MoneySavingExpert News
January

Supermarkets cut fuel prices again after one Birmingham station goes under £1/litre
If you're planning on filling up your car at Asda or Morrisons, hold off until tomorrow as petrol prices will be cut
12 January 2015

Free pension guidance service branded ‘Pension Wise’
Impartial guidance will be offered over the phone and face-to-face alongside the pension changes due in April
12 January 2015

Only 45% of those retiring to get full 'single-tier' state pension
Less than half of those reaching state pension age between 2016 and 2020 will be entitled to a full new state pension
12 January 2015

Self-assessment deadline looming – don't miss the 31 January deadline
If you don't file your return by the end of this month, you'll get a hefty £100 fine and pay interest on any tax owed
9 January 2015

Travelling outside Europe? You could incur hefty voicemail charges
Many mobile customers are being charged for messages they don't even listen to when travelling outside the EEA
9 January 2015

A third of online shoppers experienced problems with Christmas orders
During the Christmas-buying rush many retailers failed to meet online shoppers' expectations - one in three had issues
9 January 2015

TalkTalk to take over Tesco broadband and home phone customers
Tesco broadband and home phone customers will be moved to TalkTalk over the coming months, while it now owns Blinkbox
8 January 2015

Virgin Media begins notifying non-cable customers of transfer to TalkTalk
Home phone and broadband customers who aren't on the provider's cable network are being transferred to comparable deals
7 January 2015

Bank Fashion in administration, but stores remain open: what it means for you
Bank Fashion has gone into administration but stores are open as usual as it seeks a potential buyer
6 January 2015

Promises of cheaper self-service rail tickets overblown
The benefits of reforms to give commuters access to the cheapest train fares at machines have been vastly exaggerated
6 January 2015
25 May 2022
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10 big tips to cut motoring costs
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Energy price cap predicted to rise 42%
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John Lewis launches rental subscription service for children's clothes - here's how it works
27 May 2022John Lewis has partnered with rental clothing brand thelittleloop to launch a subscription rental service for children's clothes. Customers will pay a monthly, quarterly or six month fee to borrow between 6 and 14 items. Here’s how it’ll work. -
Morrisons to reserve 5% 'deposit' on online orders - here's what's happening and how it affects you
27 May 2022Online shoppers at Morrisons will now see a 5% holding "deposit" taken on top of their total bill to help cover the cost of substitutions, the supermarket has said. So ensure you have the extra money in your account to place an order and bear in mind you can't access this cash until your final bill clears. -
Martin Lewis backs calls to ensure search engines must prevent scam ads as part of the Online Safety Bill - here's all you need to know
26 May 2022MoneySavingExpert (MSE) founder Martin Lewis has backed calls by consumer group Which? to tighten the wording within the forthcoming Online Safety Bill to ensure search engines, as well as social media companies, are forced to prevent fraudulent ads from appearing on their platforms. As it stands, the wording states that search engines only have to "minimise" fake ads. -
Watch Martin Lewis's Q&A with Rishi Sunak on the new cost of living support package – plus more info on today's announcement
26 May 2022Martin puts his, MSE users' and his social media followers' questions to Rishi Sunak following today's announcement of a new cost of living crisis support package. -
Morrisons becomes the fourth major retailer to hike meal deal prices this year - here's how it compares
24 May 2022Morrisons has increased the cost of its meal deal by 50p from £3 to £3.50, making it the fourth major retailer to up prices this year. Here's how it compares.
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Martin Lewis: What I asked the Chancellor to do when I spoke to him on Monday...
26 May 2022With the announcement of the Government's energy cost of living plans due out at lunchtime. I thought I'd speedily bash out a note down of what (from memory) I'd asked the Chancellor for when we spoke on Monday - and the other general suggestions I've been making. -
Martin Lewis: Got a cash ISA? You should probably ditch it
24 May 2022Press the rewind button and go way back to April 2015... Possibly on the telly in the corner of your living room, I was on-air at the time urging savers as usual to use their new tax-free cash ISA allowance – because 'money was nicer in an ISA'. But things changed in 2016. -
Martin Lewis: 'UO is just as important as UX: A tip for anyone developing their website or app'
6 May 2022I set up MoneySavingExpert.com nearly 20 years ago – when arguably the modern web was still in its infancy. With an abundance of self-belief (something I had too much of then, as I realise now) I decided not to read any books, or follow prevailing wisdom on how a site should operate – and just do it my way. -
Martin Lewis: Money and Mental Health charity 2021/22 – Covid & cost of living hell...
26 April 2022It's hard to believe the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) charity is now six years old. As the chair of trustees, each year I write the foreword to its annual report – and today the 2021/22 report is out, so I thought I'd blog my formal chair's foreword here.