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Tesco PAYG moving to monthly contract
Any suggestions for an alternative cash PAYG provider? Looks like Tesco mobile who I am currently with are changing their PAYG package to monthly chargable contract.
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Did I really need to buy deer food?! My 'concentrating on saving' diary
Yesterday I decided after a discussion with dh about my spending on deer food and a bin to keep it in (despite them seeming perfectly happy with the bird food and peanuts that i put down several times a day) that I'm probably not being as money-saving as I should be!! I need to make much more of an effort with my savings…
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Boots £10 Tuesdays
https://www.boots.com/tuesday-offer?criteria.inStock=true Liz Earle, Soap & Glory, L’Oréal and lots more. Free delivery over £25, Free click & collect over £15.
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Turning a sideline into self employment and claiming free childcare for working parents
I am currently employed,
and have also been running a business as a sideline for the last two years. I would like to know, if I were to leave
my employment and become self employed, running my current sideline business as my only
source of income, would I qualify for the ‘start up period’ of 12 months free
childcare for…
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Selling valuables before probate granted
Does anyone have experience of doing this? I know it's not advised, but I won't be able to market the house until the valuables are removed, and storing them elsewhere is not going to be possible. Thank you in advance for your thoughts and experiences.
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Is it worth appealing?
Hi all, before I begin I do want to say that I have indeed read all the advice and steps included on the main website as well as the pinned thread here. I’m disabled so I’m a bit unclear still. I received a postal PCN from a company called ‘Premier Park’, they are a member of the BPA. As far as I can tell, they have…
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UKPC DCBLegal LoC draft advice
Hi all, I have received an LoC from DCB Legal with regards to a parking contravention at a retail park, I responded with the default appeal template which they asked to identify the driver and referred to POPLA but I never pursued that as the response email got lost. The actual contravention was parking over the line as I…
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Pursued by Moorside Legal
I would value advice on my case with Moorside. This is the latest correspondence received from Moorside…. We write in response to your email below. Our answers to your questions are as follows: * The additional charge which has been levied on your Parking Charge of £70 is the amount set out in both the British Parking…
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Stamp duty on 1st UK property // already have 2x$30K properties in Europe
hi, Checked everywhere, could not find the answer. Planning to buy my very 1st property here in UK I own 2 properties worth £35K each on the continent. I understand if property is worth less that £40K it is not classed as property. So my question is: is this £40K threshold a combined figure for all properties I own. or per…
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PCN Not Wholly Within Designated Bay - Teesside Park, Stockton
Hi all, I received a PCN from Minster Baywatch for 'not parking wholly within the designated bay.' I'm currently in the process of putting together my POPLA appeal using the incredible advice and templates on the Newbies thread re: signage, landowner authority etc. However I wonder if the learned pros on this sub could…
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Returning football boots with some insole logo wear
Hi all, I tried a pair of Adidas indoor boots/trainers in my local sports direct - in 8.5 and 9.5. Both didnt fit right, and no 9's in stock. So I purchased online. I used them for one session while playing in goal (Im recovering from a knee injury), and they feel quite big - almost like the 9.5's. I think it would be best…
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Universal Credit First-Time Claimant - Advice Needed
Hello. I have recently been made redundant and am signing up to Universal Credit for the first time. I have a couple of things in the process which I am unsure about and need to query - any advice appreciated, many thanks in advance. ** I rent a single room in a shared house. For the question “How many bedrooms are listed…
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Karen Millen returns nightmare
I am having huge problems with Karen Millen regarding a returned dress. I followed return instructions and can prove it was delivered back to them weeks ago. Still no refund and despite trying to contact them daily via email, WhatsApp and contact form, i just get the automated response, "Your refund is being processed.…
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Sheepskin slipper boots with zip ???
Looking for ZIPPED sheepskin slippers like this - but without the ridge round the toe - which causes blisters on my feet ! With a more rounded profile - like this - but with a ZIP (front, back or side)I've just returned a pair like these because I could not get my feet in to them without a zip !
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Women and the pension poverty gap
I heard an interesting discussion on Radio 4's Woman's Hour this week about how women are disadvantaged in pension provision. I'm not talking about the state pension issue but private and work pensions. The R4 summary: Over a third of women could face poverty in retirement due to a growing gender gap in private pensions,…
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Lunch at work
Is it cheaper to make your own or do a supermarket meal deal? I am happy with cheese sandwich basic type things and maybe a coffee or can o drink Let me know what you do for work lunches?
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Trace Debt recovery and Moorside Legal. Parking fine.
Hi. I'm posting on behalf of my husband just to get a bit of advice. In 2024 he got a parking fine from being in his allocated parking space at work, but forgot to display his permit. He ignored the initial letters. However when the passed it to Trace and it was £170, he paid up later the same year . Since then he has been…
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Re: Claim for damage to car by broken paving. Council rejected claim under sect 58. Next step..
Hi, I claimed for damage to the lower part of my front wing & bumper as I drove over a broken pavement edging flag whilst parking in a designated parking space. I backed in & moved forward to complete my manoeuvre & I felt a grinding sound & realised I had driven over something. When I looked it was a piece of paving from…
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Challenge speeding offence
was sent an nip and asked for the evidence , which also included the calibration certificate. The evidence provided contains irrefutable proof I wasn't speed as it may say 55mph to 58 but the images time stamps show i travelled 150m in 7 seconds which is 48mph. Their own calibration certificate states accuracy to 1000m and…
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Northampton Railway Station Penalty Notice As Automated App Payment Didn't Work
Hi. The driver parked in "Northampton Main" railway car park on 23/07/2025. Despite being set-up on the "Trust" car parking app which is supposed to cover this car park and automatically pay the fees on exit, it failed to do so and a penalty notice dated 31/07/2025 has been received by the registered keeper from Saba Park…
