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I've go one stamp left in the book, don't think I'll bother sending it back even if I've not used it by January.

Rather than buying books of stamps you can now print your own postage as and when...

I think that Relay UK is what you are meaning, that involves an operator who listens/reads the conversation and 'translates' between speech and text in either direction:
https://www.relayuk.bt.com/...

Free 'Proof of Posting' is as good as signed for when sending things to the DWP.

They DWP mail handling centres don't have time to sign for individual letters.
If not signed for then the Post...

Information on the 4th jab (or 3rd jab for those who didn't have one before) - the 'Spring Booster':
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By telephone mostly, so think of it as a home assessment but no one comes round to see you.

Due to the current price increases new regulations have been passed - The Social Security Benefits (Claims and Payments) (Modification) Regulations 2022

Which mean that as from tomorrow (26th...

Aye, when I was younger everyone wore vests and jumpers we didn't just walk around the house in T-shirts.

Central heating has made us all that bit softer.

I'm now considering using the money...

Yes, as I said tethering/mobile hotspot was something I was doing during lockdown.
It was averaging at about £18 a month for what data I needed, some months £25 then £15 (or only £10) the next and...

Well I knocked the wifi router off yesterday after posting the above and have been tethering through the phone.

It's not fibre speed of course but there is no noticable difference in general...

I'm looking at that, as it is it's still pretty cheap but I'll see what they will want after the 12 months contract is up.

I can probably switch to the cheap BT thing, but I'm looking at using my...

My current dual fuel + broadband fixed rate tariff with SSE ends 19th of next month, and looking at the numbers it's best to just let it go to Standard rate.

As scotleag said in the first post,...

The saga with Scottish Power just gets weirder.

I got another emailed demand for the amount they said they had 'adjusted'.
I noticed it had a link to view the alleged bill, and as I havent been...

Section 21 only applies to Asured Shorthold tenancies, and the landlord doesn't have to give any reason for serving it.
Which is why some landlords have been abusing what it was meant to achieve,...

There are quite a few 'small' landlord selling up and leaving the rental sector or seriously considering it.

My ex-landlord is getting out of domestic rentals and put the place on the market as...

I've made a slight correction above, the s21 notice period no longer has to end on a tenancy aniversary it just has to be a full 2 months.

As you are willing to pay extra if he asks then it just...

You are actually in a better position than your landlord.

It's a big concern for landlords who have rented 'all inclusive' and now may/will lose money. (I'm a regular on a landlord/tenant forum...

Oh, I think they have already given in., and this is just the dead limbs still twitching. :p

New email from SP at 09:05 this morning.

Another demand for payment of the final bill before they start adding 'collection charges'.
It's for the full amount before their 'adjustment'.

OK it's...

Well done.

You may have seen my comment on another thread about Scottish Powers' accounts department and their ability to conjour up wildly differing figures like magic when challenged.

I was...

Printing the emails as PDFs and keeping everythng.
(I recommend CutePdf Writer as a virtual printer, been using it for about 20 years now on different computers).

What SP do with billing is well...

You are going to love this (I do).

I've been zonked out from 8 last night till noon today and just got round to my computer.

There are 2 new emails from SP.

First one timed at 15:56...

You have to complain to the company and give them a chance to putthings right before going to Ofgem.

Complaint has been sent and I've had an automated acknowledgement.

I was getting to the...

LOL, got this in another email from Scottish Power this morning:

No kidding that it 'appears to be higher', especially since there haven't been any previous bills.
(Since 2017 but I didn't...

We were having a similar discussion about wifi/broadband speeds over on bleepingcomputer yesterday.

ie. What you actually need vs what the providers marketing department try to persuade you that...

After a quick look about it gets even better.

It appears that in 2020 that 'Offgem Back Billing Principle' was actually written into the "ELECTRICITY ACT 1989, Standard conditions of electricity...