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I’m looking for advice on organising a European road trip, hoping to go away for the full 6 week summer holiday, family of 5. Will hire a motor home. Has anyone done similar? Obvious start point seems to be Dover. Was the thinking of heading up towards Holland, across to Germany and eventually...

The one thing I’m sure of is there was no ticket on the car. I tried to call Blackpool council this week and for parking it’s only an automated service. I don’t have all the answers for a better solution, but would start with not selling them on to company’s that add hundreds of pounds for...

Thank you to everyone for your help and advice, sorry I’ve been a bit slow in replying. I reluctantly paid the amount, the original fault fell with me not changing over the address on the log book. I checked back through my emails and we sold the car 4 days after we moved so a bit unfortunate...

I can only assume from the current owner of our old house who we left forwarding details with at the time of the move.

From what the thug on the phone tells me it is now court issued and has gone to far to fight, only option is to pay or cost will keep escalating. It seems set up for you to fail as what chance do you have if they don't even contact you at your current address, seems like an easy way of bumping...

In summery I do agree it is wasted energy but... this was not a private company but a local council. Surely in times like this they should not be selling on a debt to these hounds. Luckily for me, I dont feel overly worried by his bully boy tactics and am fortunately in a position where I can...

Thank you everyone so far, I've seen no paperwork at all. I've only had the text from CDER who I assume have brought the debt from the council. The bully on the phone has now called me 8 times in 2 days and has also started texting and said if no payment is made today the cost will go up again...

I apparently got a ticket in a council car park in Blackpool summer 2019, I dont recall getting one but it is possible as we did go there around this time. The first I heard of any of this is was when I got a text out of the blue on 17th march this year saying from a company I've never heard of...

Brilliant. Thanks for posting the link, nice and local as well!

After watching the new long way up series I’ve decided I want to get a motor bike. Has anyone recently done the test? I’ve got a full car license 10 years +. My question is how much does it cost and how long does it take. I had a moped many years ago but no other riding experience. Any...

We brought 3 new vans at the same time, I can only guess there is an error on one of the log books as we have the other 2 and have had the reminders for them both. It’s just the third that was brought and delivered on the same day.

Thank you, that’s really helpful. I have tried this. Fingers crossed

Id love to be able to get angry with someone- it’s just constant engaged tone when calling. I have tried as soon as the lines open, various times through the day and even the weekend. It’s driving me mad as I got clamped a few years ago for forgetting to tax our camper van and they won’t take...

I have been trying to contact the DVLA for the last 6 weeks to try and tax a van I own. The log book has been sent to the wrong address so we do not have the reminder or a new keep slip. I have tried the various different numbers hundreds of times, originally they were only taking calls from...

Hi all Looking for some recommendations, we are heading to Florida next May with the kids 4,6 & 9. Have a few days spare beforehand and thinking of stopping en-route. My first thought was a few days in NYC but a friend said bad idea with such small kids. Anyone done anything similar or have...

Recently traveled to Amsterdam and had a pre-booked a hire car to be told we couldn’t use a debit card and as I didn’t have a credit card I couldn’t take the car I’d booked and paid for. Went to hertz next door who said debit card is fine but 750 euros for 3 days! Obviously said no thanks. Had...

Has anyone had laser eye surgery? Just had a consultation at optimax in Hove, very impressed but at 4K for both eyes would like to make sure its worth the cost.

I was caught up in the drone delays at Gatwick and as a result had to book new flights out of Heathrow. My orginal easyJet flight got cancelled so I got a coach to Heathrow and a BA flight from there. I have since been trying to get the easyJet flight refunded but have been told it is not...

Such a shame that trades people need somewhere to live...

Thank you to everyone for the input or advice, obviously some more than others. To be clear the shared driveway doesn't actually fit a car down so is only used as walk way to the back of the 2 houses and to store his bins and recycling boxes. When I said occasionally it I'm talking once every...