.…
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My Terrible Parking Charge Experience - A Warning
On 4 November 2025, I received a parking charge notice from Parkmaven in the form of a Notice to Hirer (NTH). The vehicle involved is leased, meaning the registered keeper is the finance company rather than myself. Parkmaven had obtained the registered keeper’s details from DVLA, contacted the finance company, and then…
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David Lloyd removing Friends & Family memberships 2026 — charging Platinum prices for Club Plus — CE
Hi everyone, I've been a member at David Lloyd Hampton since November 2016. In April I got an email saying my Friends & Family rate was being removed because the person who referred me no longer works there. My fee would jump from £138 to £206 — a 49% increase — mid contract with six weeks notice. I decided to challenge it…
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How long does a mandatory reconsideration take?
I wrote to the DWP asking for a mandatory reconsideration of my pension credit award as they had failed to take permanent disregards into account when assessing the award. I thought this would be a fairly straightforward procedure. Especially as I sent therm a detailed list of such disregards with dates of payments…
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TUI Travel have rejected our complaint despite raising an issue at the time of arrival
Need a bit of guidance please, I'll try to make this as brief as possible. In March we travelled to Florida with our Autistic daughter, travel can be very difficult for her, but she now has a lanyard and we also pre-empted with TUI. On arrival at our hotel, check in was at 4pm. So we joined a queue!! It soon became evident…
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Fisher Investments UK - opinions?
Does anybody have any comments, experiences, reviews, thoughts, or advice and opinions, regarding the company Fisher Investments UK based in Canary Wharf London? I would be very grateful for any information.
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Three years to get debt free
Morning, I have had a diary on here before but had to close it down. I am a single mum with an 8 year old DD. I have found myself in debt since the age of 18 when I went to university and have been in it ever since. I decided to change this in 2017 and then found myself a single parent in 2018 and having to attain more…
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Have annual travel insurance but holidaying with family, what extra cover?
Hi all, Sorry, bit of an odd question, but hoping someone here might have some helpful insights on this… My wife and I have a joint annual European travel insurance policy with Admiral. In September we're taking our two grown up kids and their other halves on holiday (so 6 of us in total). We're paying for most of it for…
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Life By The Seaside
Good Evening fellow debt busters. Sadly real life caught up with me and I had to start a new diary with a new username. I had a honest chat with my friend about my concerns and they did say they wouldn't follow my previous diary but its been a bit of a reality check for me. I was easily traced by my username as I have used…
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companies house - default letter - overdue identity verification statement
Hi, I am having problems with companies house identity verification. Like many people I had quite a few problems registering my identity: see e.g. https://www.reddit.com/r/smallbusinessuk/comments/1odxja8/companies_house_id_check_failing_i_need_to_verify/…
