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Advice - neighbours XL bully dog
Hi all I have my relatives dog staying. I normally take him to the beach. I have not been well enough for a big walk, so took him to a green area in middle of my cul de sac. Just 10 mins throw ball for him and back to house. Yesterday, a dog came out of nowhere at such a speed I didn't even see him coming. Went towards my…
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Parking Charge Notice from sold vehicle
I sold a car in October 2019 and sent all the relevant paperwork off to the DVLA to transfer ownership. I then received a PCN in early November 2019 for a shopping centre. I wrote to the company explaining that I was no longer the owner of the car and provided the name and address of the new owner. I had a bit of back and…
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Virgin Media - Early renawal
I am on an 18 month contract that expires in December when the rental is due to double. This is my only option for BB as the people who built this house had VM cabled to it but I can’t have any service from anyone using OpenReach as there is no line of sight form the pole that should serve us. I logged into the account to…
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I am a witness, should I approach investigator?
My colleague is currently undergoing a formal investigation regarding her behavior at work. I have been informed of the allegations made against her, which I believe to be false and taken out of context. I witnessed the events as I was present during certain discussions. The situation is not entirely clear-cut, as it is…
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HELP - reply for landlord's management is confusing
Hi all and thank you for your help in advance! I parked in what I thought was a Morrisons car park just over a month ago and then had a parking charge notice sent in the post. I disputed the charge using advice from other threads to do with the same location and the newbies forum but have just checked my junk folder to see…
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Is there any way of getting back hotel costs after curtailment?
I had tickets for the final BST events in Hyde Park for Saturday 12th July and Sunday 13th July. I booked a room with Premier Inn for 3 nights from the Friday, planning to stay there until the Monday morning. The hotel was £220 per night and I prepaid by credit card. Whilst at the first event on Saturday I received…
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Domino's and Apple pay
A heads up for online pizza orders. I Just ordered a Domino's pizza online to collect price £12. On the checkout page I clicked on Apple pay and the price changed to £14.99. As far as I can see there is no warning that the price will increase by 25% if you use Apple pay. I went back and changed the payment type to debit…
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Train ticket retailer charged my transaction under the MCC code of taxi / limousine
I bought a train ticket recently from Uber Travel with my Chase debit card, expecting to get 1% cashback, but it registered as non-eligible. I queried the bank and it replied that the transaction was submitted under the code of taxicabs and limousine. I then contacted Uber customer support, both the main one and the one…
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Was I opted out while self employed?
Hi, I worked for a company for several years and was opted out but then I left and became self employed for many more years. Q. During my self employed years I think I paid NI so do these self employed years contribute to my state pension entitlement along with the years in employment but prior to my opting out?
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To pay or not to that is ?
n11cnp Posts: 1 Newbie 22 July at 11:43PM This is the BP station at EMA Leicestershire. I stopped here to buy fuel and then to check tyres. Please see the photo attached. Please note that there are double red lines, but there's a break in the lines, so a gap where you park your car. I bought fuel at 8.29. The ticket/notice…
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Would you book for Thailand?
A number of people have been killed in fighting between Thailand and Cambodia. Since a full-scale war seems to be possible, would you make a booking for Thailand now? If you already have plans to go there, would you cancel or change your plans?
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The Hummingbirds are coming back!
I've just seen this. Guess we need to prepare for hours of looking for the wee beggars, only to end up one away from every prize. ;)
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MSE News: Travelled with South West Trains from London in 2015 to 2017? You could be due £30+
If you took a South West train out of London between 1 October 2015 and 20 August 2017, and held a Transport for London (TfL) Travelcard at the time, you may have been overcharged and you can claim compensation. But you'll need to be quick as the deadline for claims is 10 January 2025. Read the full story: 'Travelled with…
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Lease extension cost for escalating ground rent?
Hello Forum. Sorry for a very boring (maybe too specific) question. I am a FTB looking at buying a leasehold maisonette in London which has an escalating ground rent. (Potentially not sensible but it's by far the best property we've seen in every other way). Ground rent is currently £200 pa doubling every 25 years.…
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Tomtom withdrew critical updates...
Following unsubscribing from TT emails, I received the following email... You're now unsubscribed from our emails. This means you also won't receive any critical device updates. Now I don't recall this condition being included in their tos, anyone else encountered this?
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Painting melamine
I have some ikea cabinets that I would like to paint the doors a different colour. Has anyone done this successfully and what paint did you use? Would be good if it also comes in a good range of colours.
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Car insurance in the thousands after at fault claim
I had a small accident where I knocked into the back of another car at a slow speed. Their car had a damaged bumper and my car was written off. I am looking at quotes and have been quoted in the £3000s for basic car insurance on a £2000-£3000 low insurance group car. I had business insurance that I paid around £800 for. I…
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Getting an electricity supplier to deal with solar panel power
I have had problems with bill payments to outfox the market.
I had solar panels fitted to my property in 2024. Whilst I would have expected
not to need electricity from the grid from that point, I was told that I would
realistically need maybe 15% usage from the grid, and mainly during winter due
to shorter days. I…
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Car Parking Fine - N180 DQ return email address details
Hello I've been following all your directions and have completed my DQ which now needs to be emailed to the court as well as DCB Legal and UK Parking Control Limited, sorry if I've missed the thread but wondering if you have email address for DCB Legal and UKPC I can't seem to find them on a google search or in the threads…
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Expedia and Goldcar standoff
My family recently took a trip to France where we would be staying some distance from Marseille airport and therefore booked a hire car in advance. Unfortunately, the Ryanair flight was delayed leaving Bristol by an hour and forty minutes. To make sure that the hire company new I would be delayed, I phoned the contact…
