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Brits hide debt from loved ones
Sainsbury's Finance believes that the current economic downturn is fuelling the nation's growing fear and embarrassment over personal finance matters and has launched a new website sainsburysfinance.co.uk/moneymatters, which explores many of the financial concerns and questions people might have.
New tariff from British Gas
Gareth Kloet, Head of Utilities at Confused.com says, "After weeks of jostling for the best online tariff, British Gas has now stirred up the offline tariff market with the launch of its new Track and Save 2011.
Tell the door-to-door salesmen to buzz off
During the summer, door-to-door salesmen from energy companies are as prolific and as busy as bumble bees - but there can be a sting in the tail if you buy from them, as you could be paying over £130 per year more than the best tariff from that provider.
Broadband competition reaches 6 million milestone
The number of unbundled lines - where rival communications providers such as Sky or Carphone Warehouse offers services over BT's copper telephone network - has reached the 6 million mark.
Holidaymakers risk running up large mobile bills
Consumers risk running up large mobile phone bills while abroad, because they are in the dark about overseas charges, according to new research from uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service.
Are you getting good service?
Do you feel your service providers treat you with respect? Is your insurance company or bank looking after the bottom line at your expense rather than looking after you? New research shows that Brits who feel there is more ‘give’ than ‘take’ are starting to vote with their feet.
Shoppers need more protection
One in ten consumers are not receiving goods or services they pay for in advance, with less than half (48 per cent) getting their money back, says Consumer Focus, who are today calling for tough new measures to protect consumer prepayments.
Football fans go into extra time for the new season
The kick-off to a new football season means fans will be wondering where all their time has gone – and they’ll need an average of 15.3 hours a week, according to new research from Virgin Money.
Mobile Wi-Fi coming soon to 3
3 UK will launch a Mobile Wi-Fi service - also known as MiFi - in time for Christmas this year, allowing you to use Wi-Fi wherever you can access the 3 network with a small wireless modem.
Orange expands mobile broadband portfolio
Orange has today expanded its mobile broadband portfolio with a selection of new price plans which includes a new offer of mobile broadband for less than £5 a month for existing Orange customers - the lowest pay monthly mobile broadband price plan on the market.
Online energy price war heats up
Gareth Kloet, Head of Utilities at Confused.com says "This new tariff from E.ON is a further blow to British Gas as it is another, more competitive choice for consumers who have ‘average consumption'.
moneysupermarket.com: E.ON online energy product
Commenting on today's launch of E.ON's new online energy product, Scott Byrom, manager of utilities at price comparison site moneysupermarket.com said:
Energy prices tumble as online price war hots up
Household energy prices are set to tumble again as E.ON launches a new online energy plan. The new plan sees E.ON become Britain's second cheapest energy supplier, coming just behind EDF Energy.
E.ON launches SaveOnline
As Brits continue to tighten their purse strings, E.ON has launched of ‘SaveOnline' which replaces EnergyOnline Extra Saver v14 as E.ON's cheapest available online energy product.
Consumer confidence remains stable
Nationwide Consumer Confidence Index recorded a slight increase of one point in July. Overall, sentiment remained stable. While the Present Situation Index fell one point, this was countered by the Future Expectations Index which increased by one point.