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      On 15/1/24 booked appointment with Big Motoring World (BMW) to view a mini on 17/1/24 at 8pm at their Enfield dealership.  

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    • We have finally managed to obtain the transcript of this case.

      The judge's reasoning is very useful and will certainly be helpful in any other cases relating to third-party rights where the customer has contracted with the courier company by using a broker.
      This is generally speaking the problem with using PackLink who are domiciled in Spain and very conveniently out of reach of the British justice system.

      Frankly I don't think that is any accident.

      One of the points that the judge made was that the customers contract with the broker specifically refers to the courier – and it is clear that the courier knows that they are acting for a third party. There is no need to name the third party. They just have to be recognisably part of a class of person – such as a sender or a recipient of the parcel.

      Please note that a recent case against UPS failed on exactly the same issue with the judge held that the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 did not apply.

      We will be getting that transcript very soon. We will look at it and we will understand how the judge made such catastrophic mistakes. It was a very poor judgement.
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      This is good ethical practice.

      It would be very nice if the parcel delivery companies – including EVRi – practised this kind of thing as well.

       

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" and i'll have one last drag, of one last cigarette.

i don't want to die, no not just yet..." (song)

 

had the 'last drag'. now i start (stop). on will power.

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cheers andy

i wasn't really a heavy smoker, but i certainly will be able to take a holiday on it next year:)

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Good luck i gave up back in the summer after 20 years

 

I do not miss it one little bit!! i hate the smell and everything about it most pointless thing

they do say nothing worse than a x smoker

 

keep finding a reason to stay stopped smell money whatever works

 

only thing is food tastes so much better brisk walk with the dog sorts that out!!

If i have helped in any way hit my star.

any advice given is based on experience and learnt from this site :-)

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cheers ihatebailiffs. well done for stopping.

2 days so far, spent the cig money on a bottle of red. :)

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cheers ihatebailiffs. well done for stopping.

2 days so far, spent the cig money on a bottle of red. 'why trust one drug and not the other?' :)

 

When things get bad try the e cig Menthol are good

 

Hated menthol fags but the e cig was ok in menthol

 

Now i hate fags the smell and enjoy being able to breath

 

Keep going it is worth it:-)

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cheers. know what you mean, taste smell etc already noticing it.

looking at the nhs info; after 24 hrs carbon monoxide leaves body, lungs start to clear mucus. 48 hours nicotine free, improved sense of taste and smell. 2-12 weeks circulation improved. 3-9 months lung capacity improved no coughing weezing etc. 5 years half the chance of heart attack compared to a smoker. 10 years chance of lung cancer half that of a smoker, chance of heart attack now same as someone whos never smoked.

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still going, beer belly growing. talk about nico stains on fingers, got one on a tooth! tastes disgusting! :)

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on 4 weeks now, no ciggies (but 2 cigars since, when out on the beers!). ciggies have gone :), trying now not to have any more cigars!

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cheers dpick. it is tough (hence the cigars :) ). still have the cravings, as you know, but hopefully the ciggies have gone for good.

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.....I was a 40 a day man for 22 years......

 

cigs now around 7£ a pack of 20. thats around 100£ per week! 5200£ per year!!!

as you say 'tired', a small fortune

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It only gets easier now

 

dpick

 

hope so. cause it has been, and still is sometimes, tough (and have had a couple of cigars since stop, but not since last time). an e-lite might have to be an option if can't resist a craving! :)

cheers dpick for support. (as an added incentive for myself, will post up every 4 weeks ish for awhile!)

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