Rick's Rants: Admin Fees
This week our resident grump, Rick Wakeman is leading the charge against admin fees. Why do big companies often make us pay exorbitant costs for them to process our paperwork? In order to see this...
View Article99p Stores: Do they really offer 'Unbeatable Value'?
99p Stores started out as a single shop in North London eleven years ago. Now there are more than 150 stores all over the country, generating profits of £6.3 million. What's the secret? Chris Hollins...
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Rogue Traders: Stuart Johnson, Drainsafe
Bexley-based Drainsafe Limited is a company specialising in boilers and drains. Susanne Black called them out in December 2011 when her boiler went on the blink. The man who came to fix it appeared to...
View ArticleFiat: Steering that doesn't have the power?
Fiat Puntos, Fiat Grande Puntos and Europe's best selling super-mini, the Fiat Panda are three small cars with one big problem. So much so, that some of their owners are scared to drive them. Ricky...
View ArticleBank Fraud: Easy to be a victim - hard to get your money back?
Each year, over 900,000 of us find that thieves have used our card details to make purchases or to withdraw money from our accounts. However, proving that fraud has taken place on your account can be...
View ArticleAsda Rollbacks
In March 2012 we revealed how Asda was breaching government guidance with its famous price-cut slogan the 'Rollback.' We showed how some items labelled as rollbacks had previously been on sale at a...
View ArticleRoyal Mail: Do they always deliver?
The price of a First Class Stamp went up by nearly a third in May 2012 to 60 pence. Second Class stamps also went up to 50 pence. But as the costs increase, so do the number of complaints. What...
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Rogue Traders: Smartproof
Based in Leeds, Smartproof is the trading name of Smartcoat Ltd and is not to be confused with companies of a similar name. Smartproof offers renovations and coatings for roofs - in fact "total...
View ArticleMartin Lewis' Savings Tips...
At the start of May 2012, the Nat-West increased mortgage repayments, despite Bank of England rates remaining stuck at their lowest-ever level: 0.5%. At the same time, the Nat-West and other banks...
View ArticleVauxhall Insignia
One of Vauxhall's top-selling cars, The Insignia, was launched in 2008 and crowned European Car of the Year just one year later. However, if you're unlucky, the car could lose power while you are...
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