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• Research reveals that Saturday 27 October is the day the nation will turn on the central heating;
• After 18 months of rising energy prices it could be the most expensive winter for years;
• 5 MILLION households (34%) will delay turning the heating on because of the cost;
• Households on big energy supplier standard tariffs would have to postpone switching on their heating by 18 DAYS this winter to keep their energy bills equal to last year;
• The same households would need to brave the chill until mid-December to keep their energy bills level with those on the best fixed energy prices;
• With millions of households stuck on poor value energy tariffs, auto-switching through weflip can save customers money on their energy bills for life.

• GoCompare Travel Insurance urges parents to do their homework when arranging travel insurance for their family;
• Not all annual travel policies provide cover for step-children – 39% only provide cover if the step-child lives with the insured parent;
• Only 55% of policies allow all insured family members to travel independently of each other;
• Exclusions and/or special conditions may apply for activities including cycling, horse-riding and banana boating.

Guaranteeing better energy deals forever: weflip’s ‘sign up once, save forever’ service aims to break switching inertia for good

With over four million* used cars sold so far this year, GoCompare is warning drivers to check for modifications to avoid invalidating their insurance.

The collapse of Primera has left thousands of passengers stranded and wondering if they’ve lost the money they’ve spent on holidays and flights.

GoCompare warns students to update their details with insurers and DVLA to avoid fine 

• 21% of UK adults no longer pay for small transactions with cash;
• Most (59%) people predict they will be cashless by 2025;
• However, 41% of people don’t believe we’ll ever be a truly cashless society.

Accidental damage warning as just 16% of home insurance policies include cover as standard

Drivers also shun in-car WiFi and hands-free text reading

With the dash for new September registration plates underway, research commissioned by GoCompare Car Insurance reveals that the driver assist feature that most new car buyers will be after is…  front and rear parking sensors.* 

Georgie Frost, consumer advocate at GoCompare Energy, said: “Today’s announcement sends the wrong message, at the worst possible time.  We are about to go into winter – the season of the biggest energy bills - after a period of unprecedented energy price rises and with 11 million households still sitting on expensive standard variable tariffs.

As TSB boss Paul Pester quits, a new survey of UK current account satisfaction reveals widespread concerns with the sector

• Only 72% of current account customers are happy with their bank;
• Main issues surround concerns over providers’ IT systems and the potential for cyber fraud;
• TSB least trusted bank with 16% of its customers considering switching banks.