A GROWING list of current account providers are attempting to lure customers with the promise of cash rewards or spending vouchers, but qualifying for these benefits may not be as straightforward as it seems.
DRIVERS are overpaying for motor cover by more than £1 billion a year because they fail to shop around or consider switching to telematics-based policies at renewal time.
INVESTMENT fraudsters are using increasingly sophisticated tactics to part people from their savings, and this is the most dangerous time of year for it. Yet many potential targets admit they would not know they were being scammed until it was too late.
MORE than three-quarters of adults struggle to understand financial jargon, leading millions to make poor-value product choices or incur avoidable penalty fees as a result.
AT LEAST a million people a year lie to cut the price of their car cover or go without altogether, but the deception could cost them far more than they save.
MILLIONS of people will pay less for their gas and electricity from this month, thanks to the introduction of an energy price cap. But there is widespread confusion about what it is and who will benefit.
MILLIONS of pounds worth of unwanted Christmas gifts and sale purchases will be returned to High Street shops and online retailers over the next few days, but many consumers will be unhappy with the outcome.
FROM this month, no one will qualify for their state pension on their 65th birthday, but millions of people are in the dark about just how long they will have to wait.
THE FAILURE of energy suppliers Spark and Extra within two days of each other left almost 400,000 households wondering what would happen to their gas and electricity supplies, but they should not rush to find new providers.
THE CHRISTMAS shopping bonanza will begin in earnest on Friday, with UK shoppers expected to spend as much as £4.5 billion in a single day.
