22 September 2017
Loyal Brits missing out on car insurance savings of £1.7 billion a year
Motorists could save over £1.7 billion a year by switching to a black box car insurance policy, but only 5% of UK drivers currently have one[1] The top barriers to …
19 September 2017
uSwitch comments on Andrew Bailey’s interview in today’s Guardian about the looming debt crisis
Commenting on the call from the chief financial regulator, Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, for government to tackle the looming debt crisis, Tom Lyon, money expert …
13 September 2017
uSwitch comments on 30% increase in August electricity switching figures
Commenting on the latest Energy UK figures, which show that electricity switching in August increased 30% compared to last year[1], Claire Osborne, energy expert at uSwitch.com, says: “This August, Britain’s biggest …
13 September 2017
10 years on from Northern Rock, households continue to struggle as bills rise ten times faster than income
Essential bills soar by 20% in a decade – ten times faster than household income at 2%[1] Real household disposable income falls by 33% since 2007[2] Increase in gas (59%), …
12 September 2017
uSwitch comments on the launch of the new iPhone 8 and iPhone X
Commenting on the launch of the new Apple iPhones, Ernest Doku, mobiles expert at uSwitch.com, says: “On the ten year anniversary of the iPhone, Apple was always going to have …
10 September 2017
British Gas customers face £230 million price hike next Friday
British Gas standard electricity tariff increases by 12.5% from Friday 15 September[1] Three million households will see their bills rise from £1044 to £1120 – a massive £236 million price …
6 September 2017
Six million homes risk inaccurate energy bills this winter
More than a fifth of households (21%) don’t submit regular energy meter readings, exposing them to inaccurate estimated bills[1] On average, while two thirds of energy customers (67%) found themselves …
5 September 2017
uSwitch comments on increase in bank complaints
Commenting on the increase in complaints about banks released by the Financial Ombudsman today, Tom Lyon, money expert at uSwitch.com, says: “It is unacceptable that the quality of banks’ services …
1 September 2017
uSwitch comments on news that switching will become easier for customers with restricted use meters
Commenting on the news that the Competition and Markets authority is to remove barriers to switching for energy customers on restricted use meters, Emma Bush, energy expert at uSwitch.com, said: …
31 August 2017
uSwitch comments on the launch of Vodafone’s VOXI and Three’s SMARTY
Commenting on the launch of newcomers to the SIM-only space – Vodafone’s VOXI and Three’s SMARTY – Ernest Doku, mobiles expert at uSwitch.com, says: “The arrival of Vodafone’s VOXI and Three’s announcement of …