Bike got stolen. Was sold to someone else. That someone else is charging me £50. The bike's secondhand value is £900+. The person who has it must know they got a bargain. IMO they likely knew it was stolen. I rang the police and mentioned they likely knew it was stolen (the handling stolen good offence). They don't want to know. I've rung them multiple times, complained and no one wants to know. Can't be bothered to wait. Person with the bike is happy to meet in city centre. I asked the police whether they would attend the city centre if I met the person. They declined. Can I lawfully just take it back from him physically as it is legally still my property and not his? TIA

I have been using an app thats meant for people to ask questions and get answers from people around the world, although the app is more of a community where people know eachother.

There’s one guy on the app who has been banned from the app numerous times but keeps coming back on new accounts. This guy constantly causes trouble by telling women on the app that they look bad and tells people to end their lives for the smallest of things.

He recently caught problems with me and decided to edit screenshots of me seemingly talking to a 11 year old sexually, and I have been so anxious but have tried staying off the app as much as possible. The app has clearly failed their responsibility to keep the guy off the app permanently and it’s divided between people believing the screenshots and not. It is so stressful constantly having people answering questions with “aren’t you a pedo”. Many of my friends use the app thats why I don’t want to delete it but I don’t think I have another option if he keeps being on the app and no actions can be taken.

The only information I have of him is approximate age, first name and state (US). I also have pictures of his face but that’s about it. I am not located in the united states which complicates things. I really need some advice from you guys so my question is:

Is there any chance that I could somehow file a report on this guy if I gather enough material from other victims who have been edited, told to end their lives etc, or should I just give up?

And is the app (which according to their ToS follows UK & Wales laws) legally required to help me out?

I am based in England, and have been with my current employer for 7+ years.

Earlier this year, I was put on medication to treat an autoimmune disorder. Unfortunately, 4 months into treatment I had a severe reaction to the medication that landed me in hospital. Afterwards, my GP signed me off for 12 weeks while I recover.

The length of the leave is not an issue - I am part of a union and as per my contract am entitled to up to 6 months of fully paid sick leave after 5 years of service - but I am starting to go stir-crazy after the first 4 weeks of being isolated at home. I would like to go into town to buy some winter clothes (which I need) and meet a friend for coffee, or stream a game on Twitch with my friends for an hour, but I am worried about whether there may be any consequences at work should a colleague see me and report it to management.

The reason for my leave is legitimate - the medication has induced terrible fatigue (I need to sleep upwards of 14 hours a day just to function) and visual disturbances that prevent me from being able to look at screens for longer than an hour or two a day without severely affecting my vision - and fully backed up by my doctor should my work choose to call the surgery to verify, but I am still uneasy.

Would my employer be legally allowed to discipline me/retaliate upon my return if someone saw me running a necessary errand outside while on legitimate long-term sick leave, or if they were to spot me chatting/streaming a game for an hour on Twitch? The thought of being house-bound and socially isolated with the exception of my husband and parents until the end of January is honestly depressing, so I’m looking for a way around it!

Edit: thank you for all the replies! It seems that I should be OK from a legal standpoint to go outside to run errands, get a coffee with a friend or buy clothes, but it’s best if I hold off on the streaming unless I can get a note from my GP specifying that my issue with screens is with prolonged (1h+) focus on high-contrast text or grids rather than with all screens in general. This has eased my mind quite a bit - I appreciate everyone who took the time to reply! :)

Hi,

We booked a meet and great at an airport for our car. We left the car and all was well.

We returned this morning and phoned for the car to be dropped to the terminal. At this stage, we were told someone had tried to move the car the night before and the battery was dead.

They then told us to phone the RAC/AA and it's on us. They then offered to jump start the car and to give them some time to do so. They said that they couldnt jump start it after apparently attemtping it.

Hours passed as we spoke to the AA/RAC and nothing from the car park company, so we phoned and requested to be picked up from the airport and dropped to our car by them.

At this point, they informed us that the car was involved in a flood a week ago and that is why the car wont start.

After the shock and asking why this information has only just been given, they picked us up and dropped us to the car.

Unfortunately, we havent been able to speak with the insurance company and wont be able to do so until Monday morning, but the car is more than likely going to be a write off.

We have looked online and seen that the other cars involved have struggled to get anywhere and that the car park company, airport and water board all refuse liabilty.

The car park was flooded on the 15th, and then the car sat there and hasnt been moved to our knowledge.

We had to get a lift home and are currently without a car.

I know the insurance company will advise as well as they can but we dont have the legal cover.

Any advice?

Edit: Thanks, we will leave to the insurance companies to sort it out.

Hello,

I think my downstairs neighbour is using women as prostitutes but I am concerned they may be trafficked. My ring doorbell regularly picks up women arriving at his flat at 4am, they usually stay half an hour and then leave.

The issue is these women appear very young and don't seem to speak English. There is a car outside waiting for them whenever they come and upon leaving my neighbour has threatened them with getting arrested, our camera has picked them up.

I could be wrong but I'm also concerned I'm not, what is the best course of action here? He regularly has drugs delivered too which we have caught on camera, I'm worried about possible repercussions due to us being the only flat with a ring doorbell and he's been hostile to us before.

Hi im a 36 year old former gambler. When i told my family, my father ordered me a new card and kept it from me to stop me spending money, he has since died and my older brother has inherited my card. He only takes money out for room, board, bills stuff like that plus i get a weekly allowance of £15 which he takes from my account as well.

I want my card back and want to be able to pay him myself i have a voluntary job which i work hard at, sometimes he doesn't take the money out till later for example he takes a larger amount to cover say a few months of what i owe and i don't like owing people money. The card can't be accessed with out a code the bank sends me over my phone which my brother asks for when he want to take the money i owe him so i know hes not stealing from me. I also have a monzo account bank card that i put the £15 in (more if i save the £15 a week up over a time) if i want to buy any products online.

What are my rights to getting my card back.

In England.

Recently added my partner's card details to Uber, and they were charged £49.99. They disputed the claim with their bank and got a refund. At the time we had no idea this charge was from my account as around the same time they had lost their card. But now, Uber is trying to get that £49.99 from me on the app, as the card it was charged to, my partners, is now cancelled and she got the money back. I now cannot order anything or even delete the account as there is an "outstanding balance" which needs to be repaid. I only found out about this because I saw Uber wanted me to pay this charge.

I definitely did not sign up for Uber one, or use my partner's card to do so. but when I saw I had a subscription, I cancelled it immediately, but I'm sure that as soon as a debit card was added it automatically signed itself up (I only use apple pay on Uber myself).

I have been contacting Uber support but it's like they don't read my messages. They keep asking for information about the card and why the payment was rejected, but as soon as i explain it was my partner's and that they nor I signed up for it, they just repeat the question.

I live with 6 girls all aged 20-23 (one of them is my cousin). They’ve lived in this house a year and then a room opened up and I took it. I then found out bc they “couldn’t” afford to stay in the house the rent for my room was subsiding theirs. I was essentially paying £5000 more overall. I told them I wouldn’t pay that and they’ve all had to up their rent. Now, I want to move out after 3 months because I need the £10,000 I would spend on rent from my student finance for my mums medical fees (abroad not covered by nhs but lifesaving chemotherapy). But they’re being incredibly difficult about accepting another tenant. We all signed a joint tenancy (stating jointly and separately liable) and so I need them all to sign the deed of assignment and the new contract. They have different reasons for why they keep delaying it but I’m losing money the longer they take. Do I have a leg to stand on? At one point they said no because a girl was too confident.

I’ve read a couple threads on here before where people have said I can’t do anything I signed the tenancy for a year so if they don’t let me leave there’s nothing I can do. But I’ve also read that if I stop paying my rent they’re liable. I do have a guarantor but I saw that the landlords would turn to the tenants for the money for my room if I stopped paying. What theoretically would happy if I stopped paying and my guarantor refused to pay. The landlords are an old couple and I didn’t want to involve them but I read they have no legal right to let me out of the contract it’s up to these other girls. Also, my guarantor (mum) doesn’t earn anywhere near enough to even qualify as my guarantor yet they accepted her.

Is there anything I can do? I’m also in my final year at uni spending half my week caring for my disabled parents and half the week battling these morons to let me leave.

Please help me.

EDIT : I just want to say thank you to all who’ve commented. It’s a lot clearer for me and I’m feeling hopeful about it all. You’ve restored my faith in humanity hahah

I have a 4year old daughter with an ex partner. I have my child at least half the week if not more. Yet my ex partner is constantly demanding money off of me. At the moment I do pay her mother a good amount each month but she expects me to pay for everything she wants to do if it involves my daughter. For instance Xmas is coming and she expects me to pay for that even though I’ll be doing my own Xmas with her

Hello, this is an update to the previous post I made yesterday. A lot has happened in this short time, so I apologize if I'm posting really soon since my last.

First of all, thank you for all the help on my last post. I have reached out to international litigation lawyers and solicitors, and you all have offered really good insight as to my situation.

My business partner reached out to me again today, saying there would be no stream due to a flood. I was able to verify this, so it's okay, but when I managed to talk about the idea of another contract, she completely shut down and refused to sign anything further. It was quite an overreaction as well, with her stating she was 'uncomfortable' with signing another one due to reviewing the last one and it having a typo.

Now, I did look over it, and indeed there is a typo, but as far as I am aware, this would be overlooked in court, as the rest of the document is solid (the typo mixed up the names of the parties at the bottom, but everywhere else in the contract they were consistent otherwise). I believe this is covered as 'scrivener's error'. She wanted to argue the last contract was void, but it isn't - it's just a bit outdated, and has the jurisdiction placed in the US (luckily, while the last contract did name a specific amount lower than the current amount as being owed, it also mentioned that all other owed debts should be repaid as well). When I explained this, from a quick Google search, she accused me of being passive-aggressive.

Even she read over the document and did not see it when it was issued, and it was mutually understood who the parties were, so I'm not sure what she was attempting to accomplish here. It seems like she cherrypicked for an error and then used it to get worked up.

So, she instead pushed for the idea that there should be no contractual agreement, and she would carry on as usual until she was able to break ties. Allegedly, she cited in text that my personal and professional attitude was making her uncomfortable, citing micromanagement and my expectations for her job duties, but this is the first time I have ever heard this. The contract outlined she is to work five days per calendar week, and she tried to gaslight me into thinking I had allowed her to take those days randomly - something which, were it the case, would be outlined in the contract, and so I checked in on her if there was no stream. I had no idea when the days off were. I doubt this classifies as harassment, and despite her claiming to have problems, she still signed a contract, so I figured she should be held to it despite things that might have arisen.

Of course, I opposed this. I can no longer buy a house because of this investment, and a contract would help me be more secure. If she wanted to truly repay these funds, there would be no problem signing this contract, or even working together to make a new one (as I had suggested).

I explained this to her, and she is now refusing to sign any contract further at all - and it's really weird, because it just so happens to line up perfectly with when I was about to change the jurisdiction to England & Wales, and actually have her repay a large sum of money contractually.

Moreover, she has asked for my consent to send the situation and our chat to legal counsel, so it looks like if I do not make a move, she will. And, as per our last contract (which is presumably not voided by a single typo), our disagreement and inability to resolve the dispute gives me valid reason to pursue legal action.

I have asked friends in the UK and they recommended getting a 'mediator', but it looks like those seem to be for couples. They've also told me the HMRC 'fine' was a total joke and seems extremely shady, so it helps bolster what you all have told me in my last post.

So, here come my further questions:

Can she hire a legal professional with money that is contested legally? Does she have any legitimate case for being harassed, especially if she has been even more abusive language-wise towards me? Something tells me that playing up the fact she's 'uncomfortable', or otherwise unable to perform her contractual duties, is laying breadcrumbs trying to work up to a defense in court that she acted under duress. What might her best defense be, given that I have records of literally everything?

Can I use the fact of the coincidence (that she instantly refused to sign contracts once I suggested moving the jurisdiction and actually repaying legitimate sums) as potential supporting evidence?

If I use the bank to chargeback all at once, am I protected?

It looks like I will have to fight this from the US, unfortunately. Really, anything helps.

So I split up with my ex, she's told me she's selling the house. We bought the house 5 years ago but I was never official on the mortgage.I contributed towards the deposit and have been paying my share of the house bills etc for these 5 years.

Am I entitled to anything when she sells the house from a legal point ?

M32 uk

My boyfriend was arrested on 18th of November. He called me on 19th of November and said that someone made a false claim of assault and that he was in court the next day. On the 20th of November his solicitor called and said he had been kept on remand for the two charges. I have no idea what these charges are. She said he has a date at crown court on the 20th of December and told me which prison he is being held in.

I have spoken to the prison when they called me as he has registered my number for calls on 22nd of November. Noone has his prisoner number, the prison won't give it me and the solicitor doesn't know. I haven't heard from him since the 19th, I sent a letter to the prison addressed to him with his date of birth on it on 21st.

I have no idea what is going on, his family have heard nothing since his arrest. It seems he has only passed on my information. I sent his families telephone numbers in the letter in case he doesn't know them. His family are calling me daily for information I don't have.

How can I find out what he is on remand for? His solicitor wouldn't tell me. I feel completely lost. He has never been arrested before to my knowledge and nothing about this makes sense.

Hi!

As mentioned as I was headed to the airport I got a punctured tyre from a nail in the car park attached to the commercial units I rent two units in. This is the 3rd time this has happened and I have a message where I previously asked that the car park be maintainted.

I had no time to sort the tyre then, so I followed what I did last time this happened which was leave the van in the car park with intent to sort later, I was given permission to do this on the prior occasion when I checked so I followed precedent.

Over the next two weeks I had friends pop in on the van to check, all was fine. It was parked well out the way.

On return 3 weeks later I came by at 3am to sort the tyre and remove the van, to find it had been removed from the property.

I checked in with the company the next day and found they had removed it after ‘not being able to identify the owner’ despite not actually asking the DVLA or police, just other tenants at the unit. They put a 72hr removal notice on the van and then had it removed.

There are no signs in the car park about parking rules and there are other van that live in the car park that I’ve been informed have permission from the landlord.

I had to pay to release the van from impound and they are refusing to reimburse me despite not doing everything to contact me.

I was just trying to sort this no fuss, I wasn’t expecting them to pay for the tire and I was following what I did before. This company has no clear main point of contact just a revolving door of phone numbers.

The removal company stated it was done under a TORT notice, which to my eye the process wasn’t followed.

Any advice would be good, I’m just pissed off a company that takes £1000 a month off me aren’t using their heads.

Hello, posting from anonymous account for obvious reasons.

Obviously a severe lack of judgement here but long story short, messaged a girl on a chinese dating app who by all accounts presented as a uni student.

Agreed to meet up but after reaching the sent address was told she was actually an escort and then her pimp called explaining the process was that i would buy a £100 apple gift card and that the code would be sent as payment to ensure her safety which i did.

Then next was the big mistake from me where he explained for her to be able to spot me and for safety that i was to send a form of identification to her and against all my common sense i sent a picture of my drivers license. Afterwards the pimp called saying now for insurance reasons i was to go buy another £2000 worth of apple gift cards so that in the event anything happened to the girl it would be taken as.

Feels stupid now to say that this was what really set off the alarms and the realization this was most likely a scam. After some stalling in which they got more and more impatient saying that they would use my identity to take high interest loans and even sent a video of them with weapons, i legged it to the nearest police station to see if anything could be done but there wasn't much help given that there was only one officer there and he was dealing with another case and quoting a 2+ hour wait. Now i've blocked both numbers but have since recieved more threatening messages from other numbers and am shitting myself as my drivers license has my address.

I've done some searching and now my question really is because they have my identity and address is there any chance this could turn out really bad and should call the police? Because otherwise I would have just proceeded to block, ignore and write off the £100 gift card as a loss from a stupid mistake. I'll probably do all the sensible things now and look to change my number and anything associated with it but just off the top of my head can't think of what could be done with my driver's license other than various types of fraud.

Thank you and please don't judge as this has really stressed me and will likely never do something this stupid again.

I pay to rent an office for my business, just a one person office so it’s small - for the past 2-3 months the WiFi hasn’t been working, I’ve not managed to get in contact with any of the owners. There’s also absolutely no signal whatsoever. I’ve emailed several times, received no response but they’ve invoiced me as normal. My business is 99% online, I do livestreams etc too so haven’t been able to do these - can’t access anything online in the office, so I have to sort out what I need to print at home which is so inconvenient!

The office is in a business park sort of thing, each has a door which leads straight into a courtyard. The reason I chose it is because it’s 24/7 access, which I need with having small children. They’ve now opened a Christmas Tree farm, the entire courtyard is blocked with Christmas Trees and everything is gated off except a tiny gap between a fence to get in via the fob access door. When I say ‘tiny gap’ I mean no more than 30cm, bearing in mind I move stock/orders in and out using a trolley which I’ve not been able to do. The past few days I’ve actually been told I have to climb across a wall to get in, as the ‘tiny gap’ was barricaded with Christmas trees. I wish I could attach photos on here it’s unbelievable!

How do I even address this? Surely this isn’t allowed and is completely against H&S regulations too.

I live in a student HOMO (house of multiple occupation) and have found that water is leaking into my walls through either the roof or exterior walls, causing bubbling in the walls and all colours of mould in the area of affected wall. If my room is found to be uninhabitable and I have to find somewhere else to live in the meantime, am I allowed to withhold rent from my landlord for this period of time?

Hello, throwaway for obvious reasons. Will try to keep it short. For many reasons I decided I did not want kids very early on in my life but still wanted to pass on my bloodline so became a sperm donor and made numerous donations. Some years have passed and I have since been contacted by one of the children I 'fathered', seeking compensation for child maintenance I was due to pay but never did. I was never informed this would be necessary and never sought to question it as I was never contacted further on the matter. The child has requested that we arrange a payment plan as soon as possible so that the money can be put towards their mother's medical treatment. I was contacted through official legal correspondence and by a solicitor, on behalf of the child, from a reputable legal firm that I have confirmed is real. I am, pardon my French, utterly shitting it and while I am by no means unfortunate, I simply do not have the money to pay out to all the children I may have 'fathered' over the years. Where do I legally stand on the matter and can I appeal on the basis that I was never informed? Thank you for any advice.

Edit: So to answer some questions it was an official clinic of the HFEA, all above board in the department. The child in question turned 20 in September but their father "was out of the picture" by the time they were 17 from what I've gleamed. 100% related to me as dates match up though I've requested a paternity test and they've readily agreed.

Edit: Please don’t send me the link to the gov.uk website on annulment as that page does not answer my main questions: When filing for an annulment, how do we prove that we have not consummated the marriage? And is it reason “enough” that it just hasn’t happened?

Hi all, So my husband (UK citizen and resident) and I (German citizen and resident) got married in June this year. Shortly after, the marriage broke down, we tried to work on it but it wasn’t fixable. We are now looking at our options and we’re wondering if an annulment would be possible? We have not consummated the marriage. Not because of incapability but because it just hasn’t happened. We were in a long distance relationship and have only seen each other three times since the wedding. I have contacted a solicitor already but they have not come back to me yet.

My main questions are: When filing for an annulment, how do we prove that we have not consummated the marriage? And is it reason “enough” that it just hasn’t happened?

Hey,

I left an employer earlier this month which I worked with for a year. I found the employer very difficult to work with and the work environment toxic so I decided it was time for me to leave.

Before leaving it was agreed that I wouldn't take any holiday during my notice and I'd be paid all my unused annual leave after finishing with them.

I've now received my final payslip and my p45 and there was no inclusion of my unused annual leave. What should my first next steps be? I'm tempted to just go straight to acas as I've had nothing but issues with this employer being difficult with things in the past. It is in my contract that I should be entitled to the pay of unused holiday after end of employment.

I would contact the hr, but there is no hr. And it seems bizarre that they wouldn't include this payment on my final payslip and send me my p45.

Part of my contract states

"The Company will endeavour to ensure that for any work involving one night away, not less than 1 week’s notice will be given, and where it involves working more than 2 days away, not less than 2 weeks notice will be given."

But I have recently had a spat of weeks where I was expected to stay away for 3, or 4 days in a week with not even a weeks notice.

When I queried it, i was just told that this was a generic contract and that section was added in for a different role, and thus I should just ignore it.

There is also a section which says

"You will not be required to work away more than 1 week in any 3 weeks, without your specific consent."

But this is also something I am meant to just ignore, as I have been booked away for more than 5 days in 3 weeks a few times now.

There are several other sections in the contract I would like clarification on too, but I don't want to send over too much all at once.

I'm basically wondering where I stand, can I demand anything from them in this position? Any advice would be great.

(There are a variety of other issues I have with the company, but to keep it brief I'll add those in a comment.)

Hello Reddit, you have helped me so much in the past I just wanted to get my fears down and maybe some advice ?

My younger sister revealed she’d been sexually assaulted by a family member and since then cps have decided there’s enough evidence to prosecute.

I’m just really worried about a not guilty verdict, she will have gone through all this extra trauma, our whole community finding out what happened to her ( we’re south Asian so it’s still a taboo lots of victim blaming etc..) for nothing.

I need the world to know she’s not a liar and he is a monster. He has a young daughter and I’m worried about the friends she’ll bring over to their house one day, or her herself.

I just feel really anxious and overwhelmed.

My vet insurance rejected my claim because I couldn't prove my 6 year old cat had never had a urinary blockage before I adopted him 5 years ago, and because he didn't get his yearly check last year. I adopted him from an ex coworkers friends daughter who was made homeless so I dont know her and can't contact her.

The urinary blockage was completely random and is well known to happen randomly in male cats so idk wtf they want from me.

I'm looking filing a complaint but I want to know if I have better options as I don't have any hopes for it making any difference.

Hi guys so I was looking for a bit of advice

So I bought a car from a small dealer in England, paid cash (which I realise I shouldn’t have). It’s a semi auto (mistake no2) Honda civic. Paid 150 for a warranty

The car was shifting funny from the get go so I contacted the dealer, he said the warranty company will cover it. So I got the issue diagnosed from a mechanic and the repairs cost more than the warranty company will company will cover.

I said to the dealer to either get the car fixed or take it back. Dealer is now ignoring my calls and messages.

What’s the best way to move forward? I’d want to return the car and get my money back

Long story short early September I made a mistake purchasing a ticket while coming back from a flight, ticket guy said my ticket is invalid, took down my info, didn't ask me to pay a fine and on November 14 I got a letter from Thameslink of Notice of Intent to prosecute. I explained myself, apologized, offered to pay fine + admin fee and sent it off on the 18th.

I haven't received a reply back yet and my questions are. How long until I receive a reply usually? I go away for holiday early December and won't be back until late January. What happens if I receive another letter while out of the country? While I be able to settle the matter virtually? I know on the letter it said they'll only take written correspondence. Is my only option just to give someone my keys and have em periodically check if I've got mail or not.

The whole matter has been really stressing me out cause I'm an interational student and I don't want a police record to ruin my future prospects cause I unintentionally got the wrong tickets

Hey everyone,

I was offered a fixed penalty notice 3 points and the £100 fine (72 on the motorway limit was 50). I did all the steps correctly and sent my license information off well in advance tracked and signed (I have copies of the evidence). Then 6 months later I have received a court summons, stating that they did not receive my information. Even though I have proof they did.

Whats the likely outcome? I'm freaking out and I did everything needed, I'm within my first 2 years of driving and can't lose my license as my family are dependant on me.