They send wrong bills, ignore complaints, fail to return calls and leave us on hold for hours.
Today, on behalf of millions of frustrated readers, Money Mail asks the telecoms giants... Is Anyone Listening?Thousands of you contact us each year at your wits' end because our biggest companies make it so difficult to resolve even the [...]
Figures published earlier this month indicate that there are 2.8m workers who have been put on short-time working or have had their overtime cut, and many are trying to make up the shortfall.
Kate Philip, a chartered financial planner with adviser Independent Women in Edinburgh, says: 'We are seeing more clients with [...]
It says pensioners have been overcharged up to £450m in tax - a cruel blow for those struggling to survive on a tiny pension and savings paying virtually no interest.
The Public Accounts Committee said pensioners are 'poorly served' by HM Revenue and Customs. Its chairman, Tory MP Edward Leigh, said: 'The truth is that [...]
My winnings are, and will be, automatically reinvested in further Premium Bonds until I reach the maximum holding of £30,000. As a result, I am sitting on a growing pile of paper certificates.Is there any way I can consolidate these into a single holding without having to cash them in and reinvest them, thus missing [...]
Listed below are the ten areas with the highest proportion of uninsured driver convictions. With uninsured driver accidents becoming an increasingly big problem for both motorists and insurers, price comparison website Moneysupermarket.com analysed almost 3 million car insurance quotes over a year and identified the places with the highest convictions. [...]
An interest rate of 2.5% in a cash Isa is the same as earning 3.12% before tax in any other account.
In fact, higher-rate taxpayers would need to get 4.16% to match this in any other savings account, because they have to pay extra tax on their interest.
There are hundreds of cash Isas at banks [...]
We haven't found the right property yet, but ideally will want to move before I give birth. Our mortgage would be dependent on both our incomes, which are about equal. Obviously, I'll take take maternity leave, but I do plan on returning to work. From our point of [...]
Council traffic wardens are exploiting a legal loophole to penalise motorists who have paid but simply forgot to remove a previous stub from their dashboard or window.
If wardens, or parking attendants, can see more than one ticket, they can fine the motorist.
Yesterday critics accused greedy council chiefs of seizing on 'pernicious' technicalities to punish [...]
The sites have become so popular with frugal shoppers in search of a bargain that they have struggled to keep up with demand. With more consumers looking for ways to make and save money, these websites, which sell short-dated and out-of-date food and drink, have become big business. Foodbargains.co.uk has taken [...]
Stoke, Hull, Barnsley, Newport and Doncaster are among those facing a long recovery while wealthier areas such as Brighton, Milton Keynes, Cambridge and Reading will see a quicker return to economic prosperity. Some cities are tipped to suffer for up to five more years due to economic isolation and higher [...]
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