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usd saving account with high interest rate
Hi, I would like to use a usd saving account with high interest. Please do you have any recommendation?
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Euro Car Park - Bury st Edmunds - Robert Boby
Hi i recently parked in the Robert Boby car park. first time, havent been there before, and dont live that close. I parked there, it was dark i did not see any signs at all. wasnt looking though as thought was only going to be 20 mins, ended up being 1 hour.. as its a retail car park, away from the town i was not expecting…
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No Smart meter can be supplied
My daughter and her husband moved into a house in the countryside on Scotland about 18 months ago. It is very picturesque but is 'semi-remote' in that the nearest town is about 2miles away, with a major city about 25minutes drive. They have recently had a baby so the need to keep the house warm is a priority. Since that…
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Octopus Energy lost our smart meter data for 17 months – now wants to bill on estimates
Hello, I’m hoping for some guidance (and possibly visibility) on a long-running issue with Octopus Energy. We have a solar PV and battery system that operates on Octopus half-hourly smart tariffs. Our system deliberately buys electricity during low-price periods and exports during high-price periods, so accurate…
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Advice on declaring claim when getting renewal quotes
Hi, I am just in the process of getting quotes to renew my car insurance. In December 2024 we had a thankfully relatively minor accident and had to make a claim for the car to be repaired (the value of the claim was 5.5k). All was settled and is fine. It was my car and the policy is in my name but my partner (a named…
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How accurate are your PV generation figures?
I was impressed by some of the generation figures reported on the “talking ‘bout my generation” thread in December. I am curious, however, how accurate some of these figures might be at this time of year. I have noticed this month quite a wide variation between the figures recorded by my inverter app, my generation meter…
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Car Radio Unlocking - Part 2
Hi all, I notice the previous Car radio unlocking thread has been closed (yesterday) so thought I'd see if I could start another as I cannot see any other thread!Anyway, I've a Blaupunkt CD43, Serial Number BP026318419367 which I took out of my car a few years back and now I want to refit I can't find the card the code was…
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Poor workmanship re: new boiler and poor customer service
Hi So for the government scheme for where elderly get a new boiler done via a government grant. The contractor has come in and installed a boiler and done various other jobs. There are problems with the other jobs. I have arranged for the builder to give a time to come visit the property to resolve the matter but he cannot…
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DCB Legal Claim form received: Issue Date 27 Feb 2025
Hi There I have returned from business travel. In my post is a claim from DCB Legal with an issue date of 27 Feb. This evening I've been fumbling around attempting to submit my acknowledgment of service online, however my Government Gateway details aren't at hand and in my attempts to reset them online, i received the…
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Received a court date for parking charges after following advice on this forum... What's next?
So, after following the steps posted on the stickies here on MSE and following various advice and doing everything required. Here I am with a court date for a parking charge. I am now asking for advice on the nest steps with telling Euro Car Parks Ltd to F off. I imagine they will not want to pay the £27 to risk losing and…
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Tax on savings
Hi there My husband passed last november and has left me approx 200k through various pensions, death in service & life insurance most was exempt from probate and what wasn't was under the threshold. I earn approx £14500 gross but take home £12000 a year (£1003 per month to be exact( rest is tax, ni and pension) i only work…
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Parkmaven DCB Legal claim now defended
Hello I received a bailiff collection notice for £170 for a pcn from July. It happened during a house move and they have been sending to an old address all pcn notices including NTK. I've requested my details be updated and sent them an email disputing the charge. They won't let me dispute on the website as they say it has…
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Frustrated contract?
I contracted to buy a new MG S5 from a fairly large dealership. The price agreed was about 70% of list price, as the manufacturers are subsidising sales for cars registered this quarter. The dealer took a deposit, and generally acted in a way to signify that they had accepted my order. They have now (several days later)…
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Electric heating
Looking for advice on which heating to go for. I live in a one bed flat in a converted house and unfortunately there is no gas supply in the building so I have no choice but to have electric heating. When I purchased the property in October the old storage heaters were past their best so on the advice of my electrician I…
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Microsoft 365 Personal price hike on renewal!
I should explain that I am not very tech savvy being of the "older generation" so if I'm honest I find it all very confusing!Microsoft has emailed me to advise that our Microsoft 365 Personal due for renewal on January 4th is increasing from £59.99 a year to £84.99 !! I really cant afford to keep paying this as we in fact…
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Crytocurrency Profits as Mortgage Deposit
Hi Guys Just wondering if anyone can help advise me with my current situation. I've got some capital built up this year from profits I've earned through investments in cryptocurrency. This has all been done on one of the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchanges (very similar to a stock exchange) which requires photo ID…
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Calculating IHT/Probate value on death of remaining spouse. Gifts from surplus income.
Sorry for asking this question as I suspect it has already been answered in previous posts, but I am struggling to find a concise answer. My dad passed away in November, leaving all his estate to my mum. The IHT/Probate calculation was relatively straightforward as the estate fell into the "Excepted" category. However he…
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Registered keeper and owner not same on insurance document
I've just received my insurance documents after renewing with the AA. They have me as the registered keeper and my wife as the owner. I am the keeper, but as with everything in the household, the car is - presumably - jointly owned. Might this be an issue, particularly if I have to make a claim?
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How do you prove you made a complaint in resort?
Recently went to Marrakesh, we specifically looked for a hotel with evening entertainment but the entertainment was never as described. Eg: the app that advertised the entertainment while in resort would say, “exotic dancers and fire extravaganza”and there would only be the dancers. Or it would be “bingo and white party”…
