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A practice known as ghost broking is on the rise with some victims being conned out of hundreds of pounds, in return for supposedly cheap car insurance, new research has revealed. Ghost brokers claim they can obtain car insurance for drivers at a low price, in exchange for a fee, with many victims actually just … Read more
Aviva and Direct Line have become the latest insurance giants to stop selling travel cover to new customers in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Holidaymakers who have already booked trips but do not have cover are being left stranded by the insurance industry, as insurers pull the plug on selling cover. The pair followed in … Read more
Aviva and Direct Line have become the latest insurance giants to stop selling travel cover to new customers in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Holidaymakers who have already booked trips but do not have cover are being left stranded by the insurance industry, as insurers pull the plug on selling cover. The pair followed in … Read more
British travellers facing delays and cancellations to their travel plans amid amid the coronavirus crisis were today thrown an additional headache as some of the UK’s big insurers started to withdraw the sale of new travel cover policies. Insurance giant LV stopped selling travel insurance last night in a move described by one expert as … Read more
Nearly 1.5million first generation smart meters (SMETS1) were installed in households across the country last year – despite the fact installations of the older devices do not count towards energy suppliers official target figures. Some 4.5million smart meters were installed in 2019, according to a new report from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial … Read more
Patients of Finest Dental are still left paying for their non-existing treatments after the chain of private dentists mysteriously closed without explanation. Hundreds of customers have been left in the dark about what to do next after Finest Dental closed all of its branches without warning, with many having paid thousands for treatments in advance. A … Read more
BT fined by Ofcom after the telecoms giant overcharged EE mobile customers who made calls to pricey 118 numbers Ofcom fined BT after it overcharged EE customers for calling 118 numbers The watchdog introduced a cap on 118 numbers to ensure fairer pricing BT did not implement this new rule immediately By Grace Gausden For … Read more
Insurance giant LV has stopped selling travel insurance due to coronavirus, in a move described by one expert as ‘alarming’. In a message on its website, the company said it was ‘unable to give’ new customers travel insurance ‘at the moment’, and said it had ‘made the difficult decision to pause the sale of travel … Read more
More than 11million households in Britain risk overpaying £3.5billion on their energy bills this year as they stick to expensive standard variable tariffs from the Big Six, new research claims. The energy giants are all set to price their SVR within an average of £1.33 of the new price cap level, which is due to … Read more
Rural areas promised better internet as government pledges £5bn towards speedy broadband and £510m towards 4G coverage The Chancellor pledged £5bn towards speedy broadband in rural areas Government also announced £510m investment into 4G coverage It is hoped the changes will improve connectivity in the hardest to reach places By Grace Gausden For This Is … Read more