October 2021

Consumers who bought a plug-in hybrid car from Volvo between 16 October 2019 and 30 September 2020 could be due a year's refund on their charging costs but it's important to check you're eligible as we've been told some people haven't been notified of money owed. 

For some, the thought of planning Christmas when it's only October may seem like a crazy idea. However, come January, the form of human known as 'Spendus Regretus', with its distinct call of "I'm broke", will be at its peak. So here are a few MoneySaving tips ahead of the build-up to the holidays. 

Asda is extending its one-hour express delivery service to a further 92 stores across the UK. The service was first introduced at the beginning of the summer at four outlets and allows customers to place an order and receive their groceries to their door in under 60 minutes.

Ryanair has barred some passengers who received 'chargeback' refunds for Covid-disrupted flights from travelling with the low-cost airline, unless they return the money. MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal some holidaymakers who booked trips for this year were later told they could only fly if they gave back the refunds, in one case just days before travel. 

Deals website Groupon has been admonished by the UK competitions watchdog over its treatment of customers and been ordered to offer full cash refunds, instead of company credit notes and replacement items, to disgruntled users. 

The red travel list for people travelling to the UK from abroad will only contain seven destinations from next week under changes announced by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps. But a date has yet to be set for when lateral flow tests will replace pricier PCR tests for double vaccinated travellers.

Do nothing with your energy supply and roll on to the price cap when your deal ends rather than trying to switch. That’s the message from Martin Lewis as the MoneySavingExpert.com founder warns that "inaction is now the best action".  

You can now get hold of Sky TV without the need of a satellite dish with customers able to access the service via a special TV instead. 'Sky Glass' will render satellite dishes and set-top-boxes redundant as the TV instead relies on a broadband connection to stream live TV and enable access to a variety of built in apps.

Budgeting app Yolt is to close on Saturday 4 December, meaning that all profiles, accounts and prepaid cards will be automatically shut down. Yolt has asked users to withdraw funds and delete their accounts by the deadline. Here's everything you need to know.

The consumer watchdog has closed its investigation into whether Ryanair and British Airways broke the law by failing to offer cash refunds to passengers who couldn't legally travel due to Government Covid lockdown restrictions, meaning customers will be unable to get cash refunds.