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Reply | New Site - Security Certificate Added
at 08:24 14 Jul 2020
Phil, the new site does not recognise my password or email address so I can't log on. I tried re-registering, but I can't get past the "I agree to these terms" box - I get stuck in a loop |
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Thread | Opinions please re TUI
at 09:37 8 Jul 2020
Just after peoples views an particularly if they are from those of you with legal experience
Mrs L and I booked a package holiday back in January with TUI to Zante. Depature was 30/8 for 14 nights. Last week TUI cancelled our holiday and offered their refund voucher, which also allows a cash refund option. We decided to look for alternative holidays, and were surprised to see the same holiday we had just lost albeit departing 2 days earlier and £30 more expensive.
We had been sent an email at the end of June along with many other TUI customers that outlined their Holiday Promise which includes the following statement
"QUARANTINE-FREE HOLIDAYS
We promise we'll only take you on quarantine-free holidays. This means we won't travel to places that will ask you to self-isolate on arrival."
On the back of this promise, and knowing that if TUI cancel this rebook we would be refunded, we opted to rebook for the new date and paid the extra £30.
At the time we were not aware that Greece had implemented a random test on arrival passengers whereby travellers have to complete an online form and then on arrival individuals may be randomly selected for a Covid test. Once tested, the traveller is allowed to proceed to their hotel but must isolate until the result of the test which should be within 24 hours. If the test is negative, carry on but otherwise the passenger has to isolate for 14 days. This may also happen if the test is negative but someone else on the same flight tests positive.
Accepting that we perhaps should have checked prior to rebooking, what do people think of this situation set against the Promise?
Whilst Greece is not quarantining arrivals wholesale, my argument is as I board my TUI flight I can be pretty sure one or more of my fellow passengers will be selected for testing. I believe therefore this does not follow the terms of TUIs promise.
I would be reluctant to travel to Greece on this basis.
Views appreciated!
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Reply | Solar panels
at 16:47 3 Jul 2020
Hey, AguycalledJack, I bet you wish you hadn't feckin bothered to ask now? |
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Reply | Garrick
at 01:29 28 Jun 2020
Am I the only one on here who finds Twitter utterly impenetrable? I've not got a clue who's talking to who or how you Twit someone. It's almost as if it's designed for users to make t*ats of themselves without having to put in much effort.
I give you Rebecca Long-Bailey in evidence |
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Thread | Recording Swans TV
at 09:27 26 Jun 2020
Mrs L is working until the early pm tomorrow and is gutted to be missing the Luton game. Does anyone know if there is any free software out there I could use to record the game then watch "as live" when she gets home?
Alternatively, when does the official site usually put the replay up? |
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Reply | Decorating
at 01:39 26 Jun 2020
Over the last couple of years I have been using Dulux Quick Dry gloss. It is a water based paint for wood and metal. There is also an equivalent undercoat/primer.
Compared with the fag of using oil based paint this stuff is a dream to work with. Ok it doesn't have quite the gloss of oil based paint but it is so much quicker, easier and less messy to use. It's dry in an hour or so.
I noticed the last time I used oil based paint that in a very short space of time the paint yellowed in areas not exposed to light. When I researched it, it is because for safety reasons, the amount of organics in the paint has been reduced. This makes the paint less light stable.
In my opinion, once you get used to the appearance and texture of the water based paints you'll find decorating to be so much quicker and way less messy.
I also swear by Dulux emulsions too. Buy the Trade versions if your budget runs to it. |
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Reply | Well Done Streaming Helpline
at 13:59 25 Jun 2020
No but I missed the first 5 minutes of the second half while I made a mug of tea and cut a piece of ginger cake. Is that allowed? |
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Reply | Play offs thread
at 16:21 20 Jun 2020
Scott Sinclair doing us no favours |
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Reply | Topping up National Insurance
at 18:21 18 Jun 2020
Thanks Felixstowe, I get that bit. But the part I just don't understand is if I must pay £680 to complete the missing 2018/9 year and the Gov.uk site say I can pay it by monthly Direct Debit, how much per month do I pay and over how many months? |
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Reply | Vera Lynn
at 09:50 18 Jun 2020
Massive Bluebirds fan, shirley? RIP |
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Reply | Topping up National Insurance
at 20:21 17 Jun 2020
Thanks all for your input. I'm not concerned with pension credit and the like. I have a decent enough private pension and so the state one is the icing on the cake. I just don't understand how I pay my £680 shortfall by direct debit! I can set this up online via gov.uk but what I don't understand is how much do I have to pay each month and over how many months |
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Reply | Topping up National Insurance
at 18:14 17 Jun 2020
I have 2018/9 as an incomplete year. Gotta be honest I don't really understand how State Pension works. And yes I have until 2024 to pay it.
As it's a Direct Debit, I thought it was the receiver of the finds that sets the amount of the DD.
All a bit confusing I think |
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Thread | Topping up National Insurance
at 17:14 17 Jun 2020
When I reach State Pension Age in about 5 years time, I will be a little short of the maximum. I've got my estimate from the Gov.uk website and I've checked my yearly records. It seems I can top up my pension by paying something like £680.
I can see I can pay this shortfall by monthly Direct Debit or by quarterly payments, but I can't see how much these debits will be. Is it a case of dividing my shortfall of £680 by the number of months left in this tax year (9) so about £75 per month for 9 months? Anyone got any knowledge of this? |
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Reply | Easyjet
at 08:24 17 Jun 2020
I applied for a refund online through my account. It took a while but I've now had the cash back on my credit card. |
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Reply | The Official Middlesbrough FC v Swansea City Match Thread
at 00:54 17 Jun 2020
That's a good point you make there Pentrych. Have the Swans TV team made any comment about the resilience of the service to cope with so many more log ins?
I've been watching from (err!) Belgium and this season it's been fine. Does anyone know what a "normal" number of viewers the system has been dealing with on. Saturday? |
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