As new research reveals 85% of people think businesses should have equal or greater responsibility than consumers for protecting them from online fraud and scams, Which? is calling on the Government to take action. Which? today launches its ‘Safeguard us from Scams’ campaign, calling on the Government’s Joint Fraud Taskforce to review how businesses take responsibility when their customers are […]
Alex Neill, Which? Director of Campaigns, said: “Consumers need to be aware of their rights when a high street retailer goes into administration, particularly regarding gift vouchers. Our advice to anyone with a BHS voucher is to spend it as quickly as possible.” Your rights: Which? has free independent consumer rights advice on what to do if a […]
This Mother’s Day, if your flowers are delivered in poor condition, damaged or don’t match the description given online, fear not, you should be able to get a full or partial refund. In a new Which? survey of over 2,000 members of the public, one in five (22%) of those who had received flowers in […]
Ahead of tomorrow’s watershed review of the telecoms sector, Which? is calling on the regulator to make sure consumers are properly compensated when things go wrong. Consumers now view telecoms as an essential service, with Which? research finding people are twice as likely to say they were planning to reduce spending over the next few […]
Which? has helped more than 1,000 people try to get a refund, repair or replacement for faulty items worth up to £1,188,073 over the Christmas period using their new faulty goods tool. The average price of a product claimed for by users of the tool is £213, with claims ranging from £4.99 for a faulty […]
Faulty Christmas gifts? Your return rights explained With Christmas Day now behind us, you might be returning some unwanted or faulty gifts, but do you know your rights? Around four in ten (44%) shoppers we surveyed incorrectly believed they had a legal right to a refund if they changed their mind, while another four in […]
As part of the Government’s Better Deal, the Chancellor has announced that Which? will work with businesses to change the way they present their terms and conditions, particularly online, and help ensure there are no surprises for consumers. This announcement comes as new research from Which? finds nine in ten (90%) people have agreed to […]
Which? executive director Richard Lloyd said: ”This is a thoroughly disappointing judgment based on a narrow interpretation of the law. It will cause chaos if cowboy parking firms choose to take advantage of the ruling by hitting drivers with even more excessive charges. Our advice to consumers is to be on your guard and always appeal if you think a […]
New Which? research has revealed, despite a crackdown on unwanted calls over the past two years, mobile phone users are still receiving a large number of nuisance calls with many not realising they could register their mobile number with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS). As Which? launches a new free text service to help people combat nuisance […]
Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd, said: “These figures confirm the scale of the deception the British public has faced, so we now need the Government to urgently set out a timetable for action so that consumers can get redress. We also want the rest of the car industry to swiftly set out whether their tests have […]