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HSBC inviting to request credit limit increase
I've been with HSBC for 10+ years, and had a credit card with them ever since (as part of my current account package). At some point my limit was increased from the initial 1k to 2k automatically. However, now, HSBC sent me an email claiming I "am eligible for a limit increase" providing instructions how to request it. To…
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I want a cheap Sim only contract for emergency second phone.
I work regular 12hr nights. I usually turn off my 'phone when I am in bed and if anyone really needs me they ring on the landline. The problem is, after changing broadband provider we don't have a landline. I want a sim only deal that I can use in my old mobile so my family can get in touch if need be. I want one that…
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Transferring Royal London plan to II SIPP
I have a Royal London plan through a past employer that's sat with RL since I left. I've confirmed as best I can this is actually just a RL personal pension but via a group discount so around 0.35% all-in. Main thing is it doesn't have a protected access age and it doesn't have any safeguarded benefits. I can't think of…
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Report Overcharging Issue with Lebara 3GB MSE Exclusive Monthly Plan
I recently signed up to the above plan for £0.99. But as soon as the automatic renewal kicked in, I was charged £4.40 rather than the MSE deal price. It took me a couple of months to realise I was overcharged. I rang up and got a refund. Apparently, there is a technical glitch in their system. So do check your payment…
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TSB £310 switching offer May 2025
https://www.tsb.co.uk/current-accounts/switching-bank-account.html#accordion-65037e0234-item-5030ba72e9 £100 welcome bonus * Open a Spend & Save account and complete a full switch * Log into the TSB Mobile Banking App * Make at least 5 payments using the debit card on your new account * If you do this before 19 July 2025,…
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Tesco Mobile pay-as-you-go customer? Be prepared: it may push you to buy a bundle
Tesco Mobile is pushing its pay-as-you-go (PAYG) users to move to its new bundles. Failure to do so means paying for Tesco Mobile's standard PAYG rates, which it's hiked by up to 213%. If you're one of the 1.4 million users affected, it's worth looking at switching to a cheap monthly Sim instead – unless you just keep your…
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Subsidence due to broken drain
I have a lockup that has a big crack to the brickwork that looks lie subsidence, i recently noticed the public path directly outside has a large void underneath where the soil has been washed away, there is a manhole about four feet away that has a broken drain pipe which looks like it is about to collpase. I have…
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Links now open in a new window by default
As of a few days ago, with the forum update. How can I revert this behavior?
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Solar ... In the news
Hi All Thought it was about time we had a thread specifically to discuss relevant press articles relating to solar pv & thermal ..... so here goes ... Z
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McDonald’s “parking charge” from metparking (McDonalds notice to keeper NTK met parking services)
Haven’t seen one on McDonalds and Met Parking since 2021 so thought I’d make one. Received a Notice To Keeper (NTK) recently for something over a month ago. Looking for advice on how this might go with metparking. We went to McDonald’s to speak to the manager and they said they’d ask but didn’t have control over it. So I…
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Buying my long term partner's share of house and mortgage
I would like to buy my partner's share of the house. How do I go about it? As an example the house is worth £360K with £60k left on the mortgage. The mortgage and ownership is split 50/50. We are not married. My new partner and I would like buy my partner's share outright less £30k my partner owes on the outstanding…
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Lost my NTK Letter - UKPC PCN sent through post
Hi all. This is my first ever post on a forum ever. I've trolled through the forum for the last few weeks trying to figure out what to do. Please don't shoot me. A letter came through the post recently (mid January). It was from UKPC for an alleged contravention in Rom Valley Way Retail Park. The letter alleged that the…
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On-grid domestic battery storage
Hello! Right, as discussed elsewhere, battery storage for self generation (typically PV) is interesting (to some), and gathering momentum in the UK. So here's a thread to discuss it, and watch it develop. I've called it on-grid, as off-grid is so much more specialised. And domestic as commercial scale storage, or grid…
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Heir Hunter questions.
A pal has been contacted by a Heir Hunter (HH) company regarding potential inheritance from a deceased person who she has never heard of. Company documentation seems legitimate. Surname of deceased tallies with her surname. Deceased's name appears on the Bona Vacantia list - assuming it's the same person. She's undecided…
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Nationwide finger print scanner
Has Nationwide, stopped finger print scanners from logging on to accounts ? Mine has suddenly stopped giving me access…….
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BT and EE to hike prices by up to £48/yr from March for out-of-contract customers
If you're out of contract with BT or EE – which is most likely to be the case if you last took out a new deal over two years ago – your price will rise by up to £4 a month (£48 a year) from 1 March, the firms have announced. However, as you're not tied in, you can leave penalty-free at any time, so check NOW if you can…
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Insuring a car not using
my son is getting a company car but would like to keep his own car in case he changes jobs in the future his insurance is very expensive as he's 19 which would be the best way to insure it? its unlikely he will use it maybe occasional use - it will be kept on the street or in a garage.
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Short Term Money Market Fund
Folks Put me right here please. I noted the below on Bell as a possible alternative to setting up a gilt ladder to preserve what I have in the SIPP. Couple of Qs. What is the risk compared with gilts? It seems I may receive a wee bit of growth? Is this right? The primary aim is to preserve what I have in the SIPP until SP…
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I'm reluctant to ask this but...
… I see the forum's text editor has been updated and "improved". Can anybody tell me if the godawful search function been updated or is it as bad as ever? [Edit: Oooh! Am I allowed to say "godawful"?]
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P4 parking ticket in Scotland
Hi there, I’ve been reading through the thread and trying to figure out exactly what applies to me in Scotland. My car received a parking ticket on my windshield outside my friends flat where it is a permit only area operated by p4 parking. I lost the ticket and before I heard that you don’t need to pay I had emailed them…
