Many leading banks, insurers and energy companies are making existing customers pay to phone them while offering free numbers to new customers, consumer group Which? has found.
Asda has today launched an energy switching comparison service, which gives a £20 giftcard to spend at the store if you switch to a new gas and electricity provider.
The average household energy bill will become unaffordable if pricing trends continue, leaving the vulnerable forced to turn off their heating, research from comparison site uSwitch.com reveals.
The retail prices index (RPI) rate of inflation fell to 3.5% in April compared to 3.6% in March, new figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) reveal today.
Charities, religious groups and political parties are among the worst offenders of organisations that ignore 'no cold callers' signs, a MoneySavingExpert.com poll has found.
EDF, Npower and Scottish Power have refused to state whether they are likely to raise gas and electricity prices this year, following today's decision by Eon to freeze bills for the rest of 2012.
14 May 2012
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