The HfP chat thread – Tuesday 15th September

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• BJ says:

  15 Sep15 September 10:42

  Anybody here downloaded the Protection Scotland app and had a contact notification yet? Nothing for me so far despite being out and about quite widely in both Glasgow and Edinburgh. Wondering if it actually works.

  • Jill (Kinkell) says:

    15 Sep15 September 11:03

    Ha… can’t even download as my iPhone is ‘too old’ and doesn’t update to iOS 13. Same with OH. I’d certainly download if I could.No…to answer your question, and I don’t know anyone who has it ,who has been contacted, but then again, fewer cases in Highland.

    • Anna says:

      15 Sep15 September 12:41

      I live in a local lockdown area, kids being sent home from school left right and centre and the local test centres have all run out of testing equipment. Ironically, I have just now received in the post a COVID-19 antibody test from the study I’m involved with!

      • BJ says:

        15 Sep15 September 13:26

        I don’t know what to think about schools, and universities shortly. Probably everybody needs to relax a bit and see what happens with vulnerable groups and hospital admissions before pushing the panic buttons. My young nephew has serious respiratory issues and has a history of catching every cold around. Despite that he has been out playing with friends daily all summer, has been back at school for a month without any absences, and only one kid in his class has been sent home which was the first week of their return. Kids all seem to be happy at school and coping very well with the restrictions put in place by all accounts. This is in the third worst affecting health board area in Scotland. His parents were understandably anxious but now feel the benefits to his health from all the exercise and activity he has got have substantially allsyed their fears.

    • BJ says:

      15 Sep15 September 13:04

      No excuses for failing to observe social distancing up your way Jill. Hooe to get up for a long weekend before the days get much shorter.

      • Jill (Kinkell) says:

        15 Sep15 September 13:40

        No problem social distancing where I live surrounded by sheep and cows! Biggest concern is the checkout queue at Tesco given they have seemingly abandoned the sensible Queue and CS directed system employed earlier.
        Better make the trip soon, BJ. The nights are fair drawing in!

• BS says:

  15 Sep15 September 11:22

  A quick thanks. HFP was the only website that lists the non-UK gold number. For some reason the 0800 number, although connecting, does not register on the phone system as picking up, so it cuts off after 30 seconds on skype/mobile, as it believes the receiver has not picked up.
  The non-uk number is not on the card for some reason

• Anna says:

  15 Sep15 September 11:23

  Following on from rail-related comments yesterday, some cheap advance fares seem to be available now for early December. After wrestling with the Trans Pennine Express website for about 2 hours (not kidding), I managed to get 3 of us return PRE-EDB for £75 which I am very pleased about! In case anyone else has similar problems, don’t bother with the “self print” option – it doesn’t seem to like it and sends you round and round in circles asking you to log in, then not recognising your details and asking you to re-register but not sending a confimation email! In the end I gave up and chose the option to have the tickets posted to me for £1 and it went through straight away! Gotta love IT.

  • BJ says:

    15 Sep15 September 12:58

    Wonder if even Covid has managed to solve the overcriwding on TPE routes to Edinburgh and Glasgow. Badly needed more capacity.

• pdp says:

  15 Sep15 September 11:49

  Does anybody know the 60k points sign up bonus instead of the the 40k points on the amex plat business card is on offer again?

• The Savage Squirrel says:

  15 Sep15 September 11:54

  It was mentioned on the site a few weeks ago that HMRC will start charging for payments by business debit cards after a certain date. I think it was Oct/Nov but does anyone have the exact date please?

• The Savage Squirrel says:

  15 Sep15 September 12:00

  It was mentioned here recently that HMRC will start charging for debit card payments from business debit cards after a certain date. I think it was Oct/Nov but does anyone have the exact date please?

  • The Savage Squirrel says:

    15 Sep15 September 12:01

    sorry for double post – thought the first one had failed to register 😀

    • BigSi says:

      15 Sep15 September 14:32

      1 November 2020

• Tazzy says:

  15 Sep15 September 12:02

  I have 2-4-1 club world flights to Mauritius in November and given that it looks like Mauritius is imposing 14 day quarantine, we are unlikely to be able to go. I was going to cancel but this I recall reading that I should hold off until the day before as if BAcancel the flight I will be able to rebook the same route if club world available in the next 355 days. Have I got this right?

  • Jane says:

    15 Sep15 September 12:07

    365 days from your original booking date apparently, not 365 days from when they cancel.

    • Tazzy says:

      15 Sep15 September 14:50

      So it’s of no use to me as I booked 355 days out . What a waste of getting up to call BA twice 😥

  • TGLoyalty says:

    15 Sep15 September 19:44

    If BA cancel before your flight they can stuff their 355 days post booking rule.

    That’s their admin problem not yours! under EU261 you would be due rebooking at a time suitable for both of you. Obviously you can’t just rearrange annual at BA’s whim so it will need to be whenever suits you.

• Peter K says:

  15 Sep15 September 12:05

  Gravatars are back!! Though they look a little weird it is a very welcome change. Thanks Rob and the team!

  • Rhys says:

    15 Sep15 September 12:09

    You may have to clear your browser cache 🙂

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