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Customers who renew their home or motor insurance will not be charged more than new policyholders after the financial watchdog put an end to companies charging a loyalty penalty. People who automatically renew their policy with their insurer are often charged higher premiums than new customers, who tend to be offered the best deals. Electric …
When my wife and I bought our first car, the lowest insurance offers involved black boxes to track our driving. We went with Bell, part of the Admiral Group, which promised personalised driving advice, no curfews and tracking for only six months, unless your ratings are in the bottom 5%. We estimated we would travel …
Not to be confused with the Jason Statham heist caper, here’s a likable documentary with a big heart and some punch-the-air moments from husband and wife team Hilary Powell and Daniel Edelstyn. The film is the story of how they opened a “bank” on their high street in Walthamstow, north-east London, and printed money – …
I’m a disabled single parent on universal credit. We get free school meal vouchers, which is great. What’s not so great is that the supermarket giants force us into stores to spend them because they won’t let us redeem them online. My medical condition required me to shield, but I’ve had to take a taxi …
The government faces calls to end the “postcode lottery” for water poverty in England and Wales by creating a social tariff to protect millions of families who struggle to pay for their water bills. Government officials are expected to review a plan put forward by the water industry’s consumer watchdog that calls for a social …