I am getting married next month and will be taking my Husband's name. My children both have their father's name (my ex husband)which I would like them to keep. Will it cause problems travelling with children with a different surname to me on the passport? If so, is there any way around this ie hyphonating the name so they have my surname and their father's surname? What are the legal implications...

To access my house I share a mile of unmade road (& public bridleway) with one neighbouring property. For several years I have politely tried to get agreement to repair the road and share costs. Every attempt has been thwarted by unco-operative stances and excuses. Now my neighbour is in the process of divorce & again is not interested in contributing - even though such work will...

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If a debt collection agency contacts you and you write back saying you dispute the debt or amount can they legally continue to send letters demanding the money or do they have to go back to the company they are acting on behalf of and tell them the debt is in dispute and they can go no further until the dispute is settled? As you can guess this is in relation to my previous thread about a...

Hi everyone. I am getting ****ed off that I can't hardly buy anything with cash or cheque anymore. I can't see why I should need a credit card to reserve a hotel room or to hire a car. Are there any pressure groups that I can join that are campaiging for the right to be able to buy something without the need for a credit card?

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I filed a claim against a mobile phone company for failing to refund six months of line rental fees as part of a "cash back" promotion. They have responded to the court saying my cash back claim was valid but that they forgot to send the cheque (three reminders from me by recorded delivery not withstanding). However, they say they dispute the amount I have claimed. The rental fee was £35 a month...

I know that in order to claim that you don't live in the UK you may only visit the UK for x days per year: stay for x+1 and the revenue can claim you as a UK taxpayer. But what about the other way round? Does one forfeit ones right to the benefits and responsibilities (and taxes!) of being a UK resident if one stays away too long. My son's gap year looks as if it might turn into a gap decade. He...

Can a person who has placed pallets of building materials on another person's land and then left it for 'years' have any reasonable chance of claiming the land (under the building materials) by adverse possession or any other means? The landowner (i.e. me) is aware of the situation and has verbally granted permission in the past on a 'for the time being' basis, however as the years go by one's...

Hi, My mother owns a small piece of woodland. A neighbour owns a small woodyard on the eastern side and a house and paddock on the southern side. He asked if he could take a short cut home though the woodland sometimes and we said yes. Recently we were surprised to see he has put up a wooden stile on the boundary, (it's our fence). He has asked several times in the past if we want to sell the...

Hi all. I started working (employed) for a company (full time) last may. I was told I had 29 days holiday per year, including the bank holidays etc. Last November I took 7 days of annual leave + the bank holidays. Last week I enquired about how much annual leave I had left. It was then that I was told the annual leave year goes by the calander year, not the finiancal year and that all the...

Hi, I recently had a quote from a company for a DVD recording of my wedding. The original quote was extortionate so I said no. He then offered to do it for a lot less, and I said yes by e mail. He said I would need to send a deposit to secure the booking. In the meantime, a family friend has offered to do the DVD for even less. Not wanting to look a gift horse in the mouth, or upset the family...

Hello, I had some trouble with a removal firm. Unfortunately I had to go to the small claim's court to sort it out. I won but a couple of months later they still have not paid up. What can I do? I think there are three ways to get your money: 1. bailiffs 2. an order on their bank 3. deduction from their wages

I purchased an external DVD Writer for my computer. There was software provided by the manufacturer in the box. I tried to load this software into my computer and it caused such serious errors to the computers system to the extent I have to take the computer to an expert to be repaired. The cost will be about £69.00. After consulting the manufacturers help line (in line with the vendors returns...

My daughter is currently undergoing her pre-reg year for her optometry qualification having already completed her BSc. She is currently earning a training salary of £10,000 a year and the company insisted that she sign a 2 year contract where they have the option to employ her for a second year (after successful completion of her General Optical Council exams) at a salary of £30,000. If she...

If an underage drinker uses a very good fake ID in a pub, is the landlord still going to get in trouble? If not, who gets the rap, the kid (16) or the parents? What will be the likely outcome considering the kid has been brought home by the police before, drunk (the kid, not the police), after trying to run off without paying a taxi fare?

Last week, I found this device http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=221173&C=Maplin&U=SearchTop&T=emprex&doy=12m2 on Maplin's website, and went to their shop in Colindale to buy one, as it seemed to be just what I needed. After three days' use I found that it is actually quite a poor product. I took it back with all packaging intact. There was no shrink-wrapping, or even nasty little...

One of my relatives runs a beauty salon and employs her staff (as opposed to them "renting seats", which is the norm for that industry). The employment contract states one week notice period for both employee and employer. One of her employees handed in their notice this week but offered three weeks notice. She doesn't want the employee to work their notice, but also she doesn't want to pay...

Hi all. I sold a motorbike on the 16th of November last year. I wrote cancelling the insurance policy and enclosing the certificate of insurance on the 21st. However, they took a payment from my account on the 28th. Having spoken to them, they say they have recieved the certificate but didn't know why, that I should only cancel the policy through their online system and therefore the policy is...

Would records as early as 1972 (pre-common use of computers) be accessed in a CRB Check? I am looking at applying for a part-time job in my retirement from a HR management post, which asks about records - and as I can see no relevance and prefer not to rake up the past. The incident was a minor one which resulted in a £60 fine. I also lost my job as a result but was later re-instated as I...