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Dubai short stay
Me and my husband are thinking of a quick trip to Dubai in a few weeks time. We can't take long off work, so would have 3 full days there plus travel time. Looking at hotel sites, and the options are overwhelming! I've been reading up, and it sounds like the Marina area or the nearby JBR beach area might be a good area to…
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Mortgage Rate dropped - new product due to start on 1st Aug
Hi all, Our mortgage is with Nationwide, and our fixed mortgage ends on July 31st. Last week (July 18th) after reading lots that the rates maybe aren't predicted to go down any further I applied for a new 2 year fixed online at 4.99%. I read articles (not by Natiowide) which stated you can apply for the rate at any time,…
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Roaming data and calls USA
Hi all, I'm lucky enough to be going to Colorado and Utah for 3 weeks this year. I'm currently with Vodafone, out of contract on a sim only monthly plan. If would cost me £7.29 a day for US roaming. I run my own business, so I'm keen to keep my same number if possible. I'm happy to change network now, but living in Norfolk…
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LED light strips and downlights and mirror for bathroom
Hi all, we are starting work renovating our bathroom next week. The plan is to have Led Strip lights round the feature wall, LED recessed lights in the ceiling, and an LED mirror. We are just working out the wiring etc needed, and think maybe a wall control with 3 zones might work (so we can turn of each individually if…
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Octopus complaint, next steps?
Hi all, back in November my elderly mum added her meter readings to Octopus, and spun the prize wheel. It spun and showed her she won the top prize of £512. She was over the moon. By December she had no credit from them, and emailed to ask when her prize would appear in her account. Over the next months there was a huge…
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Travel Insurance - husband nor travelling but has medical condition
Hi all, I'm busy looking for winter sports travel insurance for my holiday prior to paying my balance on it. I've declared my very minor medical condition, the question I have is about my husband who is not travelling. He was diagnosed with a condition in July, with no treatment needed, but will be monitored over the next…
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Wintersports Insurance - with good Covid cover
Hi all, I'm busy wading through insurance policies for a trip in January, usually takes me about 5 mins, and boom it's done..... but this year it's so hard to choose the "right" cover. Has anyone found a single trip policy, that would cover the holiday should the country be added to the red list, or the FCO advise against…
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UPVC windows - Rayhau or Profile 22 - Any advice?
Hi all, we are getting quoted for double glazed windows for our house. At present we have single glazed leaded windows (originals from 1930's!) which are very leaky and cold. We've had quotes from a number of companies, discounted the stupidly cheap quote, as didn't feel happy with their fitters, and didn't quite believe…
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Wooden floor is very slippery
Can anyone offer advice on how to stop my wooden parquet floor getting slippy? We had it refurbed before moving in, but we seem to be "polishing" it just by walking around in socks/slippers. Our dogs are beginning to slip too! It's regularly swept and hovered. I mopped it with wood floor cleaner the other day, but still…
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Local lockdowns - respite care. Any information?
Hi all, I'm new to this area of the forum. My parents live in Northumberland (local lockdown area), I live in Norfolk. My dad is registered disabled, my mum is his registered carer. They are both in the Covid high risk categories, and shielded right up until August. My mum is sole carer for dad, and herself is 76 years…
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Sri Lanka
Hi all, I've been looking into a holiday later this year (did have a thread about Cambodia/Malaysia). I think we may have narrowed it down to Sri Lanka now though. We can either do 14 days 5th November or 12 days 29th October I think. Ideally I'd like to do last week Nov, first December for the weather, but just can't fit…
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Change of airport
Hi all, First off, I'm really grateful to hear that the TC flights on our January Ski trip have been rebooked... however, just found out we have an airport change too. We are a group of 16 - with 7 Saver (non refundable) rooms booked at Gatwick Travelodge, our flight now leaves from Stansted. Travelodge have stated we…
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Fee free cash withdrawals
Hi, we're off to Sri Lanka in November, it's a closed currency so we can't take cash with us. I have a post office fee free mastercard for spending, but looking for a good card for cash withdrawals, will need cash quite a lot I've been told. In the past we had a Supercard (think it was called that) which we linked to a…
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Ideas for October/November holiday
Hi all, I'm looking for inspiration for our next trip. We could be flexible on dates, but looking for something long haul / tropical with a wow factor, that's also cheap when you get there! !!!128540; We would need to fly via klm the majority of the route as other half works for them, and we can go via schipol from…
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Charging tenant for damage, using deposit
Hi all, I'm new to this area of the forum. My tenant of 7.5 years has just moved out of my flat, her deposit is with DPS, and we both have accounts ready there. We were very lenient on her check out, as we were going to repaint, and put new flooring in, which she knew, and obviously there's wear and tear over that time.…
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Freeview recording box for elderly parents
Hi, I'm new to this area of the forum. My elderly parents (technophobe!) have a Goodmans freeview box, which can record 2 things at once, has series link, but seems to glitch quite often. They have very patchy internet - only around 5mb, so we wouldn't want to rely on internet service. I want to buy them something new,…
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Anyone hired a car in Norway?
We hired a car for a road trip in Norway from Hertz. We've been back 3 weeks today, and still no had a statement for the road tolls. It's automatic in Norway, they charge you after you get home. At the moment we have no idea how much we owe! As you just drive through any toll areas, often without realising. Has anyone had…
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Car Hire - full to full, with deposit for tank of fuel
Hi all, I'm looking to hire a car in the summer in Norway, I've found many of the car hire sites have a caveat in their fuel terms to say that when we pick up the car we will need to leave a deposit: " this will include the full cost of the rental plus a tank of fuel (approximately £ 140.00). The cost of fuel will vary…
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British Airways Feb strikes
I've just heard on the news that BA have announced more strike dates, starting 5th to 11th Feb. We are a group of 20 due to fly out of Gatwick on BA for a ski holiday on the morning of the 5th. Arrghh! Fingers crossed they cancel the strike, we are on a ski holiday and any delays would reduce our time on the slopes.…
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New wheelchair is unstable
Hi, I'm new to this area of the forum, looking for a bit of advice. We bought a wheelchair for my dad who has parkinsons just before Christmas (delivered 19th). It's a very lightweight one, so he can lift it into the car and assemble it whilst sat on the bumper. He's used it a handful of times, and on 3 occasions when it's…
