Have you haggled with Sky, BT, the AA and more this year? Did you succeed?
Call centre haggling can provide big savings – whether it be digital TV, broadband, credit cards, breakdown cover, insurance and more. Each year we try to gauge the success rates of those who’ve done it. So please let us know whether you gained cheaper prices, extra goods, better deals or reduced interest.
Which of these firms have you tried to haggle with IN THE LAST YEAR? (Select as many as you want from the major providers below.)
Results
TV / broadband / home phone
| Big success |  |
119 votes (25%) |
| Small success | |
215 votes (45%) |
| No success | |
139 votes (29%) |
| Big success | |
25 votes (28%) |
| Small success | |
28 votes (32%) |
| No success | |
35 votes (40%) |
| Big success | |
70 votes (52%) |
| Small success | |
41 votes (30%) |
| No success | |
24 votes (18%) |
| Big success | |
678 votes (55%) |
| Small success | |
381 votes (31%) |
| No success | |
172 votes (14%) |
| Big success | |
153 votes (49%) |
| Small success | |
107 votes (34%) |
| No success | |
52 votes (17%) |
| Big success | |
4 votes (27%) |
| Small success | |
3 votes (20%) |
| No success | |
8 votes (53%) |
| Big success | |
182 votes (38%) |
| Small success | |
206 votes (43%) |
| No success | |
96 votes (20%) |
| Big success | |
11 votes (33%) |
| Small success | |
12 votes (36%) |
| No success | |
10 votes (30%) |
Mobiles
| Big success | |
11 votes (19%) |
| Small success | |
21 votes (36%) |
| No success | |
26 votes (45%) |
| Big success | |
67 votes (27%) |
| Small success | |
95 votes (39%) |
| No success | |
84 votes (34%) |
| Big success | |
5 votes (31%) |
| Small success | |
1 votes (6%) |
| No success | |
10 votes (63%) |
| Big success | |
52 votes (26%) |
| Small success | |
62 votes (31%) |
| No success | |
86 votes (43%) |
| Big success | |
27 votes (29%) |
| Small success | |
41 votes (45%) |
| No success | |
24 votes (26%) |
| Big success | |
13 votes (20%) |
| Small success | |
21 votes (32%) |
| No success | |
31 votes (48%) |
| Big success | |
23 votes (31%) |
| Small success | |
19 votes (25%) |
| No success | |
33 votes (44%) |
| Big success | |
23 votes (21%) |
| Small success | |
35 votes (32%) |
| No success | |
51 votes (47%) |
| Big success | |
37 votes (32%) |
| Small success | |
46 votes (40%) |
| No success | |
31 votes (27%) |
| Big success | |
89 votes (44%) |
| Small success | |
59 votes (29%) |
| No success | |
54 votes (27%) |
| Big success | |
9 votes (36%) |
| Small success | |
6 votes (24%) |
| No success | |
10 votes (40%) |
Breakdown
| Big success | |
322 votes (58%) |
| Small success | |
145 votes (26%) |
| No success | |
89 votes (16%) |
| Big success | |
22 votes (40%) |
| Small success | |
16 votes (29%) |
| No success | |
17 votes (31%) |
| Big success | |
77 votes (45%) |
| Small success | |
55 votes (32%) |
| No success | |
38 votes (22%) |
| Big success | |
12 votes (27%) |
| Small success | |
17 votes (38%) |
| No success | |
16 votes (36%) |
Insurance
| Big success | |
53 votes (47%) |
| Small success | |
37 votes (33%) |
| No success | |
22 votes (20%) |
| Big success | |
63 votes (40%) |
| Small success | |
71 votes (46%) |
| No success | |
22 votes (14%) |
| Big success | |
31 votes (24%) |
| Small success | |
52 votes (40%) |
| No success | |
46 votes (36%) |
| Big success | |
7 votes (25%) |
| Small success | |
8 votes (29%) |
| No success | |
13 votes (46%) |
| Big success | |
3 votes (38%) |
| Small success | 0 votes (0%) | |
| No success | |
5 votes (63%) |
| Big success | |
24 votes (32%) |
| Small success | |
30 votes (41%) |
| No success | |
20 votes (27%) |
| Big success | |
9 votes (36%) |
| Small success | |
9 votes (36%) |
| No success | |
7 votes (28%) |
| Big success | |
35 votes (31%) |
| Small success | |
52 votes (46%) |
| No success | |
27 votes (24%) |
| Big success | |
12 votes (48%) |
| Small success | |
8 votes (32%) |
| No success | |
5 votes (20%) |
| Big success | |
3 votes (25%) |
| Small success | |
2 votes (17%) |
| No success | |
7 votes (58%) |
| Big success | |
3 votes (9%) |
| Small success | |
16 votes (50%) |
| No success | |
13 votes (41%) |
| Big success | |
34 votes (42%) |
| Small success | |
32 votes (40%) |
| No success | |
15 votes (19%) |
| Big success | |
15 votes (42%) |
| Small success | |
14 votes (39%) |
| No success | |
7 votes (19%) |
| Big success | |
28 votes (29%) |
| Small success | |
58 votes (59%) |
| No success | |
12 votes (12%) |
| Big success | |
13 votes (38%) |
| Small success | |
16 votes (47%) |
| No success | |
5 votes (15%) |
| Big success | |
10 votes (22%) |
| Small success | |
23 votes (51%) |
| No success | |
12 votes (27%) |
| Big success | |
7 votes (37%) |
| Small success | |
5 votes (26%) |
| No success | |
7 votes (37%) |
| Big success | |
9 votes (33%) |
| Small success | |
12 votes (44%) |
| No success | |
6 votes (22%) |
| Big success | |
30 votes (38%) |
| Small success | |
30 votes (38%) |
| No success | |
20 votes (25%) |
| Big success | |
4 votes (14%) |
| Small success | |
15 votes (52%) |
| No success | |
10 votes (34%) |
| Big success | 0 votes (0%) | |
| Small success | |
2 votes (29%) |
| No success | |
5 votes (71%) |
| Big success | |
32 votes (44%) |
| Small success | |
23 votes (32%) |
| No success | |
17 votes (24%) |
| Big success | |
15 votes (27%) |
| Small success | |
21 votes (38%) |
| No success | |
20 votes (36%) |
| Big success | |
6 votes (30%) |
| Small success | |
5 votes (25%) |
| No success | |
9 votes (45%) |
| Big success | |
63 votes (34%) |
| Small success | |
86 votes (46%) |
| No success | |
36 votes (19%) |
Banks / card providers
| Big success | |
2 votes (14%) |
| Small success | |
5 votes (36%) |
| No success | |
7 votes (50%) |
| Big success | |
12 votes (39%) |
| Small success | |
9 votes (29%) |
| No success | |
10 votes (32%) |
| Big success | |
9 votes (20%) |
| Small success | |
11 votes (25%) |
| No success | |
24 votes (55%) |
| Big success | 0 votes (0%) | |
| Small success | |
5 votes (38%) |
| No success | |
8 votes (62%) |
| Big success | |
1 votes (11%) |
| Small success | |
1 votes (11%) |
| No success | |
7 votes (78%) |
| Big success | |
8 votes (38%) |
| Small success | |
5 votes (24%) |
| No success | |
8 votes (38%) |
| Big success | |
16 votes (24%) |
| Small success | |
20 votes (30%) |
| No success | |
30 votes (45%) |
| Big success | |
3 votes (13%) |
| Small success | |
8 votes (33%) |
| No success | |
13 votes (54%) |
| Big success | |
17 votes (33%) |
| Small success | |
14 votes (27%) |
| No success | |
20 votes (39%) |
| Big success | |
4 votes (36%) |
| Small success | |
3 votes (27%) |
| No success | |
4 votes (36%) |
| Big success | |
12 votes (30%) |
| Small success | |
15 votes (38%) |
| No success | |
13 votes (33%) |
| Big success | |
5 votes (11%) |
| Small success | |
19 votes (40%) |
| No success | |
23 votes (49%) |
| Big success | |
16 votes (31%) |
| Small success | |
20 votes (38%) |
| No success | |
16 votes (31%) |
| Big success | |
4 votes (25%) |
| Small success | 0 votes (0%) | |
| No success | |
12 votes (75%) |
| Big success | |
2 votes (29%) |
| Small success | |
1 votes (14%) |
| No success | |
4 votes (57%) |
| Big success | |
1 votes (7%) |
| Small success | |
8 votes (53%) |
| No success | |
6 votes (40%) |
|
370 votes (100%) |
7134 ratings have been selected.
We try to use technology to limit voting to one per person. Occasionally, this may erroneously block a few people's votes (eg, from shared offices). Apologies for that.
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