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Group action legal claim launched on behalf of Mercedes owners
A law firm is preparing a group legal claim on behalf of owners of some Mercedes vehicles, over claims customers were misled about the emissions their vehicles produced.
18 May 2020

London Capital & Finance investors to start getting decisions on compensation claims this month
Investors who lost £1,000s with the collapsed bond firm London Capital & Finance (LCF) will start hearing whether they're eligible for compensation for claims related to misleading advice later this month
5 May 2020

Student Loans Company to trial automatic refunds for those that overpay
The Student Loans Company is trialling automatic bank refunds to former students who have overpaid their loans
27 February 2020

Mis-sold Wonga customers to get 4.3% of compensation claims
Those who were mis-sold payday loans from Wonga before it collapsed will receive just 4.3% of the compensation they're owed, according to the firm's administrators
30 January 2020

Claims management firm becomes first to be fined by the financial regulator
A claims management firm has been fined £70,000 by the financial regulator for misleading consumers through its websites and printed materials in a first for the industry
17 December 2019

'I got a PPI reclaim of 2p' – is this the smallest reclaim ever?
A MoneySaver has been sent what could be the lowest-ever PPI payout – for a grand total of 2p.
15 November 2019

1,000s of Nationwide customers owed refunds after PPI breaches
Nationwide will pay an estimated £2 million in refunds to about 7,000 PPI customers, after it failed to send them important information
18 October 2019

PPI scammers still calling more than a month after the reclaiming deadline
MoneySavers are continuing to receive scam PPI calls from fraudsters - even though the reclaiming deadline for most people was more than a month ago
7 October 2019

10,000s owed refund of deputyship fees – how to claim
More than 80,000 people who have had deputies appointed for them by the Court of Protection are owed refunds of £240 on average – here's how to check who is owed
4 October 2019

'Google You Owe Us' campaign wins in Court of Appeal
A consumer campaign, which launched unprecedented legal action against Google, has been given a new lease of life after a judgment today overturned a High Court ruling
2 October 2019
22 June 2022
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Free lateral flow tests in Wales extended until 31 July for people showing signs of Covid
24 June 2022Free lateral flow tests in Wales will continue to be available for people showing Covid symptoms up until 30 July. -
Private parking charges to be halved to £50 - here are all the details
24 June 2022Private car park operators in England, Scotland and Wales will no longer be able to set fines above £50 in the majority of circumstances, under new rules set out by the Government. -
You've got 100 days to use paper £20 and £50 notes before they become unusable - so check your pockets and down the back of sofas now
23 June 2022Time is running out to check down the back of your sofa for any soon-to-be-discontinued paper £20 and £50 notes. There are only 100 days left before they become invalid but the latest figures from the Bank of England show there are almost £15 billion-worth of notes still around. -
New Government-backed interest-free loan scheme to be rolled out across the UK from September – here’s how it works
23 June 2022Vulnerable people who have been rejected from borrowing will apply to apply for a one-off no interest loan scheme (NILs) from September. The scheme aims to reach 20,000 struggling to pay off debt, with them being able to borrow anything from £100 to £2,000 – here’s how it’ll work. -
Barclays to shut a further 15 bank branches this year - check if yours is closing and what your options are
23 June 2022Barclays has announced another round of bank branch closures, with 15 more outlets set to shut by the end of the year. The latest closures mean Barclays will close 55 branches by the end of the year. Below we list the branches disappearing and what the alternatives are if you still want face-to-face banking.
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Martin Lewis: The one thing everyone aged over 66 needs to know
17 June 2022It is a national tragedy that getting on for a million pensioners, many of whom have been paying into the system for years, are missing out on a critical boost to their income. It's called pension credit, and this year it also means you get an extra £650 to help with energy bills. -
Martin Lewis: What I asked the Chancellor to do when I spoke to him on Monday...
26 May 2022With the announcement of the Government's energy cost of living plans due out at lunchtime. I thought I'd speedily bash out a note down of what (from memory) I'd asked the Chancellor for when we spoke on Monday - and the other general suggestions I've been making. -
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.