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moneysupermarket.com: Scottish Power's price reduction
Commenting on Scottish Power’s price reduction to their online capped dual fuel product, Paul Schofield, head of utilities at moneysupermarket.com, said:
moneysupermarket.com comments on British Gas' residential business results
Commenting on British Gas’ residential business results, Paul Schofield, head of utilities at moneysupermarket.com, said: “Having made a loss for the first six months, British Gas recovered to record £95m profits for the full year, following the nationwide price hikes. This level of profit was achieved despite losing over a million customers in this period, which is testament to just how much they were making out of those who stayed loyal.
We are a nation of misled gamblers
The Government is allowing many of us to unwittingly fall for get-rich-quick schemes according to an online survey by Fool.co.uk.
“What’s on tonight?” ditched for “what shall we watch tonight?”
Downloading TV content via the internet is set to become this year’s broadband phenomenon, according to leading price comparison and switching site, uSwitch.com.
Pensioners embrace plastic fantastic
The stigma surrounding plastic surgery is vanishing with over 230,000 UK pensioners admitting to cosmetic enhancement, according to research by AXA.
Give up spending for Lent – and beyond
As Lent approaches people should consider giving up spending and take up saving instead.
T-Mobile and Vodafone mobile customers are the biggest wasters
Almost a thousand text messages and 20 hours of voice minutes unused each year by each mobile user.
moneysupermarket.com comments on new In Car Mobile Legislation
Commenting on the new In Car Mobile Legislation Richard Mason, managing director at price comparison website moneysupermarket.com, said:
npower re-enters the battlefield as prices tumble across the board
Commenting on npower’s cuts in both gas and electricity prices, Paul Schofield, head of utilities at moneysupermarket.com, said: “npower has responded to last week’s game of cat and mouse between British Gas and Powergen by announcing cuts to its standard tariffs as well as dual fuel tariffs, slashing 16 per cent off gas and three per cent off electricity prices. The average npower dual fuel customer would pay around £832 per year from April 30, down from around £986 currently.
npower rocks the boat but doesn’t sink it
British Gas is yet again looking likely to be a casualty of the energy price war it started only 11 days ago, says uSwitch.com, the independent, online switching and comparison service.
npower reduces its standard tariff
npower has followed British Gas lead and reduced its standard energy prices. From 30th April 2007, npower will reduce its prices by 16% for gas and an average of 3% for electricity, cutting approximately £141 off a typical annual energy bill.
New deal for BT bill payers at the Post Office
Post Office Ltd and BT have signed a new 5-year deal which allows four million BT customers to continue to benefit from the convenience of paying their phone bill at Post Office branches.
British Gas strikes back on dual fuel and gas prices
Commenting on British Gas’ second wave of price cuts in seven days, Paul Schofield, head of utilities at moneysupermarket.com, said:
Iberdrola cleared to buy ScottishPower
The European Commission has given the go-ahead today for Iberdrola to proceed with its £11.6 billion takeover of ScottishPower.
British Gas hits back with ‘tit for tat’ price cuts
British Gas, which yesterday looked like being the first casualty of the energy price war, has hit back at rivals Powergen with ‘tit for tat’ price cuts. The energy giant’s new move – its second price cut announcement in just over a week – shows how much heat suppliers are beginning to feel as the energy war ignites, says uSwitch.com, and also points to British Gas’ determination to retain its cheapest supplier crown.