October
Vodafone to hike broadband bills and increase some mobile call costs
Vodafone is set to hike broadband prices by £30 a year in December – some mobile call costs will also increase
23 October 2019
Plusnet to hike broadband and phone charges from December
Hundreds of thousands of Plusnet customers will be hit by price hikes in December
23 October 2019
Warning – the booking sites that may rank hotels higher if they get commission
At least eight major booking sites may rank hotels higher in their default search results if they receive commission for reservations
22 October 2019
Green number plates to help electric car owners get incentives
The Government is set to launch a consultation on introducing green number plates for zero emission cars
22 October 2019
Ofgem proposes new financial and customer service checks for energy firms
Energy suppliers could face checks on their service and finances under reforms unveiled by the energy watchdog, following recent failures
22 October 2019
Half of adults think banks should monitor data to spot financial problems
Half of UK adults say their bank should use their financial data to identify potential problems, according to a new report
22 October 2019
Hit by Three's outage last week? Some customers are getting compensation – how to claim
Mobile network Three has said it won't automatically hand out compensation to customers affected by last week's data and signal loss
21 October 2019
1,000s of Nationwide customers owed refunds after PPI breaches
Nationwide will pay an estimated £2 million in refunds to about 7,000 PPI customers, after it failed to send them important information
18 October 2019
'I saved £75 on my holiday by cancelling it and booking it again'
A dad saved £75 on next year's summer holiday by cancelling and rebooking the exact same trip, after he saw the price of it had dropped
18 October 2019
Virgin Mobile customers furious over pay-as-you-go shake-up
Thousands of pay-as-you-go Virgin Mobile customers face paying £6 a day for sending a single text, making a single short call and using any data, when they're moved to a new tariff. If you're affected, switch and save now.
18 October 2019
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17 August 2022
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Cheapest BT broadband in a year
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A-level results warning
Delaying uni could cost £10,000s
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John Lewis shopper? You've got one-week left to price match goods using its 'Never Knowingly Undersold' pledge
16 August 2022![]()
John Lewis & Partners shoppers have just one week left to benefit from the retailer's 'Never Knowingly Undersold' price promise before the almost century old pledge is scrapped on Monday 22 August. -
A-level results warning: putting off uni until next year could cost £10,000s more
16 August 2022![]()
School leavers getting their A-Level results this week should be aware that deferring for a year means they'll be on the new student finance system coming in England in September 2023, and will repay their loan for a much longer period, potentially costing £10,000s more. -
Reading and Leeds Festival line-up change leaves fans demanding refunds after Rage Against The Machine pulls out – your rights
16 August 2022![]()
Hundreds of music fans are demanding refunds on tickets they bought, after a last-minute change to the headline act at Leeds Festival. We explain your rights if you no longer want to go. -
Need to buy school uniform? Check if you can get a grant of up to £200 to help with the cost
16 August 2022![]()
We've searched through council websites to find which offer it – check to see if you're eligible and what you could get. -
Rail fares in England to rise in March next year but by less than inflation – here's what we know
15 August 2022![]()
Rail fares in England will go up next year but by less than the rate of inflation, the Government has said. The exact rise is yet to be announced but the increase will come in March 2023 instead of the usual rise in January.
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Martin Lewis: The one thing everyone aged over 66 needs to know
9 August 2022![]()
It is a national tragedy that getting on for a million pensioners, many of whom have been paying into the system for years, are missing out on a critical boost to their income. It's called pension credit, and this year it also means you get an extra £650 to help with energy bills. -
Martin Lewis: Don't shop at Zara before you go to Spain, Greece, France or Italy
11 July 2022![]()
Update 17 July 2017: We tend to think since Brexit that the pound’s weaker than it has been for decades. While somewhat true against the dollar, against the euro it’s only a tad worse now than when I first wrote this in 2014. The logic of this blog stands just as strongly now. On the Spanish-English website...
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