There is a wealth of information available on the internet, many providers make you try and pay - and of course I don't like that. So I wanted to collect together some of the best free information sources on the web. To do it I asked MoneySavers to suggest their favourites, and here's a categorised list of top picks.
House Buying & Selling
In the Home
Work & Benefits
Family
Travel & Holidays
Legal Info
Studying & Teaching
News, Politics & Entertainment
Government Sites
Statistics
Other Useful Stuff
· What did the other houses in your street sell for? Nethouseprices
· Info on Planning Applications
· Find a property's council tax band VOA
· House price movement within the UK Halifax House Prices
· Info on where you live, house prices & schools UpMyStreet
· Find out about the who, what, where of your neighbourhood Neighbourhood Statistics
· All you ever wanted to know about repairing toilets! Toiletology
· Enter the ingredients for a tailor made recipe Cooking by numbers
· Lost an instruction manual, find it here Instruction Manual or Instruction Sheets
· Info on gluten intolerance Gluten Free
· Information on car buying Honest John, Parkers, UK Motoring Directory
· How does your pay compare? Payfinder or Paywizard
· What benefits can you get? entitledto
· Search all the major job boards in one go All the Jobs
· Check you're paying the right amount of Tax & NI Tax Central
· Trace your family tree for free Rootsweb
· Large collection of genealogical info Genuki
· Family history links including government records Family Records
· US directory of genealogy resources Cyndislist
· Local and National childcare information Childcare Link
· Info & support for lone parents Gingerbread
· How to fundraise for schools Schoolzone
· Educational resources for schools, children & parents Happy Child
· Find the cheapest way to call overseas CallChecker
· Find a cheap flight abroad FlightChecker
· Check for motorway traffic jams Frixo
· Eastern European City Guide Inyourpocket.com
· Worldwide airport guides World Airport Guide
· Get a UK road map to plan your route Route Planner
· Downloadable maps Ordnance Survey
· Nationwide cycle route info Sustrans
· How to get to and from hundreds of the world's airports ToandFrom
· Find reviews on holiday destinations, hotel and apartments Holidays Uncovered
· Links to hotels, caravan parks, theme parks & museums around the world Travelxl
· Restaurant advisory and reservation service Restaurant Services
· Links to non-smoking facilities in UK, Eire, Europe and Worldwide Beginners
· International rail travel info, fares, timetables, routes Seat Sixty-One
· Info on which budget airlines fly into and out of the UK Attitude Travel
· Universal Currency Converter Xe
· Online community for the travel and tourism industry Travelmole
· Long distance walking paths in Great Britain Rambler's Association
· Planning a journey by bus, coach or train UK wide Traveline
· Nationwide bus timetables Timetables
· Links to car hire companies nationwide So Much Easier
· Route Planners The AA, RAC, Multimap, Mappy
· Free maps with links to facilities in the area Google Maps
Legal Info
· Legal information including free packs for landlords and employers Compact Law
· Legal resources in the UK and Ireland Venables
· Legal information including free packs for landlords and employers Compact Law
· Small claims court information Free Advice
· Legal resources in the UK and Ireland Venables
· Info and resources on all aspects of learning Support4Learning
· Lesson plans & activity ideas for Primary teachers Primary Resources
· Links for studying anything ABC Study Links
· A map of all UK Universities and Colleges and HE Institutions
· Free or affordable online courses
· Teacher's resources on consumer rights Shoppers guide
· Online dictionary and translations (Need to download trial version) Babylon
· List of language related links iLoveLanguages
· Searches lots of dictionaries in one go One Look
News. Politics & Entertainment
· Encyclopaedia about films old and new Internet Movie Data Base
· London pubs Fancy a Pint
· Find a pub anywhere Beer in the evening
· TV & satellite listings Radio Times
· Listen to radio stations around the world Live Radio
· Online newspapers, radio & television broadcasts Broadcast live
· Lists and links galore on UK politics from the University of Keele
· International telephone directories Infobel
· Find out who your local MP is and exactly what they do They Work For You
· Advice on all consumer issues Consumer Direct
· Find contact info for public sector, charity and voluntary organisations in the UK DirectGov
· Find out the distances between two places anywhere on earth Escape artist
· A wealth of Statistics For information and facts about everything in the world! Wikipedia
· Information & Statistics on different countries Cia Factbook
· Flags of the World FOTW
Charity
· Find out where to send used stamps for charity Used Stamps
· Information on how to volunteer Year of the Volunteer
· Find the nearest place to give blood
· Information on Domain name owners All Who Is
· Clear instructions on how to do (just about) everything eHow
· Finds area codes Magenta
· Check if those emails clogging up your inbox are legit or spam Snopes
· Postcode & Address finder (need to register) Royal Mail
· Converters and calculators Convertalot
· A worldwide events database What's on When
· Event guide and venue directory Aloud
· Free small business information and advice is4profit
· Worldwide listings of internet cafes Netcafes
