Find Advice for other Issues
We have listed some useful websites that provide information in these other subject areas areas. Click on the subject area for your question.
If your question is not answered here, and you live or work in the Maidenhead districtyou can get advice from a trained adviser at Maidenhead Citizens Advice Bureau.
| Consumer | Education | Discrimination |
| Government | Health | Legal |
| Immigration | Tax | Travel |
Consumer Issues
For problems with faulty goods, poor service, complaints about builders, problems with secondhand cars:
- Consumer Direct - for a specialist consumer advice service operated by Trading Standards
- Adviceguide - factsheets available from Citizens Advice.
Discrimination
For help when you are being discriminated against:
- Equality and Human Rights Commission - specialist advice helpline available
- Disability Legal Service - legal help for disabled people suffering discrimination
- Adviceguide - factsheets available from Citizens Advice
Education
For advice on bullying, exclusion and access to schools:
- The Advisory Centre for Education - for advice on bullying, exclusion and access
- xxxxx- the local education authority
- Adviceguide - for a list of educational resources
Government
To find out about local and central government services, or to contact your local representatives:
- Direct Gov Website - portal to government services
- xxxxx District Council
- xxxx County Council
- Write to Them - site that enables you to write to your MP and councillors
Health
For help and advice about health services:
- Patient Advice and Liaison Service - for help making complaints
- NHS Direct - to find a doctor or dentist, or for general health advice
- xxxx Primary Care Trust - for local health resources
- Adviceguide - factsheets available from Citizens Advice
Legal
If you need legal help:
- check if you are entitled to legal aid
Immigration
In common with most Citizens Advice bureaux, Maidenhead CAB is only legally allowed to provide very basic levels of immigration advice:
- Immigration Advisory Service - for specialist immigration advice (local office - Peterborough)
- UK Borders Agency - for information from the government
- Adviceguide - factsheets available from Citizens Advice
Tax
Maidenhead Citizens Advice cannot provide detailed tax advice. These organisations should be able to give you further advice:
- TaxAid - if you are on a low income
- Tax Help for Older People - if you are a pensioner
- HM Revenue & Customs - to find your local tax office
Travel
Details of complaints procedures you can use for:
- ABTA - for complaints about package travel companies
- ATOL - for complaints about travel companies
- Air Transport Users Council - for complaints about airlines
- DVLA - for issues with driving licences and car registration
- Driving Law - for information about driving offences.
- Parking Fines - information on what to do about parking tickets.
- Adviceguide - factsheets available from Citizens Advice
Each link is to an external site, which may be able to
answer your question. Some may be links to Adobe Acrobat PDF
files. If you cannot read these files, you may have to download
the free
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