I feel your pain, if a bath doesn’t turn my skin bright red the water isn’t hot enough for meIt’s fine for my kids baths but takes so long to run as you aren’t adding any cold! I had a bath the other day and it was ok but I like to be boiledluckily it’s just the baths not showers
Same! I love being poached alive in a bath - what’s the point otherwise?! I hope this doesn’t become mandatory for all homes else I’ll be forced to find a black market plumber to reinstate my supply of the good stuff.It’s fine for my kids baths but takes so long to run as you aren’t adding any cold! I had a bath the other day and it was ok but I like to be boiled
Ugh I have one of those, think mines set higher but it's too cold for me! Plus they put the overflow really low so the water barely covers meIt’s regulations now that new build bathrooms have to be fitted with anti scald valves which stop the water going above about 40 degrees so how would that be unsafe if it’s a regulationit is annoying and I want it adjusted but need to get a plumber to look at it, they aren’t allowed to remove it only adjust
ETA Just seen it’s for water tanks not combi boilers!
Howard Cox of the Fair Fuel Campaign is planning to present an objection to the ULEZ extension to the Transport Minister and get the issue raised in Parliament.The ulez is getting scarily close to me. I'm a little bit further down the m3. My car is old 2 litre petrol so I'd have to buy a new one.
It's just another tax on the poor. Just like road tax. I have an old car so I pay really high road tax. But if I could afford a new one, I'd get cheaper road tax. We all use the same roads we should all pay the same tax.
Could used to do this unofficially from the corner shop when i was a kid. It was called tickFor anyone that needs extra help there's also this from Iceland:
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Wasn't it called Nick.Could used to do this unofficially from the corner shop when i was a kid. It was called tick
It’s a ridiculous idea.I don’t think it’s a good idea - because you might get extra money now but you’ll still have to find the money for next months food shop alongside the money to pay back last months food shop. If you’re on the border of poverty any debt can cripple you
Would the better idea not be to allow people to build up a credit balance for a rainy day. Akin to a Christmas saving scheme.It’s a ridiculous idea.
I really hope it is stopped.Howard Cox of the Fair Fuel Campaign is planning to present an objection to the ULEZ extension to the Transport Minister and get the issue raised in Parliament.
He is utterly furious at the way Khan has ridden roughshod over the public consultation and gone ahead with the plans, despite the majority (60%) objecting to an extended zone.
Let's hope this does some good.
It can also be expensive to use public transport.I really hope it is stopped.
It's not even just the people within the ULEZ who are affected, it's all those living just outside it who work or have children in schools, or family members, or attend GP or other medical care within the zone. Even just a trip to the supermarket!
My son used to work in a local company with lots of people from the Medway area who drove in each day. They'll all now end up parking a mile from the office to avoid the ULEZ and walking the rest of the way! I'm sure there will be many in similar positions.
The charging zone made sense for central London, but the further out the less sense it makes. Areas like the one where I live, with no Tube stations, are not particularly well served with public transport. Often there's no alternative but to drive for many journeys.
I don’t have a developed viewpoint on ULEZ tbh but with the v true impacts you’ve listed off I can’t help but wonder is there any long term view or strategy around what London should be now or should become?It can also be expensive to use public transport.
Where I live, a one day Travelcard into London is £28 - before any Railcard discounts.
With a railcard, this is £18.45.
I usually visit London on a Sunday. Before ULEZ I used to park near Ravenscourt Park in Hammersmith. I would then visit a local business for something to eat and drink before catching the tube at Hammersmith Station to go elsewhere in London.
Since ULEZ phase I, I've had to switch to parking in Ealing, doing the same there - stopping at local businesses en route to the station for onwards travel.
With Phase II coming in, I'll just simply visit London a whole lot less.
I won't even be able to park my car at an Underground station with a car park, such as Osterley or Hounslow West, as I'll get stung with the £12.50 a day charge - on top of parking charges.
It has also been said that some businesses will close as a result of this policy extension, with other businesses passing on the increased costs to customers.
It really is a self defeating policy. Air quality will Improve over time without intervention, due to Improved technology. Penalising people is not the answer, as it always ends up penalising the poorest of society more.
I would also advise anyone who uses the train and hasn't yet done so, to get a Railcard - if there is one available in your area of the country.
You can pick these up for around £30 a year, or cheaper on apps such as Trainpal - which is currently offering 50% off.
I got a new Network Railcard in mid October and it has already paid for itself. Any journeys made now are savings in my wallet against the full fare.
Splitting tickets is also another good tip.
A full fare to Birmingham from where I live is £64.40. With the use of split tickets, I've managed to get this down to £26.90 at the weekend - over a 50% saving!
As long as your ticket is valid on the service you’re on, and you’re getting onto and off of the service at a location that’s listed in your ticket, they have no reason to be arsey and you’re doing nothing wrong by splitting tickets.Yes full fare comes up as an absolute rip off for me (adult and 3 kids from Glasgow to Manchester) if I split my journey it costs 1/3 , but apparently it's frowned upon. A friend of my husband was the one who put us onto it but he mentioned recently you have to be careful because @Manchester Picadilly the guy checking his ticket got really arsey about it more than a few times.
I have no issues with ticket splitting.Yes full fare comes up as an absolute rip off for me (adult and 3 kids from Glasgow to Manchester) if I split my journey it costs 1/3 , but apparently it's frowned upon. A friend of my husband was the one who put us onto it but he mentioned recently you have to be careful because @Manchester Picadilly the guy checking his ticket got really arsey about it more than a few times.
Shops used to do saving cards and stamps for this purpose. I used to buy a £1 stamp a week. A lot of smaller shops used to run clubs especially before christmas, where you could buy larger items. I remember buying a new washing machine and jewellry for presents that way. Obviously you had to wait till you had paid the full amount, but it was interest free.Would the better idea not be to allow people to build up a credit balance for a rainy day. Akin to a Christmas saving scheme.
For example, if your shopping came to £40 but you only had £30, you could pay the remaining £10 owed using the credit balance that had been built up.
Or could be used for a full shop, if enough credit balance had been accumulated.
Morrisons do that where you get a bonus when hit certain amounts. Just googled & they did it this year but you could only save til Oct 31stShops used to do saving cards and stamps for this purpose. I used to buy a £1 stamp a week. A lot of smaller shops used to run clubs especially before christmas, where you could buy larger items. I remember buying a new washing machine and jewellry for presents that way. Obviously you had to wait till you had paid the full amount, but it was interest free.
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