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I am booking a couple of one way flights from Spain to UK - it defaulted to the price being in euros €139. When I changed it to GBP it was £136 - my reckoning - that is not a good exchange rate. Can I? Should I? - use my Virgin Money debit card to pay in euros? Or does their no fee on foreign spend only work if I'm…

I bought a DFS Sophia sofa in January and received it two weeks ago. When it was delivered it had a strong smell but I just assumed it was new sofa smell. it made my throat sore for a few days but after a week the smell changed to sort of cheesy, fousty smell. I spoke to customer services who sent a guy out to check and he…

My wife's will was drawn up by a solicitor. In her will, I get a share of the residue of her estate and the rest goes to charity; I am perfectly happy with this. The will explicitly gives me my wife's share of the house despite the fact that we own our house as joint tenants; that surprised me a little. But the will makes…

I'm on Universal Credit and considering taking my TFL pension. My pension is low — below £3,000 a year. Paid every 4 weeks (13 payments a year). I understand it will be taken pound for pound against my UC allowance. So my total money stays the same — it just comes from two places instead of one: UC pays part, TFL pension…

Has anyone else experienced this? I'm becoming increasingly concerned about online clothing retailers that appear, from their websites and advertising, to be UK-based companies, but after you place an order you discover that the goods are actually being sent from overseas, often China. The websites can be very convincing.…

I have current a/cs with TSB. PC user. Had email… "Open TSB app and get free £10". Did it …. £10 next day.

Hi, Husband and I are tenants in common on deeds (50%) each and both have 1 child each from previous marriages. We would want to be able to stay in our property until death if one passed before the other. Once both deceased we want to split inheritance 50/50 with each child (maybe even breakdown further to included…

Hi everyone, I’m wondering whether anyone else has experienced something similar with ScottishPower, because I’m currently dealing with a situation where I was given clear information about how my account would be handled, relied on that information, and what has actually happened appears to be the opposite. My…

I am about to finish my tax assessment (I am self employed), but I've found a question which baffles me. I am self employed and the past year I received rental income from abroad. This is the question; I've already entered my foreign income section listing my rental income. But this is asking me if I have income from UK…

Hi all, Moved into a house in Jan that has a bulk LPG tank, which was previously supplied (and the tank is owned by) Calor. The contract they were really keen for me to sign was quite a restrictive lock in one and after speaking and a bit of negotiating they dropped the standing charge and discounted the pence per litre by…

Advice please: we parked at Manchester airport multi storey P12 on 30th April to 5th May. The signage to P12 seemed ok until we were almost there. We passed the car park entrance and had to go round a roundabout again. It seemed fine - until we received ‘Parking Charge APCOA Parking’ today (18th May) dated 9th May. It…

Hi everyone,I am seeking advice on a Letter Before Claim from BW Legal, acting on behalf of Parking Control Management (PCM), demanding £1,190 [BW Legal]. They state this is for 7 unpaid parking charges, but the letter lacks specific particulars (it just says "May park default" and "7 unpaid parking") [BW Legal]. I have…

Hello, I’ve read many threads on here and I’m trying to minimise my enquiry but I am time poor atm so hope you’ll bear with me. I’ll try to be brief. Attached should be a Parking Charge Notice from a Lidl car park. Driver was in the Lidl shop and went nowhere else. Driver shops their frequently and on the day concerned…

I'm due my first DD from Fuse, after moving from OVO last month. I don't know how much it will be yet, so was playing around on the app, and if I want a fixed DD, they'll impose an adjustment of £1000 to what I'd been quoted when I switched or an extra £80+ per month. I've had my OVO rebate, but that's not the point. Is…

I've added this to Have Your Say on the Future… but thought an extra thread might attract more attention (cos I really would not like the below change!): Did anyone see a change in format of the Standard comp pages sometime between 11pm and midnight last night? For a minute or two the pages changed to having the Entered…

Evening! I was looking up a companies "company policy documents" and they stated that they may, in certain instances – notably in compliance of Money Laundering regulations – need to request personal data from credit reference agencies or similar. In particular they use SmartSearch. found hear…

As 2024 is almost here I think a new diary is in order. I will be spending New Year’s Eve alone, not for the first time, the difference being this time I don’t have a significant other who would call me, and make sure they were the first to wish me a happy new year. I will not dwell on what has been lost, but focus on what…

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Hi all, I’m new to this and really need some support after receiving a County Court Claim Form today regarding a private parking charge from Horizon Parking. I’ve been reading as much as I can on the forum, but I’ll admit it’s a lot to take in. I’m determined to fight this but could use some guidance to make sure I don’t…

I’m currently taking a complaint about E.ON Next to the Energy Ombudsman and wanted to share so people are aware (and get advice). Short version: E.ON confirmed in writing that my existing fixed tariff would transfer when I moved house. After a series of failed transfer attempts, E.ON eventually took over the supply,…