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CAG Community Centre Subforums:-

• Martin3030 - - 1958 - 2013
• Campaign
• Weight loss
• Give up smoking - - here
• Make do and mend - What are your cost-cutting tips?
• eBook Readers - eReaders
• Technical Computer/IT/Console/SatNav Questions
• CAG Meets
• Coronavirus – CoVid-19
• The Youth Consumer Service

Consumer TV and Radio Listings

CAG library Subforums

• Data Protection
• Debt Collection
• Legal
• Mortgages and Secured Loans
• Statutes & Legal Information
• Court Procedure and General Guidance (mainly England and Wales)
• Northern Ireland – County Court Procedure
• Scottish Civil Procedure
• The Consumer Rights Act 2015
• Guides and advice on using the forum
• The Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013
• The Consumer Contracts Regulation
• Consumer Credit Sourcebook (Conc - FCA rules)
• Residential and Commercial lettings/Freehold materials
• Private parking materials and guidance
• General Consumer Tips and Guidance

Bank and Finance Subforums:

• Ulster Bank
• General
• Financial Ombudsman Service
• Scotland Banks & Finance
• Payment Protection Insurance (PPI)
• Alliance & Leicester
• Barclays Bank
• Cooperative Bank
• Halifax Bank and Bank of Scotland
• HSBC Bank
• Lloyds Bank
• Loan brokers/credit brokers
• MBNA
• Metro Bank
• NatWest Bank
• Nationwide
• Royal Bank of Scotland
• TSB
• Santander
• Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank and Northern Bank
• A Word from the Banks
• Historic Bank Claims

Other Institutions

• CPP Group Plc
• Monument cards
• Creation Finance
• Provident and associated companies.
• Amex
• Blemain Finance
• Capital One
• CitiCards/Citi Financial/Associates
• Egg
• M&S Cards
• Welcome Finance
• Store Cards
• Other Institutions Successes
• Newday
• Tesco Bank

Non-Retail subforums

• The building trade and installers
• Internet Piracy Claims and other bounty hunting activities
• General Consumer Issues
• Insurance/Assurance Companies (Not Car Insurance)
• Pensions - including Pensions Fraud
• Local Authority, Council Tax and Business Rates Issues
• Residential and Commercial lettings/Freehold issues
• Students

Retail Subforums

• Cash4phones, DeviceBuyer and other mobiles to cash companies
• General Retail
• Argos
• BrightHouse and other "rent to own" Hire Purchase Stores
• Broadband and other Internet issues
• Comet
• Currys/PCWorld/Dixons
• Digital TV Services
• Gyms and Health Clubs
• Pets and Vets
• High Street Stores
• Holiday & Airline companies
• Mail order catalogues
• Online Stores
• PCWorld
• Utilities - Gas, Electricity, Water
• Postal and Delivery Services
• Retailers - High Street and On-line Stores Forums
• Telecoms - mobile or fixed

Work, Social and Community Subforums:

• Self Employment Issues and Questions
• Armed Forces, Military Families and Veterans
• Employment and minimum wage problems
• Visas/Entry Clearance
• Cycling
• Retail loss Prevention/Other shoplifting allegations.
• Homelessness
• Benefits and HMRC
• Rural communities
• NHS
• Public transport (Trains, tubes and buses)
• Special needs, Disability etc

PayDay loan and other Short Term Loans subforum:

• PayDay loans and Short Term loans - General
• Capital Finance One/ Mtcollect
• Cash Genie and associate companies
• Minicredit /Minicashloans
• Motormile Finance UK Ltd/Lantern
• Payday Express/Wage advance/Cashtillpayday
• Quick Quid and associated trading names
• Safeloans UK
• Toothfairy Finance Limited
• Wageday Advanced Ltd/Yorkshire Cheques.
• Wonga and associated companies

Debt subforums:

• Overseas Debt/Overseas Account issues
• Debt Management Plan Companies
• Debt management and Debt self-help
• Debt Collection Agencies
• Bailiffs - Help with Dealing with Bailiffs and Enforcement Agents including HCEO
• Bailiffs and Enforcement Industry - General discussions
• General Debt Issues
• Mortgage companies
• Log Book Loans / Bills of Sale
• Dealing with Debt in Scotland
• Mortgages and Secured Loans
• Home Repossessions
• Credit Reference Agencies
• Vehicle Finance and Vehicle Repossessions
• Effects of debt on Health and Lifestyle
• Formal Solutions: Bankruptcy, Administration Orders, Debt Relief Orders and IVAs

Motoring subforums

• Motor Insurance
• General Motoring Issues
• DVLA
• Garage services
• Local Authority Parking and Traffic Offences
• Speeding and Motoring Offences
• Private Land Parking Enforcement
• Vehicle retailers and manufacturers
• Big Motoring World

Legal Issues subforums

• Financial Legal Issues
• General Legal Issues
• Data Protection and Default Issues