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Travel insurance
Need travel insurance. Hays travel charge £30 anywhere cheaper and as good?
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Travel insurance - awaiting hosp referral
Hi all I am due to travel to Usa soon and looking to get travel insurance. I have visited my gp in Dec 2023 for a medical issue which I am currently facing. It’s extremely subtle and doesn’t impact me day to day. My gp didn’t think the issue was anything major but has made a referral at my request to my local hospital for…
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Holiday whilst on sick
Hi, I’ve been on the sick for 6 months due to several breaks in my leg and pelvis, my leg is fully healed but require another operation, I have been told I’m not able to go back to work until I’ve had this operation. My partner has booked a surprise get away to Spain for 5 nights next week. How do I go about telling my…
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Digital Passport Photos
On my last (postal) passport renewal I sent in physical photos that I had printed by ASDA photo 6 up on 6" x 4" matt prints (cut out 2 of them and sent those, kept the other sheets in case I needed a photo). Worked out pretty cost effective and they were accepted. I took them with a digital camera and stuck a poster on the…
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Last minute. Com
Hi please can anyone help? Booked a package holiday with this company 5 weeks ago. House we booked wasn’t available/ when I spoke to house owner she said she only wanted 2 week bookings but the website had let us book a week. 5 weeks later and I still don’t have a new house / every house they select is not available. They…
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Water restrictions Spain
Hi, We are off to the Costa del Sol in August for 10 nights. Staying in a villa. Booked with Airbnb. Travelling with three young children. Since we have booked, water restrictions have come in due to droughts. One of the rules is no filling/topping up of private pools. We can cope with water being rationed to certain types…
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Looking4Parking - Contact Issues
Does anyone have phone number for Looking4Parking customer services. I can't find anything on their site. Their customer support email response is well over 24 hours and has sent me round in circles. I am trying to amend my car details as I've changed car since making the booking. The link on the confirmation email to…
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Passport countersign
I don't know who to ask to get my first adult passport countersigned because my GP won't do it and nether does the pharmacist I've gone through the list on the government website and I don't know anyone with them sort of jobs I have a family friend who I've known 4 years who is willing to actually sign but he's a window…
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Travel insurance - multi country trip - can I save by split ticketing the countries?
Hi Here is my plan Fly to NY on May 17th.Fly to Peru direct from NY on May 21stReturn to UK July 30th Insurance for the whole trip is £650. Seems expensive so I thought to do this: - USA for 4 days so I planned to buy a seperate insurance - £40 - For the rest of the trip I pay something like £350 I'm conscious that the…
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Airport Security
Recently on a flight to the Canaries, Security took a electronic tablet out of my bag, possibly for examination, then failed to put it back in the bag. I did not realise the item had been taken. So I put in a lost property request, and they found it. They are charging me £25 for the priviledge of depriving me of my tablet…
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Insurance won't pay when left with no flight
OK. So I was left in South America by a European airline that was not able to put us on another flight for A WEEK! They refused to rebook us on another airline and I had to get back. So I booked another flight for 36 hours later assuming insurance (worldwide, well known company) would cover at least the difference. They…
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Air Canada ticket name change.
Hi, my friend and I are supposed to be travelling on Air Canada Flex tickets later this year but now my friend has a health issue and GP will confirm if needed. My friend was acting as my ‘carer’ and we’re booked as me needing special assistance (I know it’s the airports that arrange the special assistance on the ground) I…
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Parking, Birmingham Airport - Vito Van
We have a Vito Sport which happily carries our family togetherskis/mountain bikes to France and is our "family car" ... but the logbook rightly says it is a commercial vehicle and it is just over 5 metres long. In May we are travelling to Greece from Birmingham Airport and would like to stay for one night on our return. We…
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Travel Insurance
Just about to book travel insurance for a last minute 4 day holiday to Spain. The flight coming home is due to land at birmingham at 12.00 midnight though. If there was a flight delay - no matter how small - if it takes us after midnight I assume we wouldn’t be covered if anything was to happen during the flight and it was…
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Punta Prima, Menorca
We are likely heading there in the autumn with friends - haven't been to Menorca since the Middle Ages - anybody been in that neck of the woods recently(ish) ?There is only one ATM in the town according to anecdotal stuff online - if so, that narrows the choice down somewhat !!! We use a "user friendly" card to settle bar…
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Wizzair does not honor its own policy
Hello, I booked 2 Wizzair tickets on Thursday. I was sure that I double checked all the details, but when I got the tickets by mail I discovered that both carry my name! I contacted Wizzair call center immediately but I was still charged 55£ name change fee. They were not helpful at all and just told me to open a claim via…
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Best place for exchanging cash to euros
Hi all, I'm looking to exchange a small amount of pounds to euros before we go to Greece next month and was wondering where the best place to do that is please Kind regards Mark
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Airline Seat Reservations
Hi All, My family and I are travelling with Tui in August and I'm wondering whether I can 'hack' the seat reservation process. It's £12 per person per flight, so an additional £96 on top for the 4 of us. Tui state that they will always seat children with at least one parent in the same row, or not more than one row in…
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Manchester airport security
i'll be going through security at manchester airport later this week. I've got a clear plastic bag for my small toiletries. I have another plastic bag for my prescription medication. I'm hoping they don't moan i have two bags! I also want to take my porridge oats which i mix with seeds and protein powder. Potentially a jar…
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Malta quote
Can anyone beat £2762 for Corinthia St George's, half board, flying from Birmingham 21st October 7 nights. Flights Inc 22kg hold 10kg hand and include transfers