Tag:Consumer rights
Consumer affairs
A sorry Saga as our home insurance rockets to an astronomical £4,730
Last year our home insurance policy with Saga cost £440. This year’s quote was for an astronomical £4,730.
Its representative was astonished by the increase,...
Consumer affairs
I’ve got a beef with my wellingtons warranty – are my boots still under guarantee?
Can I ask what the legal position is concerning guarantees? The reason I ask is that in August 2023 I bought some Jileon wellington...
Business
O2 sent me a £150 phone bill for a call – after just one ring
Recently I discovered that O2 has billed me £150 for a mobile phone call it says I made to Armenia at 5am on 25...
Consumer affairs
I received a £100 parking charge even though we’d used the JustPark app
I used the JustPark parking app, after recommendations from friends, to park our car in Edinburgh during a visit to our daughter who lives...
Benefits
Can you apply for pension credit? It’s key to help with rising energy costs
Energy prices are set to rise after the regulator announced the new price cap on Friday. From October, the annual gas and electricity bill...
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Consumer affairs
My brother has fallen victim to the retirement home transfer fee money grab
In 2022 my brother bought a flat in a retirement complex built by McCarthy Stone. A year later he had to move to a...
Airline industry
New Australian aviation ombudsman could force airlines to pay cash compensation for delayed flights
An ombudsman will police how airlines treat customers and enforce a passenger rights charter to ensure timely refunds and possibly cash compensation for delayed...
Latest news
WSJ Wants Judiciary Shielded From Scrutiny
A New York Times investigation (9/15/24) has given us great insight into Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who—unlike the president...
Gambling study says £2.7bn bet annually on hidden-market websites
Gamblers in Great Britain are betting £2.7bn a year through hidden-market websites, according to a lobby group that claims...
Prada and Max Mara bring strangeness and science to Milan fashion week
A Prada show is never a straightforward beauty pageant, so when the co-designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons go...
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Jennifer Aniston’s Ex Justin Theroux Wishes Her Happy Birthday on Instagram
What was expected of her was the same thing...