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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 1:21am On Feb 27, 2023
Viruses:
How does trading your old car for a new one work?

Can one brand be traded for another? Like trade in BMW when you want to buy Audi or it must be Audi for Audi?

You can trade anyway you wish ....... But expect the trade value to be very low + the way the trade value would be calculated ....... E go be like say you dash them the car ..........

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Viruses: 3:07am On Feb 27, 2023
Lexusgs430:


You can trade anyway you wish ....... But expect the trade value to be very low + the way the trade value would be calculated ....... E go be like say you dash them the car ..........
Na so o
If they want to buy from you, they price it low. To sell to you they'll price it high.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 3:55am On Feb 27, 2023
Viruses:

Na so o
If they want to buy from you, they price it low. To sell to you they'll price it high.


They would send vehicle to auction, make another 40% + sell the new car to you on finance, making another 40%..........

Money money everywhere..........🤣😜😂

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by semmyk(m): 7:10am On Feb 27, 2023
See General UK visa thread
You'll get great assistance and the YouKay gov site
eniola1010:
Guys how much is needed for visit visa to uk and what duration will the money sit in the acc for?
Also, can someone who is yet to apply for the visa do tb test. Cab tb test be done before visa application

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by seunoj: 7:29am On Feb 27, 2023
Lexusgs430:



They would send vehicle to auction, make another 40% + sell the new car to you on finance, making another 40%..........

Money money everywhere..........🤣😜😂
Boss, any recommendations on site to get used car with small budget
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 9:39am On Feb 27, 2023
seunoj:

Boss, any recommendations on site to get used car with small budget


Places like Autotrader, eBay, gumtree, preloved ........ Would always throw up a bargain..........

Back in the good old days ...... It was LOOT...... Anyone remembers LOOT .......... cheesy

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by napoleonbaba(m): 3:22pm On Feb 27, 2023
Dafeke:


I am interested, sent you an email

Hi, I can't find the mail but I've sent you a mail
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by wonlasewonimi: 4:20pm On Feb 27, 2023
Viruses:

Na so o
If they want to buy from you, they price it low. To sell to you they'll price it high.

try carwow to sell it.

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by chrisj2(m): 4:58pm On Feb 27, 2023
gistbite:

You keep saying missus is giving them junks. Don't you live in the house with them?

I am not there all the time especially when they are eating... The rot has set in - that is a fact of life. She eats junk and gives the kids junk.

We are in the UK - you cannot force kids to do much... They now have a sweet tooth and are used to junk; it is not easy to change.

I cannot change the missus my advice and warnings - she has brought her Nja mentality and food habits; moreover, money now dey to eat any old thing.

I am mad about it because it gives a headache when I have to feed them or watch them eat sh1t or come home to one of them whispering that they have had KFC or something like that!

She had the children before they came over and did not take my advice and warnings - you can make it what you like!

She also got into hot bother with the school - my mistake; leave Nja people alone to their nonsense, I have learnt my lesson.

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Viruses: 5:06pm On Feb 27, 2023
So I want to pay a deposit for a car from an approved dealer. Is bank transfer OK or I should ask for PayPal?
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Estroller: 5:11pm On Feb 27, 2023
Viruses:
So I want to pay a deposit for a car from an approved dealer. Is bank transfer OK or I should ask for PayPal?

Use your card for better protection, credit card preferably if you have one.

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Viruses: 5:38pm On Feb 27, 2023
Estroller:


Use your card for better protection, credit card preferably if you have one.
The amount is above my credit card limit but I can use my debit card.

So I should request for a link to pay be card right?
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Estroller: 6:15pm On Feb 27, 2023
Viruses:

The amount is above my credit card limit but I can use my debit card.

So I should request for a link to pay be card right?

Pay minimum of £100.01 on your CC, you can choose to pay the balance as you wish. Google section 75 for better insight.

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Viruses: 6:39pm On Feb 27, 2023
Estroller:


Pay minimum of £100 on your CC, you can choose to pay the balance as you wish. Google section 75 for better insight.
Insightful read.

There's a caveat.. section 75 does not cover you if you "Used hire purchase to pay for something, such as a car – this has its own protection scheme."
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 6:59pm On Feb 27, 2023
Estroller:


Pay minimum of £100 on your CC, you can choose to pay the balance as you wish. Google section 75 for better insight.


Nope, must be over £100.00 .......

£100.01 qualifies to make a S75 claim......

£100 does not .........

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Viruses: 7:17pm On Feb 27, 2023
Lexusgs430:



Nope, must be over £100.00 .......

£100.01 qualifies to make a S75 claim......

£100 does not .........
I already understand that...but it seems the S75 is not applicable for something like car hire purchase. I might have to resort to PayPal.

Modified:
Oga say I must do bank transfer

Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Estroller: 7:41pm On Feb 27, 2023
Lexusgs430:



Nope, must be over £100.00 .......

£100.01 qualifies to make a S75 claim......

£100 does not .........
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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by SPDAZZY(f): 7:58pm On Feb 27, 2023
If you have naira and need pounds. DM!
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 8:39pm On Feb 27, 2023
Viruses:

I already understand that...but it seems the S75 is not applicable for something like car hire purchase. I might have to resort to PayPal.

Modified:
Oga say I must do bank transfer


So long as you make any form of payment over £100.01 ........ S75 covers you ........

Not unless the vehicle is over £30,000...... Then S75 no cover you .........😜😭

You have various consumer protection rights, one is bound to protect the consumer.........

You just need to familiarise yourself with your rights and most importantly...... Your consumer protection rights act 2015..........

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by lightnlife: 9:26pm On Feb 27, 2023
Can someone with a Nigerian driving license but driving in the UK (less than a year of arrival) teach another person how to drive?
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Ralphlauren(m): 9:42pm On Feb 27, 2023
Odedenshi1:


Yes, I think it is.

I sincerely need all the help I can get as I have just been made aware by the Family Support Worker that he has made a referral to LADO. I am just confused and worried because of my profession, I don’t know what to do.
Please anyone with a useful information that can help my cause kindly reach out. These people are seriously on my case even though I have not been found wanting, it is even my wife that is even stricter with the children. Now they are trying to attack my career, to destroy everything I have laboured for…

Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

They might ask that your kids have a full medical examination to see if there are signs of abuse on their body (whip marks, bruises, finger nail marks on their upper hand, etc)

If you've not already done so, examine your kids and have a plausible explanation for any mark on their bodies, so that you are well prepared.

If you've abused your kids and left them with scars or marks or bruises, your own don be be that undecided lipsrsealed

If no marks or anything concerning is found, you might be able to get away with attending parenting classes/courses and social services might close the case.

Odedenshi1:
. The Police & Social worker came to our house checked round and stated that there was no evidence and dismissed the case with the Social Worker recommending and documenting that we shouldn’t be forceful in making the children do their home work in a way that will harm them, we agreed, signed the document and they left.


Were you forcing your kids to do their homework? Did you leave them upset and very distressed over completion of their homework? Harming a child doesn't have to be physical- it can be mental or emotional harm.

For you to have signed/agreed to the advice/recommendation from the social worker on this issue suggests you must have done something wrong in terms of your parenting style (intentionally or unintentionally)

For those suggesting legal advice, lawyers aren't really interested at this stage until the kids are removed from home through a court order. Lawyers fees for such child protection cases start from minimum £200+ VAT PER HOUR.

The best lawyers that handle such cases are usually very busy with some not accepting new clients. The threshold for claiming legal aid for such cases is also very high.

So it's in your best interest to do what you can to avoid legal intervention.

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Viruses: 10:15pm On Feb 27, 2023
Ralphlauren:


Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

What happens if the govt takes custody of the kids and you just leave the children with them till they grow up maybe to adulthood?

Also does govt just take the children and that's all or they jail the parents?

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 10:16pm On Feb 27, 2023
lightnlife:
Can someone with a Nigerian driving license but driving in the UK (less than a year of arrival) teach another person how to drive?

Categorically NO .......😂

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Lexusgs430: 10:21pm On Feb 27, 2023
Viruses:


What happens if the govt takes custody of the kids and you just leave the children with them till they grow up maybe to adulthood?

Also does govt just take the children and that's all or they jail the parents?


Bad move ..... They would get your children legally adopted.........

Have you seen/heard, what happens to children in care ........
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Ralphlauren(m): 10:34pm On Feb 27, 2023
Viruses:


What happens if the govt takes custody of the kids and you just leave the children with them till they grow up maybe to adulthood?

Also does govt just take the children and that's all or they jail the parents?

Kids either live with a family member or they go to foster care and might end up adopted by completed strangers. Court might decide father or mother or both parents poses a danger to the kids and give them limited or no access to them.

A court order is needed for the government to take custody of the kids and only a court order can release those kids back to their parents. In this country, nobody jokes with a court order especially where kids are involved.

With adoption, the parents have no contact whatsoever with the kids. Infact contact ceases few months to when adoption proceedings are finalised. Once the child clocks 18, they can decide to look for their parents of they choose to, however research shows this rarely happens as these kids are too bitter and angry that the actions or inactions of their parents landed them in foster care/adoption.

Parents do not necessarily have to go to jail to have their kids removed. I have seen instances where police didn't invite the parents to the police station because they were sure no crime had taken place yet social service approached the courts and successfully obtained an order to take the kids to foster care.

In summary, different scenarios can play out but it's not an experience any parent should ever pray for.

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Odedenshi1(m): 10:46pm On Feb 27, 2023
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Thanks for your response. Thankfully we do not lay hands on our children and I never allowed anyone touch them while they were still in Nigeria. The only marks they might have on their body may be one from the measles they had as kids aside that nothing else.

On the home work aspect, we had registered them for Kumon, my first son was usually reluctant in doing his when I am not at home but when I am around he sits up because I will sit with him to ensure the work is done.

We innocently signed that agreement as it was stated not to be legally binding. We didn’t feel it would have any implication, I sincerely do not think our parenting style calls for concern. The only thing I can remember doing when my son misbehaves is to ground him by taking away his tablet and toys or having a word with him, nothing that can harm him physically or mentally.

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by Ralphlauren(m): 12:00am On Feb 28, 2023

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by nnekaike(f): 12:15am On Feb 28, 2023
Lexusgs430:



Bad move ..... They would get your children legally adopted.........

Have you seen/heard, what happens to children in care ........
This is one issue I have with the whites, getting peoples children adopted or taking into foster care will it gaurantee the child is properly raised?....

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by semmyk(m): 8:02am On Feb 28, 2023
Allow me to rephrase that ... This is one issue I have with the deceitful, hypocritical, sanctimoniosly, pharaseeism, double standard, double-dealing, self-acclaimed defender of the society, getting children adopted or taking into foster care with pretense, will it gaurantee the child is properly raised? ...
? is, why do we have lots of societal ill vice in predominantly BAME areas.
PS: I condemned in the strongest term, abuse in the family, whether against children or wife or husband. #NoToAbuse
nnekaike:
This is one issue I have with the whites, getting peoples children adopted or taking into foster care will it gaurantee the child is properly raised?....

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by semmyk(m): 8:06am On Feb 28, 2023
Ralphlauren:
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Were you forcing your kids to do their homework? Did you leave them upset and very distressed over completion of their homework? Harming a child doesn't have to be physical- it can be mental or emotional harm.
... ...
And the BAME ends up not getting the grades for Russell Schools!!!!
#SystemicExclusion init

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 2) by bigtt76(f): 8:57am On Feb 28, 2023
DVLA go carry una two 🤣🤣🤣

lightnlife:
Can someone with a Nigerian driving license but driving in the UK (less than a year of arrival) teach another person how to drive?

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