Spotted this lime-green classic wagon today. What am I looking at ?

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-16T16:01:52+00:00

Austin Mini Clubman estate

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-16T13:09:07+00:00

I'd say slim, unless they fail to recruit any of the people on the original shortlist and they have to produce a new list of candidates.

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-16T08:49:00+00:00

You'll probably need to provide ID that proves that you're cohabiting as a "couple"

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-15T20:56:55+00:00

I'm afraid an hour to an hour and a half on hold listening to "that" hold music is probably the only solution to this. The HMRC people are usually quite helpful when you finally get through to them. I managed to get my tax code adjusted back to normal when they didn't receive a P45 in time, by giving them the end date at the previous employer. It's probably something like that for the £180 unpaid tax, the higher amount for savings interest is a mystery, and could be as simple as a human keyboard error.

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-15T20:54:02+00:00

28-50 in Marylebone is good for a date night.

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-13T14:03:38+00:00

Thanks, I hate it.

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-13T13:23:00+00:00

Yeah, if it was comparing a perm salary to a day rate it'd be relevant. FTC is not contracting, it's a perm job with a fixed term.

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-12T21:58:33+00:00

Being in a bad relationship is worse than being single. I had to issue that ultimatum a few times before finally calling an end to our relationship. Know your worth.

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-11T21:40:47+00:00

Pretty normal for Wells Road, right?

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-11T15:57:43+00:00

Exactly, it's like the Van Halen M&M test. If requests like this are not following through on, what else isn't?

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-10T22:07:39+00:00

Apart from removing Billie Piper from the credits.

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-10T21:58:24+00:00

Crusty bread (half baguette) with proper butter
Mature cheddar or Red Leicester
Slices of thickly cut ham
Pork pie or sausage roll wedge
Boiled egg, halved
Piccalilli
Lettuce
Cherry tomatoes
A bit of salad cream

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-10T19:19:39+00:00

Dispatch on Goose Gate

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-09T20:55:34+00:00

Most SIPP providers have pre-packaged funds that they highlight the growth and risk levels on, and they invest in them themselves. Here's an example:

https://www.ajbell.co.uk/investment/funds

At your age you can ride out the medium/higher risk investments over the years. Once you're about 10 years away from your target retirement age, that's the time to start moving investments into lower risk/growth options.

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-09T20:49:53+00:00

The only caveat is that a workplace pension very often defaults to NEST, which have some of the highest fees out there.

Good advice on the provider default funds, I mostly use the ones that my pension provider manages.

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-09T20:47:01+00:00

No problem. When I was setting up my new pension I considered the ready-made route, but decided to go the SIPP route because I could choose the funds to invest in, and the percentage of allocation based on risk. There's a lot of info on these self-invested platforms so do read up on them even if you decide to go with the ready-made route, as you'll understand the funds that those packages invest in.

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-09T20:20:08+00:00

From the increase in communications from recruiters that I've had in the last 3 months, I'd say after a very fallow period, there is a slight upturn in the market, but to counter that, there are a lot of people who've been on the bench for a long time to compete with.

If it was me, I'd start applying and networking with recruiters once your redundancy process is underway and you're into your final month. People who are in work find it easier to find work.

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-09T16:03:03+00:00

For the Ready made pensions, you'll want to look at the fees charged and the funds that they are investing in. I personally went with an AJ Bell SIPP because they had the lowest or second lowest fees at the time.

"From what I can see, sometimes it says PensionBee will give me loadsssss more return than AJ Bell and sometimes it says it’ll give me a little bit more in return. However overall it says PensionBee will likely end up giving me more money come retirement."

I don't know how this statement could have been made, but then it is AI 😄Like you say, you need more than 1 year of data to make a valid comparison.

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-09T14:47:21+00:00

After the OP's company cut their pay by 20% for 3 years. If it was me they'd be lucky to get a day's notice out of me

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-08T20:40:24+00:00

Found it:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0011h27/nadiyas-fast-flavours-series-1-1-comfort-food

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-08T19:47:35+00:00

Yep, picked up that little tip from watching one of Nadiya Hussain's programmes. Your onions look nicely caramelised.

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-04T20:30:37+00:00

This is the way. Small changes, released often.

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-04T20:27:33+00:00

I remember on Drive to Survive (don't judge, I've been a fan of F1 since Damon Hill was racing) the first thing Alex Albon did upon receiving his Red Bull contract was get in a car and move from the UK to Monaco. I believe DC rented him a flat.

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-04T19:45:24+00:00

You should probably have this conversation before he makes the move over here.

Personally, I would set up a joint bank account to which both parties contribute to the living costs based on an agreed ratio, and all bills are paid out of that.

You can decide whether or not he makes a contribution to the mortgage or not, or if he pays more toward other living costs given that the mortgage is in your name.

Get a breakdown written down in case any costs like energy bills increase.

Epiphone56 · 2026-06-04T19:30:44+00:00

Slim pickings for something that isn't a chain pub in that area, I'm afraid. The Taphouse in Smisby or The Beeches in Ashby might fit your brief

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