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British Gas Meter Ongoing Traumatic Saga
It is with an epic level of frustration I write this as I have absolutely no idea where else to go to get the issues caused by British Gas resolved. My husband and I moved into a house which at one point in history had been two flats. As such there were two gas meters and two electricity meters of which we are paying…
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Heavy duty airbed (or good alternative)
Hi, currently using an airbed so I can sometimes sleep in the same room as our son, it was fine but it’s developed a puncture and I haven’t had much luck in fixing it I’m after either a heavy duty alternative that’s hopefully less likely to break, or maybe an alternative - although the fact an airbed rolls up so small is…
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Buying another house/flat for the in-laws to be able to move closer
We live about 150miles/3 hours from my in-laws. They are in their 70s, and although have some health issues (which will only get worse as they age), they are just starting to slow down with being able to do everything themselves. As a result we're going to visit them more and more frequently, which we are doing at weekends…
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Problems on Competitions Time since latest update (24/04)
Until now, the forum view appeared like this extract from Site Feedback: Note that the three dot menu icon on the RHS only appears on threads that I started personally - ie. the third one down. From today on Competitions Time the three dots are appearing against every thread irrespective of who started the thread. This is…
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JISA Yearly Cap
Hi, was wondering what happens if I have more than the £9k cap of new money for opening a JISA for each of my kids? In short, when my dad passed the sale of the house will be split between myself and my siblings with a % going to the grandchildren. This will be over £9k for both my kids. I believe the solicitors (also who…
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Ho do I find houses prices as at 1991, for council tax reevaluation
Could someone provide assistance, please? I'm attempting to determine the price of the house as of 1991. However, there's a challenge as the properties, only 5 in total, were built on previously demolished garages, and there are no houses with comparable age, size, construction time, or appearance. The valuation office has…
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Rib injury will travel insurance cover cancellation?
I had an accident a few days ago which resulted in a very painful rib injury. My doctor didn't send me to a&e as he said they don't do anything for rib injuries, and that the rib was likely to be bruised or some severe soft tissue injury has been caused. Six days later it's no better and I'm in great pain and limited in…
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O/S Daily Thursday 25th April 2024
Good morning, it's a dull grey start here, but dry. NMLC hasn't posted for a while, hope she and her family are all right. I've just put a towel load in the wm, I might get them dry outside. Sorry to hear you've got a rash dp1, strange place isn't it, hope you manage to get it sorted. Hope everyone has a good day, take…
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moving old ISAs into Virgin Money ISA help
Hi All, I've just got a Virgin Money current account so I can open the 1 year fixed ISA with them. I've already got another ISA with them from last year (opened in March last year) and a second ISA with Cynergy that I opened in August last year. I will move the Virgin Money ISA from last March into a new ISA with them. But…
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Wowcher deals
I'm new to Wowcher so when I paid for all the items in my basket, I was surprised to receive a voucher for each item which I had to pay for again, is this how it works. Do Wowcher take your money and pass it on or is it just taken to confirm your order before they send it to the supplier. Not sure if I have now paid twice…
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Is Sainsbury's/Argos & eBay the best value for spending Nectar points..?
Hi all, I've been saving up my nectar points, thinking they would be a nice treat at some point, but I'm now stumped to actually find any good deals for them. I always thought Sainsbury/Argos/eBay was the baseline and you would get much better value redeeming elsewhere, but it doesn't look like there';s anything else…
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Octopus app wheel of fortune - anyone ever 'won' anything?
Everytime I log into the app, I spin that daily wheel. Probably done it a 100 times and never won anything. I wondered if anyone else has?
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PIP question
Morning. On Monday, I applied for PIP due to my mental health and my issues, but I am just wondering, will DWP get in touch with my GP to gather evidence of my medical information? as I have a doctors/GP appointment on Monday by phone, as I don't have a printer to put them with my form when it arrives. I am just worried,…
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Highview Parking - Overstay Parking Charge
Hi all, I received a Parking Charge by post, dated Dec. 20 regarding parking for 3hrs 27min at Netherfield local centre in Milton Keynes where the maximum free stay is 1hr 30 min. They have included pictures of my car entering and leaving however the £95 reduced to £55 if paid within 14 days seems excessive to me. Having…
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Lump sum pension contribution - making the right investment choices
I am taking voluntary redundancy next month and will be sacrificing part of my severance into my DC workplace pension scheme to save tax, but am restricted to a degree because of the annual allowance. I have calculated that I can contribute around 100k to my pension. I am going to retire so this should be the final (and…
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'Reasonable time' for repair of microwave?
How long is a reasonable time for Panasonic to organise the repair of our microwave combination oven?Timeline:It was delivered 22 Feb. After a few times of light use the fan started making an alarmingly loud noise.This was reported to Panasonic on 11 April. On 17 April we had an email saying their authorised service centre…
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Pension: Salary sacrifice scheme types
Hello, Hoping for some help, please. I am currently enrolled on my company's salary sacrifice scheme. It seems to be a 'Simple' (and not 'SMART') scheme, though the company says that they nevertheless will pass on all employer NIC savings to the employee. I was under the impression that there were only two types of…
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Virgin media take over of Upp
I have just been advised that my existing contract which was with Upp to run to April 2025 is having a new condition added that allows them to cease my services within a 30 day notice period. They then go on to tell me to start a new contract with them! Can they really do This without any form of compensation? The Upp…
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Why aren’t energy prices falling faster?
A quick search of gas wholesale prices and it’s clear to see the prices are falling back in line with 2020 prices. So why are we still paying so much on our energy bills?! Can anyone explain?
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TUPE Holiday Entitlement
Hi, we are currently in the middle of a TUPE consultation. Under my previous contact we were entitled to 28 days holiday plus eight paid bank holiday. The proposed contract states 36 days holiday (including bank holidays) where the only compulsory days are Christmas, Boxing Day and NYD. On the face of it this looks ok, and…