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Parking Charge Notice EMA BP Petrol Station VCS
So I received a PCN from this lot for stopping for (according to their evidence) 12 seconds before leaving swiftly. obviously I don’t want to be paying £100 for this, so I was wondering if anyone had any advice on what to put on my appeal to them? Worth noting that I feel they’ve already lost credibility as this is a final…
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Solar options (mind field)
Hi I'm looking for some advice for solar panels Who's the best companies to contact ? Presume 3 quotes . What kind of price will I be looking at ? I did have one quote a while ago but I'm sure prices have changed since then (2022) We used 7000kwh annual. What's the potential savings ? What's the best kit to have? Property…
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Difficulties transferring Tembo Easy Access Cash ISA to a new Cash ISA provider
Tembo do not provide customers with a Sort Code or Account Number. How can I transfer a Tembo Cash ISA I opened in the 2024/25 tax year to a new 5 year fixed Cash ISA with a different provider without losing its tax free status please? This is what Tembo say about Sort Code and Account Numbers:…
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DCB Legal on behalf of G24 claim
Hello everyone, I've been reading through all of your help and advice, however, I fear I've found you all too late. Here is my situations: - DCB Legal on behalf of G24 made a claim against me - I wrote a defence on the MCOL portal (I've now read that I should have used your template and sent via email..) - It's been over…
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dcblegal claim / Parking Eye/ HM Courts Claim
Looking for help and advice please. Received a Letter of Claim from dcblegal Ltd on 24th October with a Parking Charge for £310.00. It relates to 2 separate parking claims. One is from 13/7/23 and the other is 5/8/23. I am dealing with this on behalf of my son. He never received the original fine letters as they were sent…
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Question about Community Broadband Service Adding Router Upstairs and want to make landlines calls
I have got Community Fibre Broadband Service. Their customer service is terrible so anything their customer service staff tell you normally ends up being incorrect so thought I would try and get some advice from the knowledgeable people on this forum. I have a Linksys SPNMX56 Router downstairs which also has a Grandstream…
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My Pixel 6 no longer connects to PC via USB.
Rarely-used USB port as it has wireless charging. But latterly the port feels less 'clicky', tho' it still charges via it.However, the option to download files - pics, mainly - from the phone has gone. I've had to send them attached to an email, a right pita.Yes, I tried the swipe-down in order to change what the USB can…
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ECP MCOL Defence - AI Generated
Long time listener, first time caller here. After receiving a court claim I got chat-gpt to write the following defence. I plan to incorporate the defence template from the other thread into this but would be interested to know peoples thoughts on the AI generated version (there are some similarities between this and the…
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DCB Legal VCS claim
Forumites How do you approach the landowner if there is no information who the landowner is and when you approach the retailers they don't know either.? Apart from the contract signage there is no other signage pertaining to who owns the land.
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Vinted - Parcel not delivered but refusing to refund me
Hi Guys Happy Friday! I’m keen to get others thoughts on this as it’s eating away at me. At the tail end of June I purchased a top off vinted ; nothing expensive - literally £7 inc fees and postage. The item was sent by the seller and marked as delivered to my house ….. however it never reached me. I contacted vinted who…
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Defence needed for court case
Hi all, I’ve received a county court claim from Private Parking Company about a parking charge notice that dates back to 2023. I wasn’t the driver at the time. I gave the driver’s details in writing and posted them to the parking company within the required timeframe. Unfortunately, as this was a few years ago, I no longer…
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Nectar Bonus points
I’ve always shopped mostly at Sainsbury’s and I collect Avios for flights so was happy when they were linked. I usually receive 15 to 20 bonus offers. Last week only 9, 5 of which I have never purchased. This week 5, 3 of which I never purchase. Are bonus offers being phased out? I usually spend £80-100 each week. I’ve…
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DCB Legal ParkMaven Claim Form (defence advise)
Hello, I received a PCN from ParkMaven in May 2024 for "no valid parking session". I was in the car park for 13 minutes, waiting to pick someone up from the train station. Grace period is 10 minutes. I appealed the PCN following the template on the Newbies thread (rejected). I am not the keeper of the vehicle and I didn't…
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ECO4 - It is great but beware!!
ECO 4 is great, but beware! Anyone else is this same position? Anyone resolved the issues? Last April (2023) I did some research on the ECO4 scheme, via my Local Council website. I selected a company, based on the location and also the relevant certifications required (MCS, TrustMark) and started the process. I was…
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Stansted MET parking
Finally have a court date for parking in Starbucks and using McDonald’s or the other way round. Just wondering what’s best to send in the witness statement?
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Could we start a meal plan thread again, so it's not lost in the GC?
Just thought this would be quicker reference than what's for dinner or searching through lots of posts? There used to be one a while back, Meal Plan Monday or obviously whatever day you start yours on 🙂 I did post mine in the Grocery challenge, but will post again for anybody that doesn't join in with that thread. Vegan…
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'Inefficiencies with the TeachersPension Scheme' - T-13 days!
I have recently finished teaching after (give or take) thirty years in the classroom. I have been planning this for a while, but especially after having a heart attack in 2018 and a triple heart bypass the following year. I applied for early retirement and my pension on November 2nd 2023 (giving the full maximum six…
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UK CPM Parking Ticket Dispute – 10 min of van loading
Hi all, I would like to ask for some advice. It seems that some newly built parts of London have parking managed by a private company called CPM (UK Car Park Management). I recently received a PCN from them for £60 for being parked for 10 minutes. I explained and provided proof that I was collecting from a customer who…
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Does my bank report my savings to the HMRC?...
Apologies if this is an obvious question/answer to some, however does my bank report my savings to the HMRC? and if so, then why do I need to declare interest on savings on my self assessment return?
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"My Builder" Tradesman totally bodged laying Vinyl Floor Tiles!
. . .My friend Stephen used the "My Builder App" to find a Tradesman to level our kitchen floor with Self–levelling Compound and lay new Luxury Vinyl Floor Tiles, and to say the job was bodged was an understatement! . . .The self levelling compound wasn't mixed according to the instructions on the bag, the stuff was just…
