Direct Debit
Admiral double-charges 100s of insurance customers
Insurance firm Admiral has apologised after hundreds of its customers had their direct debit payment doubled in February
27 March 2018
'I got £1,120 back after finding a forgotten direct debit I'd been paying for FIVE years'
A pensioner has managed to reclaim a whopping £1,120 after doing an audit of her direct debits
8 March 2018
British Gas customers double-charged in direct debit blunder
Customers are reporting that their direct debits have been taken twice, leaving them £100s short in some cases
25 November 2016
Nationwide customers hit by payments glitch – are you affected?
Outbound standing orders could leave the accounts of Nationwide customers late, MoneySavingExpert.com understands
1 September 2016
Vodafone warning – all customers check your bills ASAP for errors
A MoneySavingExpert.com investigation has uncovered huge numbers of problems with billing and other issues.
8 June 2016
BT triples monthly fee for paid email service
Thousands of former BT broadband customers face a steep email price hike, with the monthly cost tripling
30 March 2016
Energy direct debit hiked? Challenge it
Some energy customers who switched last winter have voiced frustrations about new suppliers upping direct debits
12 October 2015
Payment failed on payday? Banks to give customers more time to avoid charges
Seven high street giants have agreed to put payments through later in the day if they are rejected first time
7 June 2013
Firms 'should be clearer on regular card payments'
Traders may not be making it clear to consumers that they're being signed up to a Continuous Payment Authority
12 December 2012
Time to recession-proof your finances?
Here are 10 things everyone needs to know about economic downturn
2 May 2012
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Best-buy mortgage rate drops below 1% for first time in a year
15 November 2019
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15 November 2019
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'I got a PPI reclaim of 2p' – is this the smallest reclaim ever?
15 November 2019
A MoneySaver has been sent what could be the lowest-ever PPI payout – for a grand total of 2p.
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Martin Lewis VIDEO: Should you pay off your Plan 1 student loan?
22 October 2019
If you started university between 1998 and 2012, or since then in Scotland and Northern Ireland, you'll have a Plan 1 student loan. While much is written about whether those with savings should overpay the current English Plan 2 student loans, there's little out there about Plan 1. I wanted to change that, so here's a video explaining how to decide... -
Martin Lewis: Debt desperation to happy homeowner in 8 years
21 October 2019
No matter how dire your money situation seems, there is always hope. Things may never be perfect, but they can improve and taking action is the best way to make that happen. The team recently forwarded me an email from Jay, which exemplifies that in beautiful technicolour detail. And Jay has now kindly given me permission to reproduce it
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