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the_priest wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 12:16 pm Trying to get hold of Royal Greenwich Council after they sent a threatening letter saying I owe them council tax when they actually owe me a 50% rebate on 9 months as a minister of religion and they are simply not adhering to the law.
Why does a minister of religion get a 50% rebate on council tax?
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Yambo wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:52 pm
Why does a minister of religion get a 50% rebate on council tax?
To keep them off the streets? Who wants wandering ministers religioning you on every street corner? ;)
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Yambo wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 4:52 pm
the_priest wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 12:16 pm Trying to get hold of Royal Greenwich Council after they sent a threatening letter saying I owe them council tax when they actually owe me a 50% rebate on 9 months as a minister of religion and they are simply not adhering to the law.
Why does a minister of religion get a 50% rebate on council tax?
Because we have to live in accommodation provided by Church near the place of worship we are licensed to. This means that we have to leave our principal home to live elsewhere. The Government in their wisdom decided that this deserved a 50% rebate in council tax as the owner is not leaving for convenience or choice. The same applies for Military people who have to live on base and their homes are vacant and other such instances where living on site is a necessity of the job. So not just ministers of religion, lots of other bods as well, I just fit into that category because of my life choices.
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Mussels wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 10:42 am They offered a service at a price, if they have fulfilled that service then they may not have done anything wrong legally. They are scam artists but not sure if it will count as an unfair contract.
I'd be more worried that they have also signed you up to a discount club that will take money every month, keep an eye on statements and check your emails carefully as it is probably buried in there somewhere so they can prove you were told. Edit: Cancelling your card will have taken care of that.
Yeah, this might be a sticking point to getting the bank to give me the money back. They may have done it, but after you lot pointed out my error, I jumped on the proper website and did it myself. It didn't say it was already SORN'd so I don't know if they had done it or not. I do know their T & Cs say I have 14 days to cancel, but the email address just bounces back and there's no other way to contact them, so I hope that that is something in my favour when the bank weighs everything up.
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14 days to cancel but no way to contact them is probably enough for your to get your money back, you tried the proper channels and they failed.
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McNab wrote: Tue Jul 13, 2021 5:44 pm the email address just bounces back and there's no other way to contact them
Don't know what the requirements are to 'officially' cancel, but 'whois' lookup on the url and variations of companies house or business directories might help?
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Butterscotch Angel Delight.
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gremlin wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:03 am Butterscotch Angel Delight.
It's farkin gorgeous. Got a few packets in the cupboard :)
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Yorick wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:05 am
gremlin wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:03 am Butterscotch Angel Delight.
It's farkin gorgeous. Got a few packets in the cupboard :)
Diarrhea of the devil.
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gremlin wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:42 am
Yorick wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:05 am
gremlin wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:03 am Butterscotch Angel Delight.
It's farkin gorgeous. Got a few packets in the cupboard :)
Diarrhea of the devil.
Guess what we're having the next time you bring the locusts :banana-dance:
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Yorick wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:45 am
gremlin wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:42 am
Yorick wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:05 am

It's farkin gorgeous. Got a few packets in the cupboard :)
Diarrhea of the devil.
Guess what we're having the next time you bring the locusts :banana-dance:
Do it in those sugary basket things. Awesome
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weeksy wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:46 am
Yorick wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:45 am
gremlin wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:42 am

Diarrhea of the devil.
Guess what we're having the next time you bring the locusts :banana-dance:
Do it in those sugary basket things. Awesome
Eh? What?
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Have you tried the Angel Delight No Added Sugar?

Don't.

I flippin' loves AD, even Butterscotch (which was invented in Doncaster, butterscotch, not AD), but the Sugar free stuff is horrible.
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Yorick wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:46 am
weeksy wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:46 am
Yorick wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:45 am
Guess what we're having the next time you bring the locusts :banana-dance:
Do it in those sugary basket things. Awesome
Eh? What?
Askey's 6 Brandy Snap Baskets

That's it! Couldn't think of the name
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weeksy wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:49 am
Yorick wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:46 am
weeksy wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:46 am

Do it in those sugary basket things. Awesome
Eh? What?
Askey's 6 Brandy Snap Baskets

That's it! Couldn't think of the name
I rend my cloth. You lot are all dead to me.
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gremlin wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:53 am
weeksy wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:49 am
Yorick wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:46 am
Eh? What?
Askey's 6 Brandy Snap Baskets

That's it! Couldn't think of the name
I rend my cloth. You lot are all dead to me.
Woo hoo. No more locust invasions :banana-dance:
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gremlin wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:42 am
Yorick wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:05 am
gremlin wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:03 am Butterscotch Angel Delight.
It's farkin gorgeous. Got a few packets in the cupboard :)
Diarrhea of the devil.
Sugar, Modified Starch, Palm Oil, Gelling Agents (Sodium Phosphates, Diphosphates), Emulsifiers (Propylene Glycol Esters of Fatty Acids, Lecithins), Lactose (Milk), Colours (Plain Caramel, Carotenes), Milk Proteins, Butter Powder (1%) (Dried Butter (Milk), Glucose Syrup, Milk Proteins, Stabiliser (Triphosphate)), Light Brown Sugar (1%), Whey Powder (Milk), Calcium Carbonate, Anti-Caking Agent (Silicon Dioxide), Flavouring

Mmmm... What's not to like? ;D
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not enough sugar :)
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Saga Lout wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 12:39 pm
gremlin wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:42 am
Yorick wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:05 am

It's farkin gorgeous. Got a few packets in the cupboard :)
Diarrhea of the devil.
Sugar, Modified Starch, Palm Oil, Gelling Agents (Sodium Phosphates, Diphosphates), Emulsifiers (Propylene Glycol Esters of Fatty Acids, Lecithins), Lactose (Milk), Colours (Plain Caramel, Carotenes), Milk Proteins, Butter Powder (1%) (Dried Butter (Milk), Glucose Syrup, Milk Proteins, Stabiliser (Triphosphate)), Light Brown Sugar (1%), Whey Powder (Milk), Calcium Carbonate, Anti-Caking Agent (Silicon Dioxide), Flavouring

Mmmm... What's not to like? ;D
And people worry about a little bit of covid killing them... ;)
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Arthritis is boiling my piss, good and proper. Turns out I have plenty of it! :roll: Oh well, could have been worse I suppose? I could have got it in my late 40s instead of my late 50s! :think: