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I'm guessing you're joining Oakfield. Traffic along the South Circular is pretty awful, but the other big problem is parking for drop-offs. There isn't parking at the school and the roads around the school also have limited parking. The school has had to send notes about parking management a few times this year. If you're at one of the other nearby schools the traffic will be the same but the parking may be different.

Penguin - That was my feeling. There are laws applicable to anyone doing building work (noise, waste disposal, building regs etc) and there are trade associations that might police members(but generally don't) and there are some parts of the trades that require specific qualifications (Part P, Gas Safe etc). But the idea that there is such a thing as a builders licence that can be revoked is clearly wrong.

I was looking at the cost for using the one on Ondine Road (https://www.sourcelondon.net/#rates). Based on range and charge times, a Nissan Leaf (160 mile range, 7.5 hr 7kW charge) looks like it would cost about 10p per mile and a Hyundai Ioniq Plug-In Hybrid (31 mile range, 2.5 hr 7kW charge) would be 15p per electric only mile. That makes using these charge points more expensive than petrol or diesel! Can someone let me know if I'm missing something here? It seems hard to justify an electric vehicle if its both more expensive to buy AND more expensive to run than a conventional vehicle. Are the Southwark sponsored ones the same or do they offer a cheaper rate?

yard Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If the builders are working outside of 'legal' > hours they are not professional licenced builders, > therefore operating illegally, and probaly not > have any indemnity insurance. If they are licenced > reporting them can result in having their licence > rebuked. Work taking place outside of 'legal' > hours must be quiet, ie: painting etc., Licence from who? What law requires a licence to be a builder?

Just to say, we were successful in applying for permission to raise the ridge line by 30cm so don't presume it can't be done (as our loft company initially claimed).

My understanding is that the price of using the on street chargers (like the one on Ogglander) is comparable to petrol and you?re only supposed to use the space when actively charging. We were looking at a plug-in hybrid but the logistics involved seemed to outweigh the benefit.

We have ours at the second stair and this has been fine. We use a retractable gate (https://www.safetots.co.uk/safetots-advanced-retractable-safety-gate-white-60cm-120cm.html) which we find is less obtrusive than the old swing gate we had. Unfortunately I think you will have to drill. Using a non-drill gate in your position has three drawbacks to my mind: 1. Needs to be installed higher up the stairs so there is a solid wall on both sides 2. Leaves a trip hazard part way up the stairs 3. In my experience they move eventually with a determined toddler hanging on them

natty01295 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > KHANS - ULEZ (STUPID)!!! > > Everyone will be priced Off the ROAD!!!!!! Everyone? Petrol vehicles would have to be over 15 years old and diesels over 5 years old to be caught by the ULEZ. I think this is a proportionate response to the crisis in air quality in London.

24 posts in 3 months hardly strikes me as regular, especially given level of engagement in most of the posts. James Barber is posting more regularly and still seems to be doing more constituency work than the new lot.

I think I've had maybe one reply from a Rye Lane Ward councillor in five years of living here. I tried to engage about traffic issues, parking and various other topics but have now given up. James Barber always responded even though he wasn't my ward councillor. I presume that because Labour have no meaningful opposition in the Rye Lane Ward they just aren't interested in engaging with their constituents.

I'd have used 999 if they're actively searching for targets like that.

Have you tried Southwark Environmental Health Department? If the weeds etc are coming across your boundary they might be classed as a nuisance.

Just seen this tweet looks like the playground is open!

Rugbytots (https://www.rugbytots.co.uk/) at Dulwich College on Sunday mornings is great.

Is 1-2km a little hopeful? I thought most of the popular ones were nearer 500-750m catchments.

Try calling the Francis Peek Centre in Dulwich Park. We've been to a party with PJ Masks characters there before, I'm sure they have the contact details.

rendelharris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Someone asked for the > box (I've sometimes been asked for large boxes by > people wanting them for moving etc) then decided > they didn't need it and dumped it? I once worked at a company with distinct branded boxes. We were forbidden from taking used ones home (for moving etc) as they would occasionally be dumped and the company would get hassled about it.

JohnL Wrote: > It depends how desperate you are to sell. Those > not desperate probably holding at present if > they're in your situation I'd think. But you > can't put your life on hold for ever I suppose. I think that's what we saw during 2008/9 (certainly in West London where I lived at the time), the only houses that were selling were 'distressed' sales at a significant discount. Those who didn't urgently need to move just waited it out. The difficulty it for those trying to sell now is lining up a chain of buyers and sellers who all have a similar view of the property market.

Mine came back within the week as did our son?s. But we were not applying in the run up to summer holidays. Six weeks should be plenty so long as all the paperwork and photos are correct.

Can you point me to that quote in the policy manual? It?s certainly not in the UCIS manual I linked to above or the relevant bits of travel.state.gov. .

Saffron Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well.... you could hash out the finer > interpretations with immigration attorneys until > the cows come home (or until your wallet is > empty!), It's not a finer point. See Immigration and Nationality Act Sec. 301. [8 U.S.C. 1401] "The following shall be nationals and citizens of the United States at birth" Sections g and h cover Americans born abroad. (https://www.uscis.gov/ilink/docView/SLB/HTML/SLB/0-0-0-1/0-0-0-29/0-0-0-9696.html) > but US border services seem to have made > it abundantly clear that undocumented persons are > not US citizens. The burden of proof is on the > individual(s) to show that they are US citizens, > not the other way around. Not if said CBP agents are accusing you of a crime, namely entering the US on incorrect documentation. > My understanding of citizenship "acquired" at > birth, is that such individuals have the right to > be recognised as citizens "automatically" in so > far as they do not require "naturalization". If > they never access this process, then they are > never documented. And the burden of proof remains > on the individual to show documentation. This is simply not the case. Look at the issues Boris Johnson had around US taxes a few years back. Similarly I have friends who have been stopped and questioned at the US border for travelling on UK not US passports even though they hadn't asserted their US citizenship. Moving away from the US, look at the Australian MPs who were removed from office because they were dual nationals and hadn't realised it. > With no US documentation, but a valid British > birth certificate and passport, on what grounds > would the US fail to grant an ESTA? One of the ESTA questions states: "Are you now, a citizen or national of any other country?" stating no when you have US citizenship is probably perjury (I would guess, I'm not a lawyer). Even if you lied and they granted an ESTA (which they probably would), the act of travelling to the US on a non-US passport would be illegal. > Or reject a future CRBA, should the individual (or their legal guardians) wish to exercise their right to US > citizenship in the future? As I said it wouldn't, however technically a US citizen entering the US without a US passport is committing a crime. Now I suspect the likelihood of getting caught (let alone punished) is pretty remote, but personally I wouldn't do it.

ontheedge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I?ve been told if you travel via Ireland you can > clear customs there, not sure how true that is but > might be worth checking out You still clear US immigration and so the usual rules apply. It?s just like when you clear Uk immigration in Calais for the ferry.

I would get a second (and third) opinion. Billy Hunter is very good, I think there's another heating guy who has a long list of glowing recommendations on the forum too.

Apenn the link you provide states the exact opposite of what you claim ?Persons may have dual nationality by automatic operation of different laws rather than by choice. For example, a child born in a foreign country to U.S. national parents may be both a U.S. national and a national of the country of birth. Or, an individual having one nationality at birth may naturalize at a later date in another country and become a dual national. ? Coach Beth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You are correct Whisper. She is not a US citizen > untill you register her as a US citizen. I had to > first register my son as a US citizen at the > embassy (also my British partner had to come along > to for some bizzare reason) and then get his > passport. This is simply not true. If born to a qualifying US citizen parent(s) then US citizenship is acquired at birth and a CRBA simply documents that citizenship claim. See the US government guide https://www.uscis.gov/policymanual/HTML/PolicyManual-Volume12-PartH-Chapter3.html. If the US citizen parent doesn?t qualify or the child is adopted then they have to naturalise and that doesn?t occur until an application is made and accepted. Now for practical purposes if she never claims citizenship and since she wasn?t born in the US it is unlikely that the US government would ever notice or care.

I've (dual national US citizen) had mixed success going through the US citizen queue with my non-US citizen wife. I think it depends on the airport and the mood of the people directing the lines. San Francisco always seems fine, Los Angeles and JFK less so. We've always stayed together though and usually when we get to through the non citizen queue the officer tells us we should have gone through the citizen queue! Coming home the UK as kids we always went through the British queue with my American mum, but that was a long time ago. apenn Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The main reason I?m replying though is to warm you > that by travelling to the US on another passort > you could be jeaopardising her right to a US > passort and citizenship. Everything else you've said is good advice, but this specific part is not true as far as I am aware. There is a lot of myths about US citizenship even from well meaning embassy officials. Following a Supreme Court decision in 1980 and a subsequent 1986 change to the law there needs to be a clear intention of relinquishing United States nationality. It's obvious that a minor who is unaware of her US citizenship entering the US on a British passport does not meet the clear intent standard. That said your daughter (and/or you) might be breaking the law entering on a non US passport if she is American so it probably isn't worth the risk if you think she might be American.