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Sky TV, Netflix+ sports for £35
We cancelled Sky q a year ago after years of membership. OH has sports via NOW TV and I just pay a basic netflix monthly PAYG I do miss the odd sky Atlantic programmes but we were managing with £32 a month total cost compared to over £60 we were paying originally for Sky Q The £35 /month deal actually seems a pretty good…
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Padlock for outdoors/shed rec.
Does anyone have any recent recommendations for an outdoor padlock that has lasted and not rusted. I bought a 2-pack of 'outdoor/weatherproof' rated from Amazon which had decent reviews but after 2 weeks one of them shows rust and the other one is almost impossible to turn and getting worse. I know we have a lot of rain…
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Priority Debt Solutions
https://prioritydebt.com/ So Stuart Cole is joining the trough of debt recovery with this set up Will it just be for wise parking cases i wonder.
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New To Cancelling D/D and Already Made Mistake - HELP !
Hi All , I am so glad to have found this thread .We are a couple in our late 60's .We've always paid our debt but in 2010 I had to leave the NHS to become a carer for my husband .That was the end of my career and the start of our credit card debt .Without running them up , we couldn't have survived .We went from from good…
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claim from Euro car park , HM court claiming £170
I have received a claim form from the Euro car park (DCB Legal) I have paid my parking , but could not enter my registration properly back in July 2024 as the machine would not allow me to enter my car reg properly. Despite several appeal explaining and sending my bank statement and a copy of the ticket , but they still…
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Overseas Pension
Whilst working overseas in the UAE from 2000 to 2011 my company set up an 'overseas' pension scheme administered in Jersey. The company (local to UAE) and I contributed to my pension fund. I stopped contributing when I left the country and moved to China. I continued to be Tax non-resident until 2022 when i started a job…
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Coverwise Insurance : WARNING
I have just noticed that Coverwise are still being ‘promoted’ on the Travel Insurance section on MSE. A word of warning. They may give reasonable quotes and have lovely staff ( especially when taking out a policy ) but they are underwritten by AXA. They will do anything to reject a genuine claim. Have a look at Coverwise…
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Chromebook usage
The websites I looked at for information on Chromebooks had so much detail that I couldn't see the information I was looking for: 1 Are they small and light, and so suitable for travel?2 Do they need to be connected to the Web for the operating system to work? They seem to be restrictive in the apps that they use. Would…
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Unsure what to do
*I have posted on DMP post but realised here was probable better upon further reading* Good evening/morning everyone, I have never actually written anything on any of the forums before, I'm a big time lurker in lots of threads, however I really need help. My last baby is almost three years old and I haven't worked since i…
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Parking charge from PCS - no images
Hi I just received a letter in post from PCS on behalf of the creditor - Parking Enforcement and Security Services for a parking charge of £60. It states the PCN time of issue but when I have clicked on the link to watch the photos/videos, there's nothing there on the website. (Removed by Forum Team) Could you kindly…
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Problems with Decorator - Advice required.
Hi Forumites, I unfortunatley have to ask for some advice. We bought a rather large Edwardain home with original skirts,cornices and features such as doors and architraves which we wanted to keep. We had plasterers in who did an excellent job at skimming the walls in the 2 large bedrooms, front lounge, rear kitchen and…
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Student loan income calculation
so is your annual salary for SL payments on plan 2 (£28470) including state pension + private pension or should you add savings interest to this?
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Scrolling freezes!
On my W10 PC - Firefox with Ublock Origin (as well as 'i don't care about cookies', FB Purity and 'Disable HTML5 Autoplay) add onsI have several MSE Forum pages bookmarked, I go to one and then 'right click - 'open in a new tab' - to view them.Sometimes when I have a few open and try to scroll down the page, the scroll…
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MTD for ITSA software advice
Folks I am sure there are lts of people searching for Free or good value software. I am one of them. I am a sole trader not VAT registered. I current use Excel and have been checking out various Bridging Software. 123 sheets appears to be a good option. Anyone got any thoughts on a decent software? many thanks harry
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Directions Questionnaire
After finally replying to my defence on the last day available, the parking company sent a Directions Questionnaire on 21 September. Do I have to wait for the Court to send me my Directions Questionnaire, or should I go ahead and find a blank form to complete? The MCOL has not yet told me the next step. Will it update in…
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Refused my appeal now taking to court
I have a claim against me issued 28th August have issued acknowledgement of service online. Can't agree with my wife when is my deadline. Really need any help I'm working through the small claim post 2 by coupon mad but I'm easy lost... I'll give as much info (unidentifiable as possible) It's a euro carpark that I appealed…
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Working is Pointless
So, I started a new job 3 months ago. it's going pretty well. So well in fact that I was given a £500 bonus on top of my wages for my hard work. Which in a vacuum sounds great and I'm super grateful for the gesture. Then I checked my bank statement.... £100 less than usual. On top of this, I received a text from our…
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UKPC - PCN
Hi Forum, I'm back again with another PCN—this time for parking slightly outside a white line. I've already submitted the standard template appeal to UKPC, which was unsurprisingly rejected. They've now issued me a POPLA code. Would it be worth proceeding with an appeal to POPLA? If so, is there an up-to-date template I…
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Which Vanguard Fund
Looking to invest some money for my 2 kids and debating between VG LS100 or VG Global All Cap (VAFTGAG). Will be invested for at least 10-15 years. Thoughts appreciated.
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Weekly Flylady Thread 22nd September 2025
Welcome to the weekly Flylady Thread. What is FLYLADY? Well, it's our version of the US flylady idea - but we work on the principle that housework is not fun, it's boring, can be time-consuming, is often thankless but, unfortunately, necessary. It's here on Old Style to provide the support we all need and to make the whole…
