Category: Credit Cards
Penalised train passengers fight ticketing rules
Rail fines and prosecutions handed out in spite of passengers buying a ticket are being questioned following consumer anger Rail passengers threatened with fines and even prosecution by train guards – despite buying a ticket – have called on the rail passenger watchdog to challenge their legality amid growing consumer anger. Guardian Money has been [...]
Ethical homes for your cash Isas
Campaign is on for savers to move to socially responsible cash Isas – and the rates are surprisingly competitive too You are looking to open a savings account, but would like your cash to be used in a socially or environmentally responsible way rather than financing arms dealing or other dodgy activities. Or perhaps you [...]
Now banks are trying to pin the blame for card fraud on you
Customers are increasingly being refused a refund after their bank card was stolen or accounts hacked If a current account is hacked and fraudsters start making purchases and cash withdrawals using the card and pin – intercepted by the crooks – most customers would expect the bank to repay the losses without question. If a [...]
Sterling work that could pay off in the summer
As the pound hits a high against the euro and currencies such as the florint and Turkish lira, is it time to buy your holiday money? Good news if you are going on a eurozone holiday: the pound is the strongest it has been against the euro since August 2010, which means you should get [...]
Escape from gambling hell
As high street betting shops and internet roulette claim ever more victims, Simon Murphy meets the gamers who have beaten the odds in a struggle with addiction Eugene Farrar combed his hair, put on his best suit and polished his shoes. He wanted to make sure he looked the part for the moment he chose [...]
Expedia’s holiday woe goes on
The online holiday firm introduced a refunds process to iron out problems – so why do we still receive so many complaints? Expedia is one of Britain’s most popular internet travel agents, and, for its millions of users, it works – for the most part – superbly. But when something goes wrong, Money readers report [...]
Last orders for your local
Has your nearest pub become a Tesco Express? Protesters find themselves virtually powerless to stop supermarkets taking over When local residents and traders found that the Bird in Hand pub in Brickhill, Bedford, would be converted into a Tesco Express, they were determined to resist. Within three weeks, an action group collected 1,500 signatures protesting [...]
The best cash Isas, from easy access to long haul
There are good, tax-free deals, but the clock is ticking The clock is ticking for savers who have yet to use this year’s Isa allowance. There are plenty of decent deals – you can earn up to 3.5% interest from an easy-access cash Isa, or up to 4.5% if you are prepared to tie your [...]
Facing a hosepipe ban? No ifs … it has to be water butts
With the hosepipe ban about to hit the south of England, sales of water butts have soared Warnings that hosepipe bans are imminent across southern and south-east England have triggered a run on sales of water butts. B&Q says that its sales are 196% up on this time last year following the announcement in mid [...]
Budget 2012: what will it mean?
Whether you are a low, middle or high earner the Budget won’t pass you by. We speak to families in each bracket to see how they might be affected What’s in the Budget for you? With speculation rife about what chancellor George Osborne will announce, we speak to a middle, high and low earner to [...]
