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Flip it: How to Get the Best Out of Everything
Chris Evans recommended the book “Flip It!” on his Radio 2 show, and interviewed the author Michael Heppell. To say it’s ground-breaking could well be the case….and at about a fiver, you can’t go wrong. [Read more...]
If you can excuse the irritating advert, this offer from www.confused.com/nectar is a great one. If you collect Nectar points, and are looking for car insurance, today could be the day for you to sign up to confused.com/nectar, as you will get 1000 bonus Nectar points when you sign up.
Great news for British Gas customers, you can now collect Nectar points at www.britishgas.co.uk/nectar. Which means, just by being a customer of British Gas, you are collecting Nectar points, effectively without doing anything. Potentially there is 200 points up for grabs with each fuel you receive from British Gas, be it gas or electricity.
And if you use any of their homecare products, you can collect even more Nectar points. Head over to www.britishgas.co.uk/nectar or www.britishgas.co.uk/nectarlink and see what you can earn on your Nectar points.
NB Anyone struggling to reach www.scottishgas.co.uk/nectarlink, it might be worth trying www.britishgas.co.uk/nectarlink, or alternatively www.britishgas.co.uk/nectar. Some or all of these links should work.
Nectar points offer a great way to pick up a deal or some goods. Much like Tesco Clubcard points, you collect Nectar points every time you make a purchase. If you save up enough points, you can trade them in for things like hotel breaks or electrical goods. I’ve personally amassed a great total of points over the years, so I’m closing in on a holiday deal as we speak!
You can collect Nectar points on purchases at Sainsburys, and also with companies like BP and Homebase. Personally I’ve taken advantage of the offer at www.confused.com/nectar, which gives you 1000 bonus Nectar Points! Pretty good deal, and will do wonders for your Nectar Points balance if you combine it with the likes of britishgas.co.uk/nectar, and www.sainsburys.co.uk/nectar.
Given the associated costs of fuel, collecting Nectar points via www.britishgas.co.uk/nectarlink could be a great way to build up your Nectar points and grab yourself a deal!
Oasis and Wembley. Like two peas in a pod. Actually, make that 3 peas in a pod, because Kasabian are the most pea like of them all. If ever there was a candidate for upstaging the main event, this was it.
The Gallagher brothers were surely taking a chance enlisting the young indie upstarts to precede them for their London shows. To say the crowd had been whipped up into a frenzy is an understatement. Highlight of the evening goes to “Fire”, for lifting the non-existent roof off of Wembley, in a reaction that far surpassed that of Glastonbury this year.
But what of Oasis? The high energy performance of Liam tempered by the softer, but equally encapsulating presence of Noel. Absolutely sumptious. Songs like Rock n Roll Star sound as fresh as they did back in 1994, the heart-breaking Slide Away and Noel’s Waiting for the Rapture, and surprise inclusion of Whatever (in favour of crowd favourite Importanc e of Being Idle) set the place alight. A shame that the latter had to be omitted at all.
A great beer-soaked ending to Oasis’ residency at Wembley stadium then, and almost reminiscent of the glory days of Knebworth. Be Here Now? It’s an absolute pleasure. Question is, how long will the Gallagher brothers remain together…
Renewing your tax disc is one of those irritating, time consuming tasks and cost that noone likes doing. Then there’s finding out the prices. That is, until now.
Thankfully you can renew your tax disc online now at www.direct.gov.uk/taxdisc, so now the hassle has been taken out of it – it’s a really useful site. Click any of the links above or below for further information.
It’s well worth renewing for the full 12 months, as opposed to doing it in 6 month splits. That way you can forget about it for a whole year. And fear not, if you happen to sell your car, you can always claim back any leftover tax that you have paid for. And then a lovely cheque drops through your letterbox. I’ve done this in the past through www.direct.gov.uk/taxdisc, so couldn’t believe my luck when I received a rebate on my tax disc.
You can also declare your vehicle as SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification), if your vehicle is off the road, and not being driven.
Bearing in mind prices of most things are continually rising, I would always go for the 12 month tax disk. Besides, you can claim it back if need be should you decide to sell your car.
Alternatively, get yourself an old car like a VW Beetle from the 1970′s, which due to its age doesn’t require taxation. That would save you a bit of cash but you might end up losing it again on repair bills for your old banger!
Whatever you choose to do, the most important thing is to MAKE SURE YOU ARE COVERED! You really, really don’t want to get caught out with an un-taxed vehicle. Just as you wouldn’t want to be caught out driving without car insurance or a valid MOT. Don’t leave it to chance, make sure you’re covered. Head to www.direct.gov.uk/taxdisc now to save yourself hassle later on…
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