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    • Post #415 you said you were unable to sell it yourself. Earlier I believe you said there had been expressions of interest, but only if the buyer could acquire the freehold title. I wonder if the situation with the existing freeholders is such that the property is really unattractive, in ways possibly not obvious to someone who also has an interest in and acts for the freeholders.
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    • Hello, I will try to outline everything clearly. I am a British citizen and I live in Luxembourg (I think this may be relevant for potential claims). I hired a car from Heathrow in March for a 3-day visit to family in the UK. I was "upgraded" to an EV (Polestar 2). I had a 250-mile journey to my family's address. Upon attempting to charge the vehicle, there was a red error message on the dashboard, saying "Charging error". I attempted to charge at roughly 10 different locations and got the same error message. Sometimes there was also an error message on the charging station screen. The Hertz 0800 assistance/breakdown number provided on the set of keys did not work with non-UK mobiles. I googled and found a bunch of other numbers, none of which were normal geographical ones, and none of which worked from my Luxembourg mobile. It was getting late and I was very short on charge. Also, there was no USB socket in the car, so my phone ran out of battery, so I was unable to look for further help online. It became clear that I would not reach my destination (rural Devon), so I had no choice but to find a roadside hotel in Exeter and then go to the nearest Hertz branch the following day on my remaining 10 miles of charge. Of course, as soon as the Hertz employee in Exeter plugged it into their own charger, the charging worked immediately. I have driven EVs before, I know how to charge them, and it definitely did not work at about 10 different chargers between London and Exeter. I took photos on each occasion. Luckily they had another vehicle available and transferred me onto it. It was an identical Polestar 2 to the original car. 2 minutes down the road, to test it, I went to a charger and it worked immediately. I also charged with zero issues at 2 other chargers before returning the vehicle. I think this shows that it was a charging fault with the first car and not my inability to do it properly. I wrote to Hertz, sending the hotel, dinner, breakfast and hotel parking receipt and asking for a refund of these expenses caused by the charging failure in the original car. They replied saying they "could not issue a refund" and they issued me with a voucher for 50 US dollars to use within the next year. Obviously I have no real proof that the charging didn't work. My guess is they will say that the photos don't prove that I was charging correctly, just that it shows an error message and a picture of a charger plugged into a car, without being able to see the detail. Could you advise whether I have a case to go further? I am not after a refund or compensation, I just want my £200 back that I had to spend on expenses. I think I have two possibilities (or maybe one - see below). It looks like the UK is still part of the European Consumer Centre scheme:  File a complaint with ECC Luxembourg | ECC-Net digital forms ECCWEBFORMS.EU   Would this be a good point to start from? Alternatively, the gov.uk money claims service. But the big caveat is you need a "postal address in the UK". In practice, do I have to have my primary residence in the UK, or can I use e.g. a family member's address, presumably just as an address for service, where they can forward me any relevant mail? Do they check that the claimant genuinely lives in the UK? "Postal address" is not the same as "Residence" - anyone can get a postal address in the UK without living there. But I don't want to cheat the system or have a claim denied because of it. TIA for any help!  
    • Sars request sent on 16th March and also sent a complaint separately to Studio. Have received no response. Both letters were received and signed for.  I was also told by the financial ombudsman that studio were investigating but I've also had no response to that either.  The only thing Studio have sent me is a default notice.  Any ideas of what I can do from here please 
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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.

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      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.

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Time to update this thread for anyone living in Essex and starting a new UC claim/or migrating. The attachment gives you the time frame and by area. This will allow you to know in advance of the new changes and when you may be affected...

 

 

Please see the new attachments for further information.

 

 

If you have any questions please start a new thread also for further information please see the links below.

 

 

Hello, MM.

 

Thank you all for attending the introduction to full service universal credit presentation yesterday. Please find attached copies of the slides from all the items discussed.

 

The contact details for referring people for support with Universal Credit claims is second listed set of slides, as is the web address for the Council Tax Reduction consultation.

 

Family Mosaic also offered to provide support to vulnerable people, their referral telephone number is 01702 445872. Their office number is 01702 445870.

 

This is a link to the web page *NAME* mentioned on the toolkit. The telephone number above is for anyone living in Southend on sea Essex only This will be different for your area please Google this information

 

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/universal-credit-toolkit-for-partner-organisations

 

And this is the link to the web page for UC47 form to request payment direct

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-landlord-request-for-a-managed-payment-or-rent-arrears-deduction

Universal Support and CTR Presentation.pdf

UC Full Service July 2017.pdf

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The following schedule was updated in July 2017 due to changes being made to the DWP estate network. This schedule sets out the latest planning assumptions for sites that will transition to the full Universal Credit service (including those already announced – see Annex A). The list is in alphabetical order by local authority mapped to Jobcentre sites.

 

After the rollout process has completed, DWP will then begin moving all remaining existing benefit claimants to the full Universal Credit service.

 

Last updated: 25 July 2017, see all updates

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/universal-credit-transition-to-full-service

 

Here is the current released list of Job-centres that are now known about for the change to UC.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/632252/universal-credit-transition-rollout-schedule.pdf

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When will the roll out affect Northern Ireland?

 

 

In Northern Ireland the Universal Credit roll out will begin in September 2017 and be completed by September 2018.

 

  • 27 September 2017 - Limavady
  • 15 November 2017 - Ballymoney
  • 13 December 2017 - Magherafelt and Coleraine
  • 17 January 2018 - Strabane and Lisnagelvin
  • 7 February 2018 - Foyle and Armagh
  • 21 February 2018 - Omagh and Enniskillen
  • 7 March 2018 - Dungannon and Portadown
  • 18 April 2018 - Banbridge and Lurgan
  • 2 May 2018 - Kilkeel, Downpatrick and Newry
  • 16 May 2018 - Bangor, Newtownards and Holywood Road
  • 30 May 2018 - Knockbreda, Newtownabbey and Shankill
  • 13 June 2018 - Corporation Street, Falls and Andersonstown
  • 27 June 2018 - Shaftesbury Square, Lisburn and Larne
  • 4 July 2018 - Carrickfergus, Antrim and Ballymena
  • July to September 2018 - Cookstown, Ballynahinch and Newcastle

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