Jump to content


  • Tweets

  • Posts

    • How much of the documentation have you seen from when probate was obtained? And do you have a copy of the original will? I can't remember. My thought about you making the decision on your own to go with another lawyer is that three of you are meant to be beneficiaries of this will trust, aren't you? Normally you would need to act together. HB
    • Octopus allows you to pay by variable Direct Debit, so you pay only for what you use but still benefit from DD pricing. That's what I've done ever we were SOLRed over to them in July 2022.
    • Hi guys, I am about to file my defence via email as cannot log in to the claim anymore.  Can you please advise if I can paste below and if it's good to go for now, or should I add anything else in?  Thanks!  The Defendant contends that the particulars of claim are vague and generic in nature which fails to comply with CPR 16.4.  The Defendant accordingly sets out its case below and relies on CPR r 16.5 (3) in relation to any particular allegation to which a specific response has not been made.  1.  The Defendant is the recorded keeper of vehicle xxxx xxx.  2.  It is denied that the Defendant entered into a contract with the Claimant - Parking Eye LTD.  3.  As held by the Upper Tax Tribunal in Vehicle Control Services Limited v HMRC [2012] UKUT 129 (TCC), any contract requires offer and acceptance.  The Claimant was simply contracted by the landowner to provide car-park management services and is not capable of entering into a contract with the Defendant on its own account, as the car park is owned by and the terms of entry set by the landowner.  Accordingly, it is denied that the Claimant has authority to bring this claim.   4.  In any case it is denied that the Defendant broke the terms of a contract with the Claimant.  5.  The Claimant is attempting double recovery by adding an additional sum not included in the original offer.   6.  The Particulars of Claim is denied in its entirety.  It is denied that the Claimant is entitled to the relief claimed or any relief at all.
    • Getting onto the ladder: The first-time buyer conundrumView the full article
    • Ooops - one to many also s..... my draft reply should read as:  Thank you for your response Mr Schnur  I set out my position quite clearly in my letter of claim and nothing has changed. Your insurance requirement is unlawful and is contrary to section 57 of the Consumer Rights Act, and also section 72 of the same statute. I would also refer you to the outcomes in PENCHEV v P2G (225MC852) and SMIRNOVS v P2G (27MC729).  My deadline for action - 1 May 2024 - still stands, and if P2G wish to avoid the addition of court costs and interest to my claim, you may wish to respond positively before that date.
  • Recommended Topics

  • Our picks

    • If you are buying a used car – you need to read this survival guide.
      • 1 reply
    • Hello,

      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.  

      Car was dirty and test drive was two circuits of roundabout on entry to the showroom.  Was p/x my car and rushed by sales exec and a manager into buying the mini and a 3yr warranty that night, sale all wrapped up by 10pm.  They strongly advised me taking warranty out on car that age (2017) and confirmed it was honoured at over 500 UK registered garages.

      The next day, 18/1/24 noticed amber engine warning light on dashboard , immediately phoned BMW aftercare team to ask for it to be investigated asap at nearest garage to me. After 15 mins on hold was told only their 5 service centres across the UK can deal with car issues with earliest date for inspection in March ! Said I’m not happy with that given what sales team advised or driving car. Told an amber warning light only advisory so to drive with caution and call back when light goes red.

      I’m not happy to do this, drive the car or with the after care experience (a sign of further stresses to come) so want a refund and to return the car asap.

      Please can you advise what I need to do today to get this done. 
       

      Many thanks 
        • Thanks
      • 81 replies
    • Housing Association property flooding. https://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/topic/438641-housing-association-property-flooding/&do=findComment&comment=5124299
      • 161 replies
    • 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.
      We will be recommending that people do include this adverse judgement in their bundle so that when they go to county court the judge will see both sides and see the arguments against this adverse judgement.
      Also, we will be to demonstrate to the judge that we are fair-minded and that we don't mind bringing everything to the attention of the judge even if it is against our own interests.
      This is good ethical practice.

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

       

      OT APPROVED, 365MC637, FAROOQ, EVRi, 12.07.23 (BRENT) - J v4.pdf
        • Like
  • Recommended Topics

What to do on New Years Eve if you're poor?


style="text-align: center;">  

Thread Locked

because no one has posted on it for the last 4141 days.

If you need to add something to this thread then

 

Please click the "Report " link

 

at the bottom of one of the posts.

 

If you want to post a new story then

Please

Start your own new thread

That way you will attract more attention to your story and get more visitors and more help 

 

Thanks

Recommended Posts

I dread next NYE. I am unemployed and probably sanctioned because I didn't have the b**ls to complain properly. My flatmates have plenty of cash and hate me because I'm on the dole. They're going to have a party and spend a lot of cash, which I can't afford.

 

I am not into clubbing/drinking (too old for that). The venue I went last year costs in excess of £100 this year, so no way.

 

I contemplate the idea of spending NYE at some charity. This is something I wanted to do last year. Does anybody know any charity that organizes something for NYE, so that at least I can help somebody and be entertained at the same time?

"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for Poundland"

Link to post
Share on other sites

I'd take a guess that contacting a charity such as Age UK, The Salvation Army or Shelter might be a good start.

 

Another alternative would be to see if your town or some place near you has 'street angels'...my town had them until recently. They're basically people who do late night patrols keeping an eye on folk who've had a bit too much to drink. They seem to be attached to local churches in my area, so it might be worth speaking to some churches where you are?

"Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me". Martin Niemöller

 

"A vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you're attempting can't be done. A person ignorant of the possibility of failure can be a half-brick in the path of the bicycle of history". - Terry Pratchett

 

If I've been helpful, please click my star. :oops:

Link to post
Share on other sites

@laughingGirl: no way I'm going to be a street vigilante!

 

@andydd: not an option, tv and common areas will be hijacked by flatmates and their smelly partymates.

"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for Poundland"

Link to post
Share on other sites

@laughingGirl: no way I'm going to be a street vigilante!

 

@andydd: not an option, tv and common areas will be hijacked by flatmates and their smelly partymates.

 

Eh??!! They're not street vigilantes! They go round looking after people, making sure they're OK...and handing out lolly pops, but I have no idea why they do that. :madgrin:

"Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me". Martin Niemöller

 

"A vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you're attempting can't be done. A person ignorant of the possibility of failure can be a half-brick in the path of the bicycle of history". - Terry Pratchett

 

If I've been helpful, please click my star. :oops:

Link to post
Share on other sites

how about working in a pub NYE get paid and have a bit of fun

Of course I didn't think about it. As there's plenty of work around and as a middle aged man I surely have the tits and the legs for the job!

"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for Poundland"

Link to post
Share on other sites

Of course I didn't think about it. As there's plenty of work around and as a middle aged man I surely have the tits and the legs for the job!

I don't think my son got his bar job for his tits and legs!!

 

Roughly where in the country are you?

 

If you're in Brighton there's a free mediation event if you take and share vegetarian food and soft drinks. Each to their own!

The Consumer Action Group is a free help site.

Should you be offered help that requires payment please report it to site team.

Advice & opinions given by Caro are personal, are not endorsed by Consumer Action Group or Bank Action Group, and are offered informally, without prejudice & without liability. Your decisions and actions are your own, and should you be in any doubt, you are advised to seek the opinion of a qualified professional.

Link to post
Share on other sites

My OH has lovely tits and legs*, but I'm pretty sure that he managed pubs for 15 years because he was quite good at tapping barrels of real ale and evicting coked up drunks. :-)

 

Joking apart, Assisted's suggestion is a really good idea - my OH used to have lots of problems getting staff for NYE because nobody wants to do it these days.

 

 

 

 

* Don't tell him I said that!

"Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me". Martin Niemöller

 

"A vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you're attempting can't be done. A person ignorant of the possibility of failure can be a half-brick in the path of the bicycle of history". - Terry Pratchett

 

If I've been helpful, please click my star. :oops:

Link to post
Share on other sites

NYE in pubs require someone who can add up and pull pints, tits and legs are optional, also saves you having to join in collective hugging and kissing at midnight if you stay behind the bar.

Also just to say NYE is just another night you dont have to go out get drunk and spend loads of money.

If I have been of any help, please click on my star and let me know, thank you.

Link to post
Share on other sites

am I only one who is not interested in NYE? to me it is just another day/year! Last one I saw in was the Millienium!

R.I.P my beautiful grey ghost, gone but never forgotten, taken so suddenly, 04/07/2004 ~ ~ 02/03/2017

Gone but never forgotten,Little Miss Sunshine, Alisha Marie. 15/12/2005 ~ ~ 13/02/2006

Our  beloved Dalmatian Jazz,  gone to join Wal at Rainbow Bridge, hope you are now pain free .  20/9/2005 ~ ~ 24/3/2019

 

 

Link to post
Share on other sites

NYE in pubs require someone who can add up and pull pints, tits and legs are optional, also saves you having to join in collective hugging and kissing at midnight if you stay behind the bar.

 

I'm doing something similar at a local Arts Centre that night. To be honest, I hate New Year's Eve and all the rot that goes with it, but it might still be worth asking round some of the pubs where you live.

 

I'll spare you all the "it might lead to something" **** (that's what I got told about volunteering all them years ago and it hasn't), but if they're desperate for an extra hand on the night they might at least be willing to pay you in free "refreshments" and cab fare home...

Edited by ajax95
Link to post
Share on other sites

i love new years eve with the family, having fun and counting down to the new year lifes to short to sit about moaning, who knows this could be the last new year we spend together, who knows whats in store for any of us so i say again enjoy and wish 2013 a better year for us all

Link to post
Share on other sites

I remember one new years eve (about 20 years ago!) I worked in a gate house for a factory with another bloke, and let in 2 lorrys all evening :p. We both took in some cans and watched TV for 12 hours at £12 per hour... I used that money to buy a games console I seem to remember...

If in doubt, contact a qualified insured legal professional (or my wife... she knows EVERYTHING)

 

Or send a cheque or postal order payable to Reclaim the Right Ltd.

to

923 Finchley Road London NW11 7PE

 

 

Click here if you fancy an email address that shows you mean business! (only £6 and that will really help CAG)

 

If you can't donate, please use the Internet Search boxes on the CAG pages - these will generate a small but regular income for the site

 

Please also consider using the

C.A.G. Toolbar

Link to post
Share on other sites

I hate the whole winter season (especially Xmas and NYE). If I had a choice (but I don't). I wouldn't get off the internet or move away from the telly on NYE. Sooner it's over, the better. Don't mind going out for a drink or 2 on New Years Day though.

 

 

bah-humbug-2012.jpg=450&gap=1

 

PS. My Birthday is Xmas Day, and that is another reason for me to hate it.

 

 

Z

 

 

If all else fails, kick them where it hurts and SOD'EM;)

 

Link to post
Share on other sites

I used to say of my MIL that she wasn't happy unless she was miserable. I used to think positive thinking was a load of rubbish but I've had to concede it does make a difference although not always easy to achieve.

 

Whatever everyone does I hope everyone has a good time. :-)

The Consumer Action Group is a free help site.

Should you be offered help that requires payment please report it to site team.

Advice & opinions given by Caro are personal, are not endorsed by Consumer Action Group or Bank Action Group, and are offered informally, without prejudice & without liability. Your decisions and actions are your own, and should you be in any doubt, you are advised to seek the opinion of a qualified professional.

Link to post
Share on other sites

I suspect your flatmates don't hate you because you're on the dole, I'd wager it's other reasons. My suggestion is to use the new year as a time for reflection - it's much easier to get on in life when you can get on with people, it makes you a much happier person! Get yourself a bottle of cider and join in ;)

I will be at home watching DVD's - cant stand the cheesy pre-recorded party stuff!

Here's to a happier you and hopefully you'll strap on a pair and start complaining x

scotgal 

Link to post
Share on other sites

Get yourself a bottle of cider and join in ;)

 

Suggest the above if you don't fancy earning a cab fare home. If your flatmates are really as bad as you say then at least a spot of work/crashing their do will **** them off! :madgrin:

Link to post
Share on other sites

Go celebrate with your mum and dad, I'm sure they would be pleased to see you.

 

Thanks, good idea, the only problem is they died about 30 years ago.

"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for Poundland"

Link to post
Share on other sites

  • Recently Browsing   0 Caggers

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Have we helped you ...?


×
×
  • Create New...