y Do you need a transit visa for a connecting flight if you don't leave airport? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 07:19:25 GMT One couple turned up at Heathrow Airport for their flight to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania via Toronto - but were refused boarding for not having a transit visa for Canada. Full Article
y TONY HETHERINGTON: Since your last intervention, Revolut has taken £2,500 from my wife! By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 02 Feb 2020 13:29:38 GMT I had hoped that after your probe into Revolut, we could move on. But it has messaged my wife, saying that her account has been closed and funds returned 'to source'. Well, I was that source. Where's the cash? Full Article
y Love Holidays told me I had to pay an extra £1,000 for my hotel By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 12:29:45 GMT I booked a hotel only reservation through Love Holidays two weeks ago and agreed a price of £1,080 but they have now said it is actually £2,080 and I have to pay. What can I do? Full Article
y ASK TONY: Water torture of our £1,300 bowls club bill By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 10:41:37 GMT I am the treasurer of a 300-year-old bowling club. In October, I received a water bill for £1,335.29 (£1,220.72 actual plus £114.57 estimated). Bills had previously been about £30 per quarter. Full Article
y How quickly do I need to inform mobile provider if my phone is stolen? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 08:23:05 GMT I recently had my phone stolen and within five minutes of losing it, over £200 was spent on Google Play. Neither EE or Google have said they can help me. How can I get my money back? Full Article
y Screwfix fixed a shower the right way: Consumer Fightback By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 17:15:55 GMT Abigail bought a shower from Screwfix for £119.99 and when Triton refused to repair it, the retailer stepped in and treated the customer right. Here's how to get the same result Full Article
y TONY HETHERINGTON: It's your call... but I'd take offer to scrap £1,238 Vodafone debt By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 09:13:13 GMT My son has experienced no end of problems since upgrading his contract. His phone has been cut off, debt collectors have demanded money, and now he's being threatened by bailiffs. Full Article
y Hermes lost my JD Sports trainers delivery - what can I do? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:50:20 GMT I ordered a pair of £170 trainers from JD Sports to be delivered by Hermes. I hadn't received them so I contacted Hermes which said they had lost the shoes but I still haven't got them. What can I do? Full Article
y ASK TONY: STILL waiting for £800 refund after Corsica crash in 2017 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 09:42:44 GMT My son rented a vehicle in Corsica in July 2017 and was involved in a minor accident which was not his fault. Enterprise Corsica, the car hire firm, has not repaid his €950 excess. Full Article
y Spotify hacking: How has someone taken over my music? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 13:47:08 GMT I was listening to music on my Spotify account when I found it had been taken over by someone else and I couldn't listen to my own music. How was someone able to get access to my account? Full Article
y ASK TONY: Scammers stole £3k but Tesco said I was too late to complain By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:21:01 GMT I was contacted regarding potential fraudulent activity on my Tesco Mastercard in early October 2019. In total, £3,700.20 of illicit transactions were refunded. Full Article
y My fridge-freezer broke over 5 months ago and my insurer still hasn't paid out. What can I do? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 09:02:14 GMT I made a claim with Legal and General five months ago after my fridge-freezer broke but it still hasn't paid out for the problem or made any repairs. What can I do to get this sorted? Full Article
y TONY HETHERINGTON: We're watching you By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 23:46:01 GMT Two South London men awaiting trial on fraud charges have been ordered to hand over £8.6 million. Full Article
y TONY HETHERINGTON: £47k bill for new build with no planning permission By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 10:42:13 GMT In January 2018, my son Michael paid a deposit on an off-plan new build apartment in Smithfield Square, Birmingham. Last year, we discovered that there was still no planning permission. Full Article
y ASK TONY: TalkTalk won't let me cancel my care home dad's phone bill By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 09:27:07 GMT My father, 92, was admitted to a dementia care home last September. I have Lasting Power of Attorney. I rang TalkTalk to cancel his account but they refused because I wasn't the account holder. Full Article
y I owe £2,232 in tax but the new Chancellor isn't too bothered: TONY HETHERINGTON investigates By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 12:09:25 GMT I closed my company in March last year. Final corporation tax due stood at £2,232 and I have tried repeatedly to pay this, but now the company is closed, the Revenue just does not accept it. Full Article
y ASK TONY: TSB - The bank that said 'NO' to my frail 86-year-old mother By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 11:12:21 GMT I took my mother to a TSB branch to open an account because she has been told she can no longer receive her state pension via the Post Office. We took several documents showing her address. Full Article
y I received shock £1.7k bill for a day's mobile phone use abroad By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 17:23:24 GMT I checked my bill from O2 and found a charge for £1,710 which was taken for 285MB worth of data usage while in Saudi Arabia. But it won't tell me what it was used on. Full Article
y Why is my renewal quote for car cover higher with LV= than ABC? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 09:09:50 GMT I received my renewal quote from LV= and it was too much so I decided to switch to ABC. However, I found out ABC is owned by LV=. How can the prices be so different? Full Article
y I've accidentally sent money to the wrong bank account, can I get it back? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 07 Mar 2020 09:18:51 GMT I transferred some money to someone who was doing some work in my garden and unknowingly and rather stupidly managed to get the account number wrong. Full Article
y TONY HETHERINGTON: ScottishPower's billing shambles may bankrupt us By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 08 Mar 2020 15:11:11 GMT P.S. writes: I am secretary of a not-for-profit charity. ScottishPower for some reason reduced the utility payments for our premises from £748 a month to just £1. Full Article
y My boss can't use a Jack Wills gift voucher I bought him, even though it is in date. Why is this? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 13:39:59 GMT I purchased a Jack Wills gift card as a present for my boss. However, when he went to use it in January this year he was told that there was no value on the card. Why is this? Full Article
y Coronavirus: What should be included in my travel insurance policy? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:14:19 GMT I have booked a family ski holiday to France in April and we have every intention of still going, despite coronavirus. What do I need to check for to see if I am covered if the trip gets cancelled? Full Article
y ASK TONY: I was banking on my Isa to buy a house but Skipton closed it By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:42:07 GMT I opened a Lifetime Isa (Lisa) with Skipton on June 27, 2017. I recently tried to pay into it, but discovered Skipton had closed it on September 16 last year. Full Article
y We are worth just over £1m, will our family face inheritance tax? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:39:34 GMT Our house is worth £600,000 but our £500,000 investments include £100,000 we were told would be free of IHT. How would things be worked out? Full Article
y We paid £2k for wedding photos from Celebrity Cruises: where are they? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 08:29:14 GMT Me and my now wife got married on a Celebrity Cruise in December of last year. We paid £1.7k for photos to be delivered but three months on, we still haven't received them. What can we do? Full Article
y It was a brutal week for investors but patience pays (in the end) By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:06:34 GMT What a week. As a money commentator for more than 30 years standing, that was as disheartening as times go. But patient, long-term investing will win through in the end. Full Article
y It's worth digging...your PPI claim comes to £2,579 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:14:01 GMT Ms B.M. writes: I had a Barclaycard, and I believe there was PPI automatically included, so I asked a claims company to look into this for me. Full Article
y JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Put on a tin hat - and try our four defensive tips for the trenches By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:01:13 GMT The UK stock market alone has fallen in value by 30 per cent since the start of the year. But if you hold these trusts for troubled times then things should look better. Full Article
y ASK TONY: Travel agent pocketed £225 of our China holiday refund By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:22:32 GMT Last July, my wife, daughter and I used travel agent Carlton Leisure to book flights to Beijing with British Airways, returning via Hong Kong, with an internal flight between there and Chengdu. Full Article
y 'Bulgarian "crypto firm" stole £5,680 from my account': TONY HETHERINGTON investigates By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 10:28:27 GMT I was contacted by Xtraderfx and told that it would transfer my frozen credit balance of £680 to my NatWest credit card. I agreed and gave my card details. Full Article
y Tui wanted me to pay £100 to postpone my holiday to Italy? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 09:38:05 GMT I am trying to defer my holiday with Tui to Italy until next year when the coronavirus outbreak will hopefully be over - but Tui have said if I do that, I will have to pay a £100 fee. Full Article
y ASK TONY: I was scammed out of £170, so why isn't PayPal paying up? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:29:37 GMT I received two texts from PayPal in the early hours of August 6 about a suspicious transaction. It was for £170.94 to a company called Zalando SE. I replied at 10.21am to say it was unauthorised. Full Article
y I booked my BA flights through a third party. Am I still able to get a voucher or a cash refund? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 08:52:31 GMT My flight to Cambodia has still not been cancelled but I cannot go. I booked through a third party but not sure if this means I can get a voucher in lieu of flights or a cash refund? Full Article
y I moved flat last weekend, during the coronavirus outbreak. Can I get my deposit back in 10 days? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:57:30 GMT I moved flat last weekend, thankfully just before the Government lockdown. Will I still be able to get my deposit back from my old flat, once I leave, within 10 days? Full Article
y TONY HETHERINGTON: A huge payments scam - and Nationwide and Visa should be ashamed By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 08:03:28 GMT I fell for a sales pitch from Easytrade.biz, and now am unable to withdraw any money. I have filled in several withdrawal forms, but it never happenes. Full Article
y Should I use my Lifetime Isa as a supplementary pension? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 06:40:32 GMT I'm 27 and hold a stocks and shares Lifetime Isa with Nutmeg, and haven't even considered whether there are legalities around what age I can take my private pension, which I haven't needed to consider Full Article
y ASK TONY: We waited two weeks for Morrisons order, then RBS blocked it By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 08:21:22 GMT My wife and I received a message from our bank saying there had been an 'unusual' request for payment on our account and it had declined to pay it. The payment was to Morrisons. Full Article
y Chelsea Bonds and Infinity Bonds paying 27% - are they too good to be true? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 08:22:50 GMT We have a chunk of cash we want to tuck away for up to five years. I have seen two bonds advertised through Google. One is named Chelsea Bonds, the other is Infinity Bonds. Full Article
y ASK TONY: Husband's birthday Beatles treat fell victim to coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 08:25:20 GMT For my husband's 50th birthday I booked an apartment in Liverpool via Booking.com. He wanted to see all The Beatles memorabilia and we had tickets to see the tribute band. Full Article
y I need to cancel my TV licence but the website says I can't do that. Can I cancel my Direct Debit? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 08:03:45 GMT I need to get a TV licence refund but online it says that it isn't possible to request a refund at the moment due to coronavirus. Can I just cancel my direct debit with the bank instead? Full Article
y TONY HETHERINGTON: My uncle pays £492 a year to long dead funeral firm By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 08:04:33 GMT 'Going through my 91-year-old uncle's paperwork for him, I found he had signed up for Equitable Lifecare funeral plan in 2016, and has been paying £41 a month - £492 a year - since then.' Full Article
y From dentist bills to holidays: Your key coronavirus questions answered By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 08:30:48 GMT Can your employer force you to take your eight outstanding days of holiday amid the lockdown? Sarah Bridge talks to the experts to get the answers. Full Article
y ASK TONY: Metro bank froze my account and it has £30,000 stuck in it! By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 08:02:30 GMT Despite my repeated calls and a letter to Metro Bank's chief executive, it was almost a month before it wrote back asking for proof of address and details of my travel for the past 6 months. Full Article
y What can I do to cool down my one bed flat now the weather is getting hotter and I'm stuck inside? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 06:38:27 GMT I live in a small, one bed, second story flat. As the weather is getting hotter, so is my flat. What are the best methods, aside from opening windows, to cooling it down? Full Article
y Can work force me to take a pay cut without reducing my hours? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:12:31 GMT My employer has told me to take a 20 per cent pay cut due to the impact coronavirus is having on the business, yet I still have to work full-time. Is this allowed and what can I do if I'm not happy? Full Article
y Should I now wash my clothes at 60 degrees to help beat coronavirus? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 06:55:54 GMT Someone told me the other day that I should now be washing all clothes at 60 degrees to kill viruses such as coronavirus. Should I wash at 60? And if I do, how much extra would this cost? Full Article
y TONY HETHERINGTON: 'Please help...we just want to stop living in fear of Scottish Power' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 10:34:16 GMT My account with Scottish Power has been under review by the energy supplier for more than 18 months, as it insists we owe more than £7,000. The company claims we have not paid since 2013 Full Article
y ASK TONY: Why was hard-up son charged £51 to delay car loan payments By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 08:12:18 GMT My son has been laid off due to the coronavirus, so he contacted Suzuki Finance to arrange a one-month payment holiday. It agreed to this, but said it will charge him £51 for this month. Full Article
y I am struggling to get a refund for a takeaway. What are my rights? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 08:13:24 GMT I am a vegetarian and ordered a veggie pizza from a large chain but when it arrived, I found it had chicken on it - why has it taken so long to get a refund? Full Article