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

3 March 2020

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 have done it. So please let us know if 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 (0 votes)**

Big success		0 votes (0%)
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No success		0 votes (0%)

**EE (0 votes)**

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

**Plusnet (0 votes)**

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

**Sky (0 votes)**

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

**TalkTalk (0 votes)**

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

**Virgin Media (0 votes)**

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

**Vodafone (0 votes)**

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

**Other TV / broadband / home phone provider (0 votes)**

Big success		0 votes (0%)
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No success		0 votes (0%)

Mobiles

**Plusnet (0 votes)**

Big success		0 votes (0%)
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No success		0 votes (0%)

**BT Mobile (0 votes)**

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

**O2 (0 votes)**

Big success		0 votes (0%)
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No success		0 votes (0%)

**Tesco Mobile (0 votes)**

Big success		0 votes (0%)
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No success		0 votes (0%)

**EE (0 votes)**

Big success		0 votes (0%)
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No success		0 votes (0%)

**Sky (0 votes)**

Big success		0 votes (0%)
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No success		0 votes (0%)

**Three (0 votes)**

Big success		0 votes (0%)
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No success		0 votes (0%)

**Virgin Mobile (0 votes)**

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

**Vodafone (0 votes)**

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No success		0 votes (0%)

**Giffgaff (0 votes)**

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No success		0 votes (0%)

**iD Mobile (0 votes)**

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

**Other mobile provider (0 votes)**

Big success		0 votes (0%)
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No success		0 votes (0%)

Breakdown

**AA (0 votes)**

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

**Green Flag (0 votes)**

Big success		0 votes (0%)
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No success		0 votes (0%)

**RAC (0 votes)**

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

**Other breakdown cover provider (0 votes)**

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

Insurance

**AA Insurance (0 votes)**

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

**Admiral (0 votes)**

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

**Age Co (formerly Age UK) (0 votes)**

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

**Aviva (0 votes)**

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

**Axa (0 votes)**

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

**Churchill (0 votes)**

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

**Diamond (0 votes)**

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

**Direct Line (0 votes)**

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

**Elephant (0 votes)**

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

**Endsleigh (0 votes)**

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

**Esure (0 votes)**

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

**Hastings Direct (0 votes)**

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

**Legal & General (0 votes)**

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Small success		0 votes (0%)
No success		0 votes (0%)

**LV (0 votes)**

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No success		0 votes (0%)

**M&S Insurance (0 votes)**

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No success		0 votes (0%)

**More Than (0 votes)**

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

**Post Office (0 votes)**

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

**Privilege (0 votes)**

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

**Saga (0 votes)**

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

**Sheilas' Wheels (0 votes)**

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

**Swiftcover (0 votes)**

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

**Swinton (0 votes)**

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

**Tesco Insurance (0 votes)**

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

**Zurich (0 votes)**

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

**Other insurance provider (0 votes)**

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

Banks / card providers

**American Express (0 votes)**

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

**Barclaycard (0 votes)**

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

**Barclays (0 votes)**

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

**Capital One (0 votes)**

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

**Co-op Bank (0 votes)**

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

**First Direct (0 votes)**

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

**Halifax / Bank of Scotland (0 votes)**

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

**HSBC (0 votes)**

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

**Lloyds (0 votes)**

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

**MBNA (0 votes)**

Big success		0 votes (0%)
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No success		0 votes (0%)

**Nationwide (0 votes)**

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

**NatWest / RBS (0 votes)**

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Small success		0 votes (0%)
No success		0 votes (0%)

**Santander (0 votes)**

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

**TSB (0 votes)**

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

**Virgin Money (0 votes)**

Big success		0 votes (0%)
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No success		0 votes (0%)

**Other bank / card provider (0 votes)**

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

**I haven't haggled with any of these firms in the last year (0 votes)**

		0 votes (0%)

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