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Car lease company paid PCN
Hello all I read the following 2 threads before writing an email to my car leasing company and am after some feedback if anyone can offer any: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6506031/parking-notices-paid-by-leasing-company…
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Premier Talk (Transparent Telecom and other names) [Removed by ForumTeam] rant/warning
Hello all Currently sat hear livid as to how these companies can keep on doing this 'phone slamming'. How do they continue to get away with it? A story from recent personal experience which may resonate with others, although it seems we have got lucky this time. Recently my elderly father got a phone call from Premier…
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Privately leased car PCN
Hello all I have had the great pleasure today whilst visiting a sick relative in hospital to receive a windscreen PCN on my privately leased car. I am going to appeal to PALS first, but I am going to assume that will fail so am just getting things ready should that happen. Having 'done' a few of these PCNs before, I am…
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Mobile phone unused account for 6 years
Good morning all I am helping an old friend of mine who recently had a shock to find he has been paying approx. £15 per month for a mobile phone he has not heard of before for 6 years. The gentleman is a customer of the same provider with his proper phone number and has been for many years. The 2 accounts are completely…
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Tree on land next to house
Hello all I am looking for a little advice regarding a large tree that is causing issues with the sale of a house. The last viewing said 'it's good, but there is no light in the rear garden', so it is now causing issues. The house sale is: https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/146715545The tree is on the right hand side…
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LBC advice for driver who 'possibly accepted guilt'
Hello all! I have helped a few people over the years with standard PCN's and am happy to report a 100% winning record against all PPC's involved. However, these have all been almost instantly know about and the simple letters have done the trick. I have now been contacted by somebody who received a PCN last October and has…
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Possible defence upcoming, worth adding this?
Hi all It's not got to this stage yet, but I am expecting a claim from Carpark Securities in the next few months as it is now at the stage of debt collectors letters which are being ignored. Just being proactive and getting everything ready and just wanted to know if it was worth putting something in the area where you…
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Getting union recognised at small workplace
Hello all I am new to the union goings on so just looking for some general advice after doing some basic research. I work in a company of approx. 50 staff and some of us have mentioned unions in discussions with issues we have been having, to try to stand as one. I personally have signed up with Unite and I will be passing…
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Start again DIY from pre 6th April 2022 ongoing divorce?
Hoping for a bit of advice for an ongoing divorce. Divorce proceedings started back in December 2020 with a current dispute with the solicitors used as they have done almost nothing as far as applicant can tell, in what should be a simple divorce. The new D8 form Section 7.1 asks for any ongoing case numbers. The only…
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Trust for grandchildren
Hello all We have unfortunately recently lost my partners mother and are now dealing with the estate with a will. As per discussions when she was alive the estate was intended for her 5 grandchildren bypassing her 2 children who said this would be their wishes also. The estate is one property worth approximately £300,000.…
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Land Registry - Possible land owner conflict
Good morning all I am hoping the Land_Registry user on the forum could possibly help me make sense of plans at the rear of my property. Or any other experts in the field for that matter. Very short backstory - A large housing company built a new estate on what used to be fields directly behind our property. This was…
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Recently deceased keeper - bit of fun or am I going too far?
Hello all I unfortunately lost my father very recently who was always a bit of a joker and hated parking parasites as much as the next man. I have used this forum and the newbies thread to successfully wipe three tickets off at the POPLA stage without too much fuss over the past 10 years or so for different people…
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Options for land if housing company takes legal action
Hello all I have a previous thread at https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6275026/land-registry-possible-land-owner-conflict/p1 describing in full a situation with a moved fence and a housing development company complaining. I have kept this thread separate as it is more about options going forward while I…
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5 years and counting...
October 2020 is the d-day and I am looking to make it even less. This isn't exactly a diary but some reading has made me post here. I am going to look at other posts and add here if it might be of any interest.
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A massive thank you
Hello all Just like to say a great big thank you to everyone in the benefits forums for help over the past 7 months. My mother-in-law who has been struggling in the last few years finally after a hospital appointment in April took the decision to stop working until her state pension in 2021. It's been an eye opener for me…
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LCWRA paid if you get no UC?
Hello all After the very helpful posts on my last thread I thought I would ask another question. Hopefully a nice easy one! The below assumes the claimant gets LCWRA which we are waiting to hear. Currently there is no income and a small deduction from savings so let's say the claimant gets £300 per month for ease. They are…
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No UC payment due to employer SSP backpay
Hello all A 64 year old lady relative has been claiming UC for 2 months due to ill health and is happy with the amount given in the first month. However in the second month they received no monies. This is due to her employer not paying any SSP since July of this year. In September I helped write a letter to her employer…
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How to split pension contributions
Hello all Partner and I (unmarried if that makes a difference) will be soon mortgage free and able to add much more to our pension pots. My main question is 'is there an advantage to putting everything in one name or splitting the contributions over separate SIPPS'? Background for context: Me: 44 years old. SP year (if…
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UC while on SSP? And other bits
Good afternoon all A bit of history first: I am helping my MIL out with some benefit claims as she is now unable to work until retirement in 18 months time. I don't know much about this myself but helping with forms as much as I can. My MIL has had fit notes from April this year which her employer will stop paying in…
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Small percentage of house funds required
Good day all Way back in the day I offered 10% (the full deposit paid) on a house purchase on a second property for someone who wanted to be a landlord after they had pension issues. I have been receiving 10% of rental since then and am now in a position where the funds would help my family over the next couple of years…
