Have you haggled with Sky, BT, the AA and more this year? Did you succeed?

26 February 2019

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Haggling can provide big savings – on anything from digital TV and broadband to credit cards, breakdown cover and insurance. Each year we try to gauge the success rates of those who've done it. So please let us know whether you've 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.)

Haggling can provide big savings – on anything from digital TV and broadband to credit cards, breakdown cover and insurance. Each year we try to gauge the success rates of those who've done it. So please let us know whether you've 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

BT (612 votes)

Big success		230 votes (38%)
Small success		219 votes (36%)
No success		163 votes (27%)

EE (189 votes)

Big success		58 votes (31%)
Small success		72 votes (38%)
No success		59 votes (31%)

Plusnet (165 votes)

Big success		62 votes (38%)
Small success		62 votes (38%)
No success		41 votes (25%)

Sky (1007 votes)

Big success		513 votes (51%)
Small success		329 votes (33%)
No success		165 votes (16%)

TalkTalk (151 votes)

Big success		48 votes (32%)
Small success		56 votes (37%)
No success		47 votes (31%)

Virgin Media (493 votes)

Big success		181 votes (37%)
Small success		191 votes (39%)
No success		121 votes (25%)

Vodafone (140 votes)

Big success		33 votes (24%)
Small success		61 votes (44%)
No success		46 votes (33%)

Other TV / broadband / home phone provider (62 votes)

Big success		19 votes (31%)
Small success		22 votes (35%)
No success		21 votes (34%)

Mobiles

Plusnet (61 votes)

Big success		19 votes (31%)
Small success		20 votes (33%)
No success		22 votes (36%)

BT Mobile (74 votes)

Big success		21 votes (28%)
Small success		36 votes (49%)
No success		17 votes (23%)

O2 (188 votes)

Big success		40 votes (21%)
Small success		72 votes (38%)
No success		76 votes (40%)

Tesco Mobile (71 votes)

Big success		19 votes (27%)
Small success		25 votes (35%)
No success		27 votes (38%)

EE (167 votes)

Big success		64 votes (38%)
Small success		63 votes (38%)
No success		40 votes (24%)

Sky (198 votes)

Big success		87 votes (44%)
Small success		64 votes (32%)
No success		47 votes (24%)

Three (115 votes)

Big success		48 votes (42%)
Small success		41 votes (36%)
No success		26 votes (23%)

Virgin Mobile (76 votes)

Big success		15 votes (20%)
Small success		33 votes (43%)
No success		28 votes (37%)

Vodafone (113 votes)

Big success		30 votes (27%)
Small success		41 votes (36%)
No success		42 votes (37%)

Giffgaff (18 votes)

Big success		4 votes (22%)
Small success		2 votes (11%)
No success		12 votes (67%)

iD Mobile (21 votes)

Big success		5 votes (24%)
Small success		3 votes (14%)
No success		13 votes (62%)

Other mobile provider (15 votes)

Big success		3 votes (20%)
Small success		4 votes (27%)
No success		8 votes (53%)

Breakdown

AA (373 votes)

Big success		211 votes (57%)
Small success		117 votes (31%)
No success		45 votes (12%)

Green Flag (59 votes)

Big success		14 votes (24%)
Small success		29 votes (49%)
No success		16 votes (27%)

RAC (189 votes)

Big success		92 votes (49%)
Small success		69 votes (37%)
No success		28 votes (15%)

Other breakdown cover provider (39 votes)

Big success		5 votes (13%)
Small success		13 votes (33%)
No success		21 votes (54%)

Insurance

AA Insurance (69 votes)

Big success		24 votes (35%)
Small success		25 votes (36%)
No success		20 votes (29%)

Admiral (205 votes)

Big success		87 votes (42%)
Small success		79 votes (39%)
No success		39 votes (19%)

Age UK (14 votes)

Big success		1 votes (7%)
Small success		1 votes (7%)
No success		12 votes (86%)

Aviva (103 votes)

Big success		20 votes (19%)
Small success		41 votes (40%)
No success		42 votes (41%)

Axa (48 votes)

Big success		13 votes (27%)
Small success		17 votes (35%)
No success		18 votes (38%)

Churchill (66 votes)

Big success		15 votes (23%)
Small success		29 votes (44%)
No success		22 votes (33%)

Diamond (16 votes)

Big success		2 votes (13%)
Small success		6 votes (38%)
No success		8 votes (50%)

Direct Line (171 votes)

Big success		33 votes (19%)
Small success		76 votes (44%)
No success		62 votes (36%)

Elephant (10 votes)

Big success		3 votes (30%)
Small success		3 votes (30%)
No success		4 votes (40%)

Endsleigh (10 votes)

Big success		0 votes (0%)
Small success		0 votes (0%)
No success		10 votes (100%)

Esure (39 votes)

Big success		5 votes (13%)
Small success		21 votes (54%)
No success		13 votes (33%)

Hastings Direct (102 votes)

Big success		37 votes (36%)
Small success		36 votes (35%)
No success		29 votes (28%)

Legal & General (31 votes)

Big success		8 votes (26%)
Small success		11 votes (35%)
No success		12 votes (39%)

LV (93 votes)

Big success		15 votes (16%)
Small success		48 votes (52%)
No success		30 votes (32%)

M&S Insurance (22 votes)

Big success		3 votes (14%)
Small success		5 votes (23%)
No success		14 votes (64%)

More Than (38 votes)

Big success		5 votes (13%)
Small success		15 votes (39%)
No success		18 votes (47%)

Post Office (22 votes)

Big success		5 votes (23%)
Small success		8 votes (36%)
No success		9 votes (41%)

Privilege (18 votes)

Big success		3 votes (17%)
Small success		3 votes (17%)
No success		12 votes (67%)

Saga (84 votes)

Big success		35 votes (42%)
Small success		30 votes (36%)
No success		19 votes (23%)

Sheilas' Wheels (20 votes)

Big success		3 votes (15%)
Small success		10 votes (50%)
No success		7 votes (35%)

Swiftcover (13 votes)

Big success		5 votes (38%)
Small success		2 votes (15%)
No success		6 votes (46%)

Swinton (14 votes)

Big success		4 votes (29%)
Small success		0 votes (0%)
No success		10 votes (71%)

Tesco Insurance (46 votes)

Big success		9 votes (20%)
Small success		20 votes (43%)
No success		17 votes (37%)

Zurich (14 votes)

Big success		1 votes (7%)
Small success		4 votes (29%)
No success		9 votes (64%)

Other insurance provider (129 votes)

Big success		38 votes (29%)
Small success		49 votes (38%)
No success		42 votes (33%)

Banks / card providers

American Express (16 votes)

Big success		0 votes (0%)
Small success		4 votes (25%)
No success		12 votes (75%)

Barclaycard (39 votes)

Big success		6 votes (15%)
Small success		9 votes (23%)
No success		24 votes (62%)

Barclays (22 votes)

Big success		5 votes (23%)
Small success		3 votes (14%)
No success		14 votes (64%)

Capital One (19 votes)

Big success		4 votes (21%)
Small success		7 votes (37%)
No success		8 votes (42%)

Co-op Bank (10 votes)

Big success		2 votes (20%)
Small success		0 votes (0%)
No success		8 votes (80%)

First Direct (20 votes)

Big success		3 votes (15%)
Small success		5 votes (25%)
No success		12 votes (60%)

Halifax / Bank of Scotland (37 votes)

Big success		8 votes (22%)
Small success		12 votes (32%)
No success		17 votes (46%)

HSBC (20 votes)

Big success		6 votes (30%)
Small success		5 votes (25%)
No success		9 votes (45%)

Lloyds (35 votes)

Big success		11 votes (31%)
Small success		9 votes (26%)
No success		15 votes (43%)

MBNA (16 votes)

Big success		0 votes (0%)
Small success		2 votes (13%)
No success		14 votes (88%)

Nationwide (26 votes)

Big success		5 votes (19%)
Small success		7 votes (27%)
No success		14 votes (54%)

NatWest / RBS (27 votes)

Big success		2 votes (7%)
Small success		8 votes (30%)
No success		17 votes (63%)

Santander (40 votes)

Big success		8 votes (20%)
Small success		14 votes (35%)
No success		18 votes (45%)

TSB (19 votes)

Big success		6 votes (32%)
Small success		3 votes (16%)
No success		10 votes (53%)

Virgin Money (10 votes)

Big success		0 votes (0%)
Small success		4 votes (40%)
No success		6 votes (60%)

Other bank/card provider (23 votes)

Big success		7 votes (30%)
Small success		2 votes (9%)
No success		14 votes (61%)

 

I haven't haggled with any of these firms in the last year (170 votes)

		170 votes (100%)

                   6542 ratings have been selected.

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