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June 2019

Automatic price hikes – you could be overpaying £192 for your broadband

15 June 2019

Broadband customers who stay with their provider past their initial minimum contract are being hit with price hikes of up to £192 a year unless they renegotiate with their current provider or switch away to another firm, according to new Which? analysis. The consumer champion analysed current entry-level fibre broadband and phone deals across 12 […]

Press Release: broadband, broadband customers, customers, loyalty penalty, Natalie Hitchins, price hike

April 2019

Revealed: How consumers can be misled by inflated online reviews for dud products

5 April 2019

Poor quality products are being boosted by inflated reviews on the websites of Britain’s biggest retailers – potentially misleading consumers, an investigation by Which? has found. The consumer champion looked at 15 products that it had rated as Don’t Buys, a status given to products that fail to meet the standards of its rigorous, independent […]

Press Release: Amazon, Argos, best and worst, best buy, Currys PC World, customer reviews, customers, don't buy, John Lewis, Natalie Hitchins, research, reviews, rigorous, testing, Which?

March 2016

Decade of poor value for rail passengers

28 March 2016

Following another bank holiday weekend blighted by rail engineering works, new Which? analysis reveals that passenger satisfaction with value for money has remained low over the last ten years, as fares have spiralled. New Which? analysis of official Transport Focus data found there has been little meaningful improvement in passenger satisfaction with value for money […]

Press Release: customers, delays, Transport, Which?

January 2016

Big Six energy suppliers still failing customers

18 January 2016

The latest annual Which? energy company satisfaction survey shows that the Big Six suppliers are continuing to provide a poor level of customer service, with smaller providers  topping the table for a fifth year in a row. Our research has revealed that the vast majority of people we surveyed are still with the Big Six […]

Press Release: Consumer, customers, Energy, Which?

Faulty goods still a headache for consumers

15 January 2016

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 […]

Press Release: Consumer, Consumer Rights, customers, Which?

December 2015

“Ofgem is right to dish out a hefty fine” – Which? response to £26m npower fine

18 December 2015

Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd, said: “Ofgem is right to dish out a hefty fine as npower has clearly failed its customers. Time and again we’ve found the biggest suppliers aren’t getting the basics right on customer service. “Energy suppliers must up their efforts to treat their customers fairly by providing better customer service and […]

Statement: Consumer, customers, Energy, Which?

November 2015

Chancellor calls on Which? to end companies’ confusing Ts&Cs

30 November 2015

​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 […]

Press Release: Banking, Business, Consumer, Consumer Rights, customers, Financial services, government, Insurance, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Which?

“It’s right that the Government delivers investment in new generation at the lowest possible cost,” Which? response to today’s speech by Energy Secretary, Amber Rudd.

18 November 2015

Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd, said: “Putting consumers and competition at the heart of energy policy is the only way to make this market work better for everyone. “With energy prices the top financial concern for consumers, it’s right that the Government delivers investment in new generation at the lowest possible cost. It’s also good to […]

Statement: Consumer, customers, Energy, government, Which?

Secondary ticketing stitch-up

13 November 2015

Which? spent eight weeks monitoring four of the biggest secondary ticketing websites and found evidence that consumers are missing out. We looked for unusual selling patterns on the sites – Get Me In!, Seatwave, StubHub! and Viagogo. The anti-consumer tactics used by touts we encountered included: – Tickets appearing on re-sale sites before they were even officially released: Stubhub! had 364 tickets on sale for Rod Stewart’s UK tour the day before the presale began. – Tickets appearing simultaneously […]

Press Release: Consumer, customers, Retail, Which?

Millions still stuck on most expensive tariffs

5 November 2015

As the Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA) energy market investigation reaches its final stages, our ‘Fair Energy Prices’ campaign is calling for ​further ​action to tackle the millions of households paying over the odds on expensive standard tariffs. The Government’s latest data shows ​that ​switching levels over the past two years ​have ​failed​ to reduce the numbers of people on standard tariffs. Since […]

Press Release: Consumer, customers, Energy, Which?

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