... and guess what, he's a privately educated solicitor!

• Simon Button is the man behind the rip-off 'DVLA Licence Apply' website
• He charges £91.60 for providing a licence - but it costs £34 from the DVLA
• City Editor Alex Brummer among those who mistook it for the official site

The homepage of...

......to protect thousands of vulnerable customers

• New price cap will kick in on 1 April and should help vulnerable customers
• FCA announced 100% total credit cap
• There is also now requirement on firms to benchmark base prices

A price cap which aims to protect vulnerable customers in the rent-to-own...

Millions can’t check statements online, but telecoms giants are now charging up to £36 a year just to put one in the post

• Almost all major telecoms giants charge between £1 and £3 for each paper bill
• The real cost of providing a paper bill is estimated to be no more than 45p
• Around 4.5 million

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Talking to a friend of mine tonight, he was telling me he had been clamped by a patrolling DVLA mobile van for no road tax on the street where he lives, he stated to them that he paid by direct debit and that was not possible, he was then told his MOT had run out (which it had.by10 days) which under...

PPI firm that made 40 million nuisance calls is suspended - Falcon and Pointer

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 13th January 2016 15:52
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Joined this site after seeing others fall victim to this scam. Just had a red letter from sovereign debt recovery services - part of merchant rentals threatening us with court. Do we fight? Have already sent MR a formal complaint citing unfair terms, cca breaches and have got FSA and ombudsman involved....

Guys

im really sorry - I dropped my laptop earlier, kicked it & put foot through it.

Hence until i I save for a new one I'm kinda buggered. I can only do so much on my phone - so please, don't expect a fast response & it's unlikely I'll get many emails....
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If anyone is planning to order anything from the Staples website be aware of some issues both with their products and the customer service.

On the 17th December i placed an order for an item, which stated "A4 Red Folders (pack of 20) £1.25.

I placed an order for 10...

Just had my daughter's renewal quote come in at £1,258 Up somewhat from the £579 she paid last year, even though no claims were made, etc.

Needless to say, she's not accepting that! Went online yesterday and got a new quote somewhere else for £330!

That's nearly...

I have a friend (really), who has a HBSC current account. She is terrible with money, and for a long time, has incurred £25 overdraft set up
fees, as well as other fees, i believe.
She is going to close this account down soon (got her a nationwide account), and hopefully, with an authorised...

Hey

So I've applied with Brighthouse and been pre-approved pending employment and affordability checks.

Anyone dealt with these? And if I do get something will my credit rating improve despite the fact I have defaults on my file?

Thanks,

Jordan

Lloyds accused of short-changing PPI claimants

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 25th March 2014 14:48.

*Lloyds Banking Group has been cutting the compensation it pays to payment protection insurance (PPI) claimants, a BBC investigation has revealed....
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I have a number of PDL's, and have never defaulted on any of them. I got into a spiral where I would pay them off in full, then take them out again. However, this month one of my PDL's took the full payment, and when I tried to reloan could not. So, I am short this month, and will not be able to meet...

I am trying to find out exact tota debts and the only way is to view credit report. I have sorted mine as I have a debit card. I am having problems finding anywhere I can get my wifes report from....she only has a basic bank card for deposit and withdrawal.....
Trying to view online of course....

I owe Salford City Council £96.00 in council tax for 1 month of a property but I would like to dispute this.

I privately rented this property but I moved in with my girlfriend instead, luckily I have a nice landlord who said as long as I stayed in it for a month I could have my deposit...