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Drivers 'waste £9.4bn by sticking with insurers'
29/08/2009
Motorists are set to blow £141 each this year - or £9.4 billion in total - by failing to shop around for a new car insurance policy, a new study has claimed.
One in five drivers currently renew their insurance with their current provider automatically without checking the market for a better deal, moneysupermarket.com said.
Some 12 per cent of these drivers think they cannot find a lower price, while eight per cent said they cannot be bothered to see if they can save money.
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Low pay rises 'reflect pressure on British companies'
28/08/2009
Earlier this week, research from Incomes Data Services (IDS) indicated that average pay settlements for UK workers have reached their lowest level since 1994 at just 1.4 per cent.
According to one expert, the figure shows that despite recent signs of improvement in the economy, companies remain under intense pressure.
Of the 75 wage deals examined by IDS in May, June and July, around half were pay freezes.
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Brits "haven't got the money for charities any more"
28/08/2009
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Women "too trusting" of banks
28/08/2009
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Petition calls for simpler energy bills
28/08/2009
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Recession 'forces 1.8m to delay retirement'
27/08/2009
- 27/08/2009 'Silver saver' accounts falling short on rates
- 27/08/2009 Fuel duty increase 'will cost drivers £1bn'
- 27/08/2009 Recession sees rise of "boomerang generation"
- 27/08/2009 Cash-strapped Brits 'cut back on weddings'
- 27/08/2009 3.3m households have no working adults
- 27/08/2009 Retirees face rising debts
- 27/08/2009 First-time buyers 'still face challenges' getting on property ladder
- 25/08/2009 Parents 'must not be held to ransom' over school uniforms
- 25/08/2009 Debt levels rise for UK households
- 25/08/2009 Borrowers warned over "unfair" loan rates
- 24/08/2009 Recession a one-year wonder, say Brits
- 24/08/2009 "Rate tarts" in a jam as charges rise
- 24/08/2009 Seaside towns face unemployment "crisis"
- 24/08/2009 Rail fares 'set to fall in 2010'
- 21/08/2009 Debt-hit Neil Morrissey 'takes out IVA'
- 21/08/2009 New energy tariff undercuts best-buy in some regions
- 21/08/2009 Fool.co.uk warns of future rate increase
- 21/08/2009 Direct debit hikes 'turning energy customers away'
- 21/08/2009 Interest-only mortgage holders 'under threat'
- 20/08/2009 Mortgage deals affected by "low rate environment"
- 20/08/2009 Cable points to "uncertain" economy following Bank of England minutes
- 20/08/2009 "Millstone" of uni costs exposed by firm
- 20/08/2009 Government continues crackdown on misleading debt ads
- 19/08/2009 Pensions a sticking point for 'silver surfers'
- 19/08/2009 Landlords 'might save money' through new company deal
- 19/08/2009 Fuel poor helped by social tariffs, Ofgem says
- 19/08/2009 Financial Planning Week 2009 gauges attitudes to debt
- 19/08/2009 'Elderly inflation' remains high
- 18/08/2009 Water firm's planned price hike 'not allowed'
- 18/08/2009 Cutbacks in home improvement projects in recession-hit UK
- 18/08/2009 Directgov provides advice as youth unemployment rises
- 18/08/2009 Students must avoid "classic mistake" in finances
- 17/08/2009 Call issued to cut back over-50s job losses
- 17/08/2009 Repossessions figures release by government
- 17/08/2009 'Give firms loans' to cut job losses, group says
- 17/08/2009 10-year mortgage deals 'drying up'
- 14/08/2009 "Hyacinth Bucket Syndrome" comes to credit crunched UK
- 14/08/2009 Rates will "definitely" stay low
- 14/08/2009 Pressure group highlights newbuilds as way to limit recession
- 14/08/2009 Charity warns of possible repossession increase
- 13/08/2009 Company chiefs 'must boost apprenticeships'
- 13/08/2009 Energy switchers get advice on door-to-door salesman
- 13/08/2009 Personal finance changes predicted by report
- 13/08/2009 Holiday changes as travellers reduce their budgets
- 12/08/2009 Huge student debts exposed by AIC
- 12/08/2009 "Outrageous" arrears fees slammed by site
- 12/08/2009 Workplace pension deficits 'still high'
- 12/08/2009 Jobless claims mystery to be looked into
- 11/08/2009 Travellers 'risking high mobile costs'
- 11/08/2009 Retirement fears for older unemployed
- 11/08/2009 Online retail 'more popular with men'
- 11/08/2009 Debt fears for students
- 10/08/2009 Britons 'need banking alternatives'
- 10/08/2009 'Record high' for personal insolvencies
- 10/08/2009 Recession fears 'not affecting young'
- 07/08/2009 "Clueless" tenants' deposits at risk
- 07/08/2009 Vince Cable calls for caution on economy
- 07/08/2009 Regulator warns energy firms over winter bills
- 07/08/2009 Changes to card laws called for by group
- 06/08/2009 Energy firms do battle with online tariffs
- 06/08/2009 Government moves to deal with landlord repossessions
- 06/08/2009 New report calls for caution on house price recovery
- 06/08/2009 Rates for current accounts fall
- 05/08/2009 Redundancy fears for public sector workers
- 05/08/2009 Mortgage rates 'likely to reduce'
- 05/08/2009 Property market 'will improve next year'
- 04/08/2009 Debt advice 'should be sought'
- 04/08/2009 Legal fees 'placing pressure on car premiums'
- 04/08/2009 Switching providers 'can help reduce utility bills'
- 03/08/2009 EuroDebt gives OFT plans thumbs-up
- 03/08/2009 SRB websites shut down as regulator tightens screws
- 03/08/2009 Unemployment 'could come close to 4m'
- 03/08/2009 Fall in mortgage costs 'boosts spending power'
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