19 September 2018
Flexi tariff mobile contracts risk consumers overpaying on their mobile bills
Commenting on Citizens Advice’s call for providers to stop charging consumers for phones they already own, Ernest Doku, mobiles expert at uSwitch.com, says: “Citizens Advice is right to call for …
16 September 2018
uSwitch comments on anniversary of Current Account Switch Service
The Current Account Switch Service launched in 2013 and since then has helped five million people and small businesses switch their current account provider. Commenting on the news, Tashema Jackson, money …
12 September 2018
Solid improvements rather than Hail Marys as Apple unveils trio of iPhones
Commenting on the launch of the latest handsets in the iPhone range, Ru Bhikha, mobiles expert at uSwitch.com, says: “Apple has for a couple of years now moved away from …
10 September 2018
Third time unlucky as Bulb announces 11.1% increase
Bulb Energy is adding £102 to customer bills with a 11.1% price rise[1] More than 600,000 households on its standard energy tariff will pay an average of £102 more for …
6 September 2018
Dixons Carphone slow to adapt to changing mobile market as unremarkable results are published
Ernest Doku, mobiles expert at uSwitch.com, says: “Dixon Carphone’s modest Q1 results mask an uncomfortable truth that the retailer is having to adapt to a rapidly changing sector. “While new …
6 September 2018
Ofgem price cap proposals could push prices up, says uSwitch
Commenting on Ofgem’s proposals to cap Standard Variable Tariffs for domestic energy customers, Richard Neudegg, Head of Regulation at uSwitch.com, says: “Ofgem is playing a dangerous game by saying that …
5 September 2018
We know what you spent last summer: Holidaymakers put £9.7 billion on plastic to pay for summer holidays
More than half of British holidaymakers (57%) used their credit cards to help fund their fun in the sun this year[1] A total of £9.7 billion was put on plastic …
31 August 2018
Drivers’ insurance premiums soar by £180 million after accidents that weren’t their fault
Nearly two thirds (64%) of drivers who have been involved in an accident were not at fault, yet have seen premiums rise by an average of £102 (26%)[1] Total price …
30 August 2018
SSE/Npower merger given provisional clearance by competition watchdog
The Competition and Markets Authority has given provisional clearance to the proposed merger between SSE and Npower – two of Britain’s biggest energy suppliers – after finding that it did …
29 August 2018
British Gas pays out £2.65 million over invalid exit fees and overcharging
British Gas has paid out £2.65 million over invalid exit fees and overcharging customers. Richard Neudegg, Head of Regulation at uSwitch.com, says: “British Gas has been rightly reprimanded for undermining consumers’ …