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Oral-B iO — Avoid full price! Where to find the best deals?
My dentist has recommended I switch to an electric toothbrush, as I wasn’t quite getting the technique right with a manual one. She told me that several of her patients use the Oral-B iO3, and said that if I decide to buy one, I should definitely avoid paying full price — as they often come up on sale, as special offers,…
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More recent version of a 2005 Toyota Yaris Verso mini MPV
This car has been perfect for our limited lifestyle - purely local trips and easy upright loading for my wife's folded rollator. We are now taking a semi invalid friend out several times a week and her folded rollator also fits in the boot. Having to now use one of the rear seats we have found a major problem. A feature of…
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Is this Costco site fake?
https://larosa shop.com/ * Safe Payment All taxes are borne by Boohooman. Free worldwide delivery *
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Personal alarms
Both of us have reached the "slightly tottery "age so I'm looking into the choice of a suitable personal alarm. Basic requirements are a pendant or non smart wrist worn monitor. Not having a smartphone I don't need any bells or whistles. Must use the mobile phone network to be able to communicate through the pendant or…
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Buying a used Car with MOT advisories
Mum had her car written off a month ago when someone drove into her. She needs another car. We looked at a 21 plate Aygo today but saw it had MOT advisories. I raised concerns with the Sales advisor and they said I had nothing to worry about but I am not sure as I want my mum to be safe after her recent accident. Just a…
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Poll: Pre vs post retirement disposable income (actual or planned)
SO pre retirement our post tax, post mortgage, post retirement savings income was about 30k pa. Now I have retired, have paid off my mortgage, no NI and less income tax it is likely to be closer to 55k. Not that we are likely to spend it all. Anyone else finding their planned / actual post retirement 'disposable' income is…
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EBAY POSTAGE WARNING!!!! You MUST use and pay for a tracked delivery service now
Sorry it's a bit long but worth reading as I have discovered a workaround to being overcharged for Ebay postage BUT, and it's a big BUT, it's not worth doing except in situations where there is a big discrepancy between Simple Delivery charges and purchasing postage yourself outside of Ebay. I've just returned to selling…
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Transfer from Tembo cash isa to Shawbrook fixed isa
I have initiated a switch Transfer from Tembo cash isa to Shawbrook fixed isa have given Shawbrook the acc- reference number as Tembo don’t use sort codes and account numbers. Also Tembo will have to be switched from from manually as they are not on Shawbrooks list. I have filled out the transfer forms and emailed back to…
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Annoying Sticky Banner!!
Keep getting Chrome desktop stuck with MSE (ALL BOARDS ETC) banner, only way to clear is F5 Seems to appear out of nowhere !!!
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Conservatory roof glass panel shattered
We had a glass panel replaced 6 years ago with an activ blue glass sealed unit. Recently the internal pane of the sealed unit shattered, spraying pebbles of glass all over the conservatory. Fortunately we were out at the time. The installer will not accept that the installation nor the pane was faulty, and is charging us…
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DCB/ECP ticket from June 2022
Parking ticket from June 2022 (never received). DCBL were kind enough to send a few letters which bought me enough time to do some research and read through the guidance on this forum. I received the letter of claim from DCB Legal and finally the claim form landed on my doorstep this week. I will share PoC below. Will…
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Private Medical Cover
I had AXA private medical cover through work, apparently I can continue that cover without having to declare any pre existing medical conditions. Anyone done that and have any views on whether it provides a useful discount over separate cover? I only used it twice when working but my creaking bones may need a little help…
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Parking Smart Ticket
Hi everybody, Could someone help me with this matter please? I was living in a shared house in 2022 and did not see a letter that arrived in the mail box or left inside the house by any tenant. in June 2025 I've received a remainder (I am unaware of the original claim) from DBCL bailiffs Ltd stating that they wrote to me…
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Online price error, already paid. Whats my rights?
I’ve booked an onboard package on the p&o website for my upcoming cruise. I was looking at different ones they offered and saw a package listed at £60 that offered robes& slippers, champagne , special restaurant and spa treatment . I booked it and got confirmation email. when I went back to book it for a another cruise…
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ESA to UC Managed Migration Deadline Extension Extended.
Hi All, I have a question to ask that concerns a relative of mine, who received the ESA to UC Managed Migration letter back in April, and which gave them a deadline date of 3rd July to start their claim for UC. Due to their Anxiety and Social Avoidance Personality, they made a decision not to claim UC before the initial…
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American Express Airport Lounges
Ive just applied for an Amex gold card. All accepted and on its way. This gives me four free airport lounge visits. In sept we head to vancouver, so I'm hoping to use the card to get into T5 lounge. I have an additional card for my wife. Im assuming that doesn't mean she will also get four free visits? So my question is,…
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Need to return this item skateboard to America
Not showing in purchase history. Possible brother used another eBay account. It does show in chrome browser on my iPad. Just wondering whether they come with printed label with dhl. Seller is using international hub for cheaper postage. Cannot print on iPad if I click confirm, does anybody know whether I could get qr code…
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Owed money by a now closed car garage
Posting on behalf of partner. He bought a car through part exchange, with the new car on finance. He used part payment of the part exchange as a deposit on the new car. He was told he’d receive the remaining money (around 4k) after the two weeks cooling off period of the finance contract. The garage closed down a few days…
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Any experiences on car damage like this? Hire car through insurance has had paint peeled!
I picked up a hire car on Thursday evening, and this afternoon I noticed this damage to the rear passenger side. I can't be 100% certain it wasn't there before, but I suspect it wasn't as I did look around the car prior to accepting it admittedly the garage was very dark and the car was parked close to another van making…
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Understand a CS ABS
So, I am in the hideous position of having to rethink everything because of the law change in 2028. OH and I are both CS, he is 5 years older than me and we planned to retire at the same time - him at 60 me at 55. The law changes 6 months before I turn 55 so I'm not able to get my pension for another 2 years.. Both of us…
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iWeb are moving to Scottish Widows
As the title says, the iWeb system will be moving to Scottish Widows later this year. The S&S ISA and Share Dealing Account will still be free of account charges and have a £5 dealing commission. There will be an option for free regular investing. There will also be an app! It all seems like good news. More details…
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Mortgage renewal
Hi our mortgage with Nationwide is due to run out at the end of Aug. Due to the interest rate cuts have they already been factured in? Or is it worth waiting another week or so? Also we've renewed twice now each time taking a 5 year fixed, would it be worth it doing the same again 4.04%.
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Updraft/MyCRS
Looking for advice. 3 years ago I took out a loan with Updraft for £8000. I ended up being unable to pay about 6 months later, and agreed to pay them £20 a month in order to get myself sorted out. My debt got sold to MyCRS anyway and I started a payment plan with them for £10 a month. This went on for about a year until a…
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ISA APSallowance
I have an APS allowance following my wife's recent passing, but have already invested my full £20000 for the current year and wish to use the APS to open a new cash ISA with a different provider. (I am at the maximum protected amount with my existing provider) I am looking at Trading 212 but seem unable to get a simple yes…
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New to home working - utility supplier quandary
Hi, I will be working from home from mid September and am due to renew my energy supplier contract at the start of the month. I'm conscious my daytime consumption will significantly increase. Does anyone have any advice on which suppliers are best for home workers? Many thanks
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Claiming off house insurance for contractor's mistake
Hello
Everyone, I had a
plumber fit a new heating system last year and now one of the joints he fitted
has failed and caused a lot of damage. Although he has admitted using the
incorrect type of fittings (against manufacturer’s instructions) he is denying
responsibility – because he’s always done it that way. I have proof…
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Clicked on an spam email on phone accidentally - restore phone to factory settings
I have been getting a lot of spam recently and was browsing the emails on my phone, I accidentally caught the screen, which then started up the browser. I stopped it before it had time to load It was a spam saying cloud storage is full and your account is locked. The address is 4.check-point.nl/ with a lot of numbers after…
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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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PCN for Parking Outside My Home
I’ve lived at my home for 12 years and was shocked to find a PCN on my windscreen last week. In all my time living here I don’t think I’ve even seen a parking warden on my street. I can’t deny that a single yellow line runs down the kerb across the property, and though it’s fairly faded where I’ve been parking, I couldn’t…
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Email fm Experian saying new credit account added
Please can you help as I'm freaking out a bit. Received email today from Experian saying "a new credit account has been added to your file" I've not applied for anything. I logged in to the app to check, there are no hard searches, which I would expect if credit had been fraudulently applied for? Soft searches are those I…
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Maiden Name Married Name
Hi all. My wife has recently remortgaged her BTL to a new lender, no additional borrowing, just to reduce the rate and she put it in her married name. All of her other accounts, including our joint mortgage, are still in her maiden name. She has recently tried to do a new balance transfer card in her married name but has…
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APCOA - late payment (correct day, wrong time) will I be fined?
Hi there I can't seem to find an answer for this... I was picked up in London Luton Aiport by my partner, driving a works vehicle at 1:45am on Thurs 7th August and then totally forgot to make the payment (stupid of me but was feeling ill and still had to get up to work and so that made me more ill). Anyway, I slept and…
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Cannot get into Experian
Today I received an email from Experian saying that a new account had been added to my Credit report & I don't know anything about it. So I tried to log in to Experian, however I couldn't remember my password, so I asked for a link to change the password, however no link appeared in my email address, so I tried saying I…
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Cahoot Sunny Day Saver/Simple Saver/Fixed Rate Bonds - Upgrade Available
When I logged into Cahoot the other day, I noticed an upgrade link on my accounts page which I've not seen before. My Sunny Day Saver (interest rate 4.75%) was due to end on the 31st and I was able to upgrade to the latest issue which is 5% so it's possible it's not there all the time, maybe just when an account…
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How to contest a Parking Ticket -Parking Eye
If you acted in good faith and can show this, you should be able to contest a ticket. I got a ticket from PARKING EYE in Harrow Hall (Slough). I was quite surprised as I paid for parking but got a fine saying it was a permit-only area. I went back and the signage is nowhere near the parking bays and not easy to read either…
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Sector performance data
Can I
please check something about graphs showing sector performance compared to
index funds. Is the sector (eg IA Global) the performance of all funds – or maybe
just actively managed funds? – in the sector? And if so, does the gap between
the sector and an index fund show the underperformance of actively managed
funds…
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It’s not fare
I had to cancel air travel tickets and was charged the whole cost less taxes. Is that fair or even legal
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Inside of tomatoes make sauce?
I am making some oven dried tomatoes and I have all the insides and seeds in a basin. My recipe says save these to make tomato sauce but I can't work out how to do it. Any ideas anyone? Thanks
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Noisy water pipes
The stop male chicken for my home is conveniently behind the sofa in the lounge. The water pipe goes up the wall to the bathroom and boiler. Every time water is being used anywhere in the house, the noise is horrible. What can we do to silence or at least lessen the noise? My husband has spent some time Googling but not…
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CPM: UK Car Park Management - retail park PCN
Hi All My disabled mother was recently out shopping with a family member and they overstayed a 2 hour free parking at a retail park. They've now received a parking ticket for the great sum of £100 - discounted to £60 if paid within 28 days (oh do one). Obviously not going to pay it... But for the avoidance of doubt, what…