finally they seem to have sorted this out & the funds have been sent at last & cleared, not that they bothered to advise me of this as I had requested or any notification at all - the very least I can say is that it could have been handled better
Same here. Mine have now been sent.
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Pros and cons really. Still, I think you can play one off against the other and get the best deal.