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Leading wedding insurers stop selling new policies due to coronavirus
Several top wedding insurance brands have stopped offering new policies to customers in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak
12 March 2020

Revealed: The NEW best time to buy car insurance to get the cheapest deals
Getting car insurance quotes 20 to 26 days before the policy is due to start is likely to get the cheapest price from a comparison site, saving up to 40%, an MSE investigation reveals
10 December 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

Six million insurance holders 'not getting a good deal'
Around six million policyholders pay high prices and are not getting a good deal on their insurance, the financial watchdog has said.
4 October 2019

New rules set to help travellers with medical conditions access insurance
Travel insurance firms would need to direct customers with pre-existing medical conditions to providers that can cover them, under new proposals
16 July 2019

'My home insurer upped my renewal from £140 to £1,600' – why you should NEVER auto-renew
A MoneySaver whose home insurance policy was due to end this month was shocked to find his premium would have shot up by more than 1,000% if he'd let it auto-renew
25 June 2019

London drivers to face new ultra low emission zone from today - check if you'll pay £12.50/day
Some drivers in central London will be hit with a new charge of £12.50/day from today, as the the ultra low emission zone has replaced the current T-Charge
8 April 2019

Driving to Europe after Brexit? Here's when you'll need to ask your insurer for a green card
Some major insurers have told MoneySavingExpert they've started issuing 'green cards' to motorists who want to drive in the EU in case of a no-deal Brexit - but one big name isn't yet providing them. Here's how to apply and how long each insurer will take to send them
13 February 2019

Will your travel insurer cover your holiday against Brexit flight disruption?
Holidaymakers with travel insurance policies from at least seven major firms may not be covered for hotel, car hire and other costs if they have to cancel their trip because of Brexit-related flight disruption, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal. If you're worried, check your policy now - and if you do want cover for disruption, you need to sort it now or risk not being able to get it.
29 January 2019

1m+ drivers could have paid less for their licence in past three years
More than a million drivers have paid more than they needed to when applying for or renewing a licence in the past three years because they've done it by post rather than online, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal
8 January 2019
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Morrisons becomes the fourth major retailer to hike meal deal prices this year - here's how it compares
24 May 2022Morrisons has increased the cost of its meal deal by 50p from £3 to £3.50, making it the fourth major retailer to up prices this year. Here's how it compares. -
NS&I to increase the Premium Bond prize rate to 1.4% - here's all you need to know
24 May 2022NS&I will increase its Premium Bond prize fund rate, which is equivalent to a yearly interest rate, from 1% to 1.4% from 1 June. The odds of each £1 Premium Bond number winning a prize will also increase from 34,500 to one to 24,500 to one. -
Coronavirus travel rights
24 May 2022We've the latest on the testing and self-isolation rules for travellers visiting popular destinations abroad, plus full refund and insurance rights for overseas and UK travel. -
Mis-sold an Amigo loan? Redress could soon be on its way after High Court approves complaints scheme
23 May 2022A compensation plan put forward by Amigo Loans to return at least £112 million to borrowers it wrongly mis-sold high-interest loans to has today (23 May) been approved by the High Court. The move is a significant win for borrowers and follows a previous proposal that was rejected by the Court. -
Toy subscription service Whirli goes into administration - what it means for refunds and returns
23 May 2022Children's toy subscription service Whirli has gone into administration. The collapse affects around 10,500 customers. Here's what it means for your refund and return rights.
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Martin Lewis: Got a cash ISA? You should probably ditch it
24 May 2022Press the rewind button and go way back to April 2015... Possibly on the telly in the corner of your living room, I was on-air at the time urging savers as usual to use their new tax-free cash ISA allowance – because 'money was nicer in an ISA'. But things changed in 2016. -
Martin Lewis: 'UO is just as important as UX: A tip for anyone developing their website or app'
6 May 2022I set up MoneySavingExpert.com nearly 20 years ago – when arguably the modern web was still in its infancy. With an abundance of self-belief (something I had too much of then, as I realise now) I decided not to read any books, or follow prevailing wisdom on how a site should operate – and just do it my way. -
Martin Lewis: Money and Mental Health charity 2021/22 – Covid & cost of living hell...
26 April 2022It's hard to believe the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) charity is now six years old. As the chair of trustees, each year I write the foreword to its annual report – and today the 2021/22 report is out, so I thought I'd blog my formal chair's foreword here. -
Martin Lewis: What happened to my pledge to give £10m to charity – 2022 update (spoiler: it's now £20m)
11 April 2022Nearly a decade ago, in June 2012, MSE joined the MSM Group and I pledged £10m to go to charity. As that was a public pledge and I feel I've a duty of transparency, every year or two I bash out a blog report to explain where I'm up to, and who's got what money.