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Stanstead airport drop off paid before arrival still got a fine
Hi, got a small problem. Paid for drop off Stanstead. We were dropping our 2 boys off at Stanstead airport, running late with traffic and work finishing late. Decided to book Stanstead drop off. we did the same thing at Heathrow 3 weeks before, without problem. Poor mobile signal so my wife tried several times to book drop…
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Advice on old/current debt. Out the blue.
So i have received the letter below as 1 of 2, personal Credit card and a seperate one more or less identical for a personal loan. Looking for some solid advice on how to proceed. Just received them and do not want to leave something too late. Background info :- IT Contractor. * Had accident in August 2018 was ill for a…
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Nationwide vs monzo/starling
I can use instant savers and rename them on nationwide, is this just as good as monzo or starling?
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Need help with knowing boundaries of property we are buying
Hi in process if conveyancing, got sent land registry etc by solicitors Confused as I notice a large flue like thing from.neighbours wall and it appears it's atleast 50 cm or more overhanging on the side we are considering an extension over garage Where would planners calculations be from?
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Kwik-Fit
During a routine service, Kwik-Fit left a nut in my Mercedes GLC’s air filter, which entered the turbo and caused catastrophic engine failure. Mercedes-Benz have confirmed this. Despite my efforts and attending all meetings and negotiations, Kwik-Fit: Offers only to write the car off (£27,310, below market value) or repair…
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Please help me understand how on earth does credit score and dissociation noticework!
Hi. I have been in a relationship for the last 16 years with someone who has bad credit score and will have for significant amount of time. I want to get a mortgage next year, just on myself, my annual salary is something over £45.000. We have been renting the same house for the last 11 years, our both names are on water…
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Advice please!! Chased by ZZPS and GCTT
Hi, looking for some advice please. I was issued a parking charge on 20th May at a private car park managed by SRL Management Ltd. I’d overstayed at the car park due to being at the cinema and had no way of extending the ticket which as it was pay on arrival. My husband told me to ignore the parking charge and I’ve since…
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Home extension loan
Hi. I have about 160k in savings and need about 100k to give me some breathing space on extension I’m planning to do. My house has no mortgage and I have some properties under business account too. Again no mortgages or loans on them. What’s the best loan to get, ideally want something that I can payback quicker without…
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Pension Credit and disregards.
I’ve received a letter this morning from the DWP’s Pension Service B saying they need to check the information they have wrt pension credit is correct on September 29th. It says not to contact them as they will contact me by phone or letter “in the near future.” My first query is whether they will do this before September…
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Which RCD ?
We are having 3 new sockets fitted in our living room and the installer also wants to change (upgrade) the RCD to a type A from type AC.We only had the consumer unit changed 10 years ago - with MCB's replacing fuses - does this imply that they failed to replace the RCD's (how many should we have) with the correct ones at…
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Volume changes on it's own
I have an HP ENVY Curved All-in-One - 34-b010 I have downloaded the latest driver(?) for my Real High Definition Audio card = 1.41.1094.0 RevA. I have an annoying pop up flashing every few minutes when the volume changes up or down on it's own. Any ideas on what to do, other than throwing my PC in the bin?
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MSE News: Council Tax debt collection practices are changing in Wales
Council Tax debt collection in Wales will become less aggressive next year, under new rules announced by the Welsh Government today (Friday 26 September). It's a big win for MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis and his charity the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI), who have been campaigning to change…
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Euro Garages over stay charge
Hi All Thanks for reading and hopefully you can point me towards the correct template and content to fight a claim from Euro Garages. I have a bit over a week to send in my defence for this claim. We do use this garage very occasionally, but it is just a fuels station and we would not have overstayed as if we used it, it…
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Debit carded wanted for new (savings) bank account (building society)
Morning! plant to open a bank account with a building society. However they dont offer a debit cards and the only way to take money out of the account is to visit them in the branch as they give you a pass book to do this The account is called a "Manchester easy access saver" with the option of a "Nominated bank account"…
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Nationwide - Fixed cash ISA due to mature in few weeks
Just want to double check that I've not missed anything regarding impending ISA maturity. It would appear that you can only administer what you'd like to do with matured funds in branch, via postal form or over the phone. I'm pretty sure it was possible to provide instrustions via a dedicated webpage to move funds into a…
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What counts as a pre existing condition
Hi, I have raised cholesterol and blood pressure but am taking low dose tablets for both which control them & get them down to acceptable levels. Do they count as ‘pre existing’ while I’m taking the tablets?
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Child Benefit
I'm so confused over my husbands salary! I'm not claiming child benefit as he says he earns too much. But now he's taken a pay cut to do compressed hours. I send him this from MSE: "You still gain from Child Benefit with income up to £80,000. Child Benefit is means-tested, meaning once one parent or guardian earns over…
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Renovation Funds
Hi, We are looking to open a bank account as we have money to pay for house renovation costs. Need to access account and withdraw cash. Ideally joint account, cash back or bonuses would be good but money wont be in the account for long maybe 6 months form opening. Any suggestions ? Thanks
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Ce service fine after appeal
Hi I recently parked at a ce service car park. I payed for parking and entered my reg but it didn’t issue a ticket. I assumed I didn’t need one with it wanting my registration. Since then I had a fine come through with a picture of my car entering and leaving the car park. I appealed it by saying I entered my reg and put…
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Will made years ago help
I made a will when my only child was 3 years old, leaving all to him, he is now in his fifties, I was a single mum and I’m still a single mum, The executors where my parent who have now both died. As I’m still wanting all to go to my son, which will be a small house with no mortgage, is this will still ok when I die. Many…
