hi sorry for such a late reply - i though I posted this answer already but it didint work as i am not allowedto post links yet on this site. they have changed the signs since they did google street view it used to be a "controled zone" it is now "permit holders"- The street were I parked is Ashfield Road - just of mansfield road NG18 2AD you can see a white building on the corner of the street if you use street view to go into ashfield road you can see there used to be signs on all the lamposts but they were obviously removed when they changed the main signs?????? just to catch people like me out I think I have untill tomorrow to pay the reduced amount

no they nver check him over - except to see how his hips are doing - I think we have all realised that he is just getting progressivly worse and although the long term use of drugs may shorten his life its all about giving him quality. so he goes in - asks if hes ok and administer thanks for the link

Hi thanks all for your replys Yes we have started looking at cutting down costs - are vets do like to try and squeeze every penny out of you - but we have been with them for so long and he is old you just tend to stay with the one you know. He is on regular painkillers - we have found these on the net at a cost price - more than half of what the vet charges us - we now ask for the prescription and buy else were - even with the prescription cost we are saving £20 (the vet will not write us a repeat perscription - even though he has been on these of a long time and will prob be on them till the end) so we have to pay for the perscription every month but maybe another vet would do us another one. He is on cartropen injections one a month- also the vet charges us a consultation fee each time ???? if we can get these on prescription - I am a nurse so ? could administer. The main cost is his hydrotherapy every week which he loves and really helps so we cant make any savings there May be time to change vets after all we are now waiting for a manager to ring us back from the insurance company - i still just find it so hard to justify such an increase but any suggestions welcome.

Looking around isnt an option unfortunatly - when you take out a new policy it never covers excisiting conditions. 75% is a little steep! - I have asked them to provide me with the statistics for the number of older dogs for the last 4 years so I can see if they can justify this increase - I was told I could not have this. So I asked if I was just suppost to take their word...for which they replied yes! surly under the freedom of information act I should be allowed acess to this information.

hi Not sure if anyone can answer this here as related to pet insurance. But I am asuming insurance is pretty much the same weather house/pet or car??????? My renewal came through today and they have increased my payments by 75% - can they do that They stated that is because the number of claims for older dogs has increased therfore as my dog falls in to this category my premium has gone up! So from £340 I now have to pay £600 a year which means out of the £1000 insurance my dog is covered for each year I actually only get £400. He is an old dog and prob only got another year left but he cost us around £3000 a year in vet bills so that extra is going to make a huge difference.

Hi thank you for your replys It was from Nottingham Council

Hi I recieved a parking fine for parking in a permit holders only area- however I feel that this was very unfair as although I now know that there were signs (placed high above the drives eye line) at the entrance to the road only - which I missed due to looking at the road name sigh (which is placed underneath these signs but at a much lower level). The area is a culdi sack which is zig jag in shape- after turning the corner and parking my car - I actually made a concious effort to check the lamposts and road for parking restriction signs (as were I live thats were they are) - of which there were none. Due to the position of my car I could no longer see the entrance to the road where the original signs are (also I would have seen only the back of the signs - that do not have any info on). I therfore felt that the signage is very unfair - I did appeal but it was declined stating that I had to drive past the original signs to enter the road. But I do know these new VERY HIGH level signs have caught many people out. Is there anything else I can do.