One CAB you want to catch (Citizens Advice Bureau)

Member Name: sympatic

Product:	Citizens Advice Bureau
Date:	20/02/09 (71 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Free legal advice

Disadvantages: Long wait

The Citizens Advice Bureau is a great place to go if you need independent advice on any legal or financial matters, they are located in pretty much every town in the country and are often in the centre of town although not on the high street but in lower rent areas.

I have used them couple of times once when I had an employment problem and that wasgreat because I actualy got to see a solicitor free of charge who attends on two mornings a week and you were able to actually book a time with them, first you had to provide a written outline of your issue so that your problem could be vetted to ensure it was something they could help with otherwise it would be referred to a normal member of staff. This is a good idea as the solicitors time is valuable and the bureau want to make maximum use of it.

For other issues you usually have to drop in between certain hours and wait your turn and for this we did have to wait for at least 90 minutes however they gave us some good advice over a financial matter involving the council and the advice was easy to understand and without any bias.

Overall CAB is a great service, I imagine it does depend on who you see and their experience and knowledge and you do have to be prepared to wait however with the current large number of people who are unable to manage their finances and get into trouble with debt CAB is likely to get ever busier in providing a valuable service.

Summary: Free advice service