With the current price of copper being so high, pre 1992 copper coins are worth over twice their face value. Unfortunately melting them down for scrap is illegal, however the thought occurred to me what if the melting down occurred outside UK jurisdiction? Does it make a difference if done inside/outside the EU, is it an extraditable offence?

There are other instances where you need to prove your identity and particularly that you are a British subject eg employment. What is the problem with getting hold of a copy birth certificate. Nick Simon posted: "Hi all,

Where I live, it's not too difficult to find a slightly dodgy bloke in a pub who will sell you a "chipped" cable TV box, which allows you to watch all the premium channels without needing to pay a subscription. And so-called "scanner" boxes, which will do much the same thing, are readily available on eBay. Now, it's fairly obvious that using one of these is a breach of the cable company's...

Hi All We have a customer take an amp of ours for sale about 2 years ago and then not pay for it, as well as leaving money owing on a repair we had done for him (a good customer up until that point.) We reluctantly started court proceedings after giving him ample opportunity to pay (or simply give it back.) We were awarded the money but he has just avoided paying, including avoiding bailiffs. ...

Mortgage is due to end in 1 month, there is £36 owing. We want to have further advance of £15,000 We want to put my name on deeds of house, as my husband owned the property before we married. I am now going to be joint mortgagee House is worth in excess of £200,000

In an attempt to get a sensible answer (as opposed to the unhelpful replies from another NG!!) I'll try you folk on here. My daughter has been contacted by bailiffs in respect of unpaid Council Tax relating to a bungalow she no longer rents or lives in but to which she still owes the money. She has no fixed abode at present, staying with various friends, but using my home as a postal...

My reading suggests that a person can only be in contempt of court, either under the CCA or common law, in advance or during a trial. What I can't work out is whether it is possible to be in contempt during the period between the trial and an appeal. Any ideas?

Would I be right in thinking that a portable SatNav device is obscuring the driver's view if it blocks any part of the windscreen swept by the wipers, or is there a more scientific way of working out whether you'll be pulled over? I based my assumption on the "rule" that stone chips will result in a failed MOT if they are within that area.

Hi, I have posted this to the unmoderated version of the group and so far no useful replies..... I have just received a parking charge notice from one of those cowboy private parking organisations. As it happens I had a perfect right to be parked in the car park where and at the time it is suggested they are sending me the parking charge notice for, so it is my intention to have a little...

A relativeof mine had root canal work last year. The dentist said at the time it might not work and that ultimately the tooth might need to be pulled. We gave it about 8 months of being on and then off antibiotics and then went back to the surgery. This time saw another dentist. We asked the new dentist why the patient was still experiencing pain and she said the the root canal work had...

Following on from the thread regarding bailiffs, I would like to tell you about a recent experience. A company who are based in Rossendale, Lancs informed us that one of their 'men' would be calling on us at 3.00pm. He rang about 1.30pm to ask if he could come early because he was having problems at the call he was making a couple of miles away. We agreed to this and 30 minutes later he pulled...

Are there any regulations surrounding a "garage sale"? A couple of our neighbours have just announced that they are planning to hold one in a fortnight. We live in a very quiet cul-de-sac which itself is off a minor lane. We don't get many strangers as the road is not obvious from the main estate road. Consequently, there has never been any trouble or break-ins here in the last 15...

Hi all, I placed an order for a washing machine online on the 2nd May. I called the company on the day to check that they had the item in stock, and they said they did. I asked about delivery, and they said "2-3 working days, but it can take up to 10". So far, it hasn't been delivered, and they are unable to provide me with a delivery date. It appears the machine is with a delivery company...

I have received a fixed penalty of 60 quid and 3 points for allegedly driving at 92 on a motorway in Scotland. I actually saw the van on a motorway bridge in the distance (half a mile/mile away) and as I thought I was doing 80 (set on cruise control) I decided to "ignore" it. I can obviously pay 60 quid and 3 points (currently having none) - or I can go to court and plead not guilty - asking...

I bought a flat 20 years ago with a 94 year lease. The flat was recently surveyed by a local estate agent and she told me that I must renew the lease otherwise no first time buyer will be able to get a mortgage on a flat with a 74 year lease. I would like to sell my flat because the freeholder has gone into liquidation and the common parts are in a state of total disrepair, e.g. damp, no...

Now I know how helpful you all are, I have another question. My daughter has a friend, they went shopping last weekend while the football was on, leaving her husband with their daughter, and when they returned to friends house, 3 hours later,they found her husband had drunk 10 cans of beer, he was in sole charge of their daughter, aged 3, my daughter left after a few minutes as the...

I have received hardly any posts in the last 24 hours. Is there a problem or are people busy? Nick

I'm having trouble understanding the charges in this case: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4757925.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4762925.stm If the facts are as reportedly presented by the prosecution then a man was attacked with 3 different weapons (a car, CS spray and a baton) and subsequently died. Whether it was on not, the prosecution appear to...

Just came through a recent local council elections, towards the end of the elections (day before polls) a very nasty and personal leaflet was distributed by the other party. I am not a sore loser, i take the loss (by 47 votes) on the chin, but the tone of the leaflet, which was picked up by the press (the leaflet was emailed to the press by the party before it was distributed, for maximum...

Hi, I am selling my house and the surveyor for the buyers morgage co. said that he could not allow a mortgage on the house as there was a major structural problems caused by work done to the house 14 years ago by the people who sold the house to me. Both the buyer and I where informed. I was told a structural engineer would have to be hired. Three days later the Surveyor changed his mind...