One regular expense in the year that could hit your wallet is car insurance . If you have a car then it’s illegal not to have it, so you’ll have to fork out to some extent. Despite this, car insurance is not always expensive, and even for young ...
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A rising tide of fraud and the increasing cost of personal injury claims are fuelling increases for the UK's 33m motorists. They could push the average premium of a driver with a full noclaims bonus from around £400 to £480. Even conservative ...
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WITH 2009 predicted to be one of the grimmest in years a host of financial experts today share their tips for surviving the financial storm. JO DAVIES reports THIS period of sobriety after the over-indulgence of the festive period is a chance for ...
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Just like losing weight, a little discipline will bring rich rewards when you decide to tone up your finances Photo: GETTY This year make it your new year’s resolution to pile on the pounds, rather than shed them. We are talking pounds sterling of ...
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I submitted a cheque and an application for a one-year growth bond at my local Post Office. The cheque cleared but, after nine telephone calls, only on four occasions have I managed to speak with anyone. Neither of my two letters has even elicited an ...
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Lot’s wife looked back at a scene of devastation and was turned into a pillar of salt. Salt — as in the salty tears we shed last week as we looked back on the economic devastation of 2008, truly an annus terribilis, if we might be permitted to ...
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According to the Hotel Price Index at www.hotels.co.uk , the average price of a room fell 3% over the summer and rates will decline further this year. And specialist discount hotel deals website www.laterooms.com reckons bargains can be found in ...
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