MSE News

March

Owners of new cars face shelling out more in tax once revised vehicle excise duty bands are introduced tomorrow

31 March 2017

The travel insurance firm Holidaysafe is to publish clearer warnings that cruises aren't covered by its standard policy

31 March 2017

The DVLA is developing a new digital service which will let you share your licence data with 'trusted' third parties

31 March 2017

Andrew Bailey, Financial Conduct Authority chief executive, says it's working to stamp out contactless card fraud

30 March 2017

Bank customers who have cancelled a contactless card may no longer have to check statements for signs of fraud

29 March 2017

Time to change that and save £1,000s

29 March 2017

An ongoing study by the Competition and Markets Authority has raised some concerns about how well sites communicate

28 March 2017

The Prime Minister has been urged not to let consumer rights 'fall by the wayside' during negotiations

28 March 2017

If you're a woman aged 64 or a man aged 66 or older, urgently check if it's worth topping up your state pension

28 March 2017

Britain's iconic £1 coin is to be phased out after more than three decades in circulation by a 12-sided replacement

27 March 2017

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'My hamster ate my post': HMRC reveals most bizarre tax return excuses as deadline looms

17 January 2020

HM Revenue & Customs has released the most "weird and wonderful" excuses it's received from taxpayers who have failed to get their self-assessment tax return in on time – with bizarre explanations such as 'I was up a mountain in Wales'
Nationwide double-charges hundreds of customers for credit card repayments

16 January 2020

Hundreds of Nationwide customers have had their monthly credit card repayment taken twice, with one family overcharged by up to £2,500, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal
Many private parking firms to spare drivers hefty fines for number-plate errors

16 January 2020

Motorists who enter the wrong number-plate details when paying for private parking tickets will in many cases no longer be 'fined' the full amount
Got a Hotpoint or Indesit washing machine? Your rights as 100,000s of machines are recalled

16 January 2020

Whirlpool is preparing to issue a product recall of up to 519,000 Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines found to pose a fire safety risk – here are your rights if your machine's affected
Ovo completes purchase of SSE – what it means for customers

15 January 2020

In a major shake-up of the energy market, challenger firm Ovo has finalised the purchase of SSE – if you're an SSE customer, here's what it means for you.