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Compare The Market fined £17.9m for banning home insurers from offering cheaper deals elsewhere
Price comparison website Compare The Market has been fined £17.9 million by the competition watchdog, after it banned home insurers from offering customers cheaper prices elsewhere
19 November 2020
'I put the wrong date when getting a comparison quote... and my EXISTING insurer hiked my premium'
Here's why you should NEVER guestimate when comparing insurance quotes, even if you're just checking prices
17 August 2018
Revealed: The best time to buy home insurance to save 20%+
Buying your home insurance about three weeks ahead of the start date is likely to get you the cheapest price
7 August 2018
Price comparison site investigated over home insurance costs
A price comparison site is being investigated over a potential breach of competition law
26 September 2017
Buy cheap stolen goods – plus other life hacks
Here are our fifteen weird, wonderful, powerful (and of course legal) ways to save money
30 June 2015
15 life hacks fight to be your ultimate MoneySaver
What'll triumph in the battle of the savers? The contenders: a year's 2for1 films, Easyjet refund, 16 years free music
26 May 2015
EE customer? Get a 'free' £20 power bar portable mobile charger
EE's new 'free' power bar offer is one half of its Orange Wednesday 2for1 cinema tickets replacement
14 April 2015
Compare The Market reviews security following passwords probe
A newspaper investigation reveals flaws in price comparison site Compare The Market's security procedures
23 December 2013
Car insurance premiums too high, competition watchdog says
Car insurance premiums are too high and should be cut through a number of 'far-reaching reforms', the CC says
17 December 2013
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Virgin Media is offering automated discounts to cable customers put on hold who call up seeking a price cut, MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) has learnt, although we've heard of users securing far better deals if they stay on the line and haggle in person. -
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Lloyds Bank has been ordered by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) to settle a so-called 'Section 75' claim that is almost two-years old after the high-street lender tried to avoid making a payout because the items were bought via PayPal. -
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