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Ele Clark, Senior Money Editor at Which?, said: “With the cost of living crisis biting, these jumps in home and car insurance premiums will be unwelcome for many households that may already be struggling with soaring energy bills and food price increases. “Customers should try to negotiate a cheaper insurance price – it can be […]

Ele Clark, Senior Editor, Which? Money, said: “It is welcome news that Amazon and Visa have agreed a deal for Amazon to continue accepting Visa credit cards. “Using a credit card to pay offers shoppers valuable legal protections that debit cards can’t, and removing this option for Visa cardholders would have meant fewer rights for […]

Ele Clark, Senior Editor, Which? Money, said:  “Which? research has found that shoppers are being bombarded at the checkout with various BNPL schemes, but given little to no information or warnings about the risks of late fees or getting into debt, so it’s right that the FCA has taken steps to require firms to make […]

The hype around Black Friday leads some shoppers to make impulse buys they later regret – with many using credit or borrowing from friends and family to fund their purchases, Which? has found.  Which? surveyed 2,000 members of the public to find out how they felt about items they bought in last year’s Black Friday […]

Hotel Chocolat, Drinks by the Dram and Playmobil were big winners, while Fortnum and Mason’s chocolate was deemed ‘inedible’ as Which? put this year’s crop of luxury chocolate, gin and children’s toy advent calendars to the test.  With Christmas fast approaching and warnings of impending shortages, shoppers are already stocking up on advent calendars for […]

Garden furniture prices have soared by as much as 155 per cent during the pandemic, Which? research reveals, with major retailers now charging consumers thousands of pounds more for some popular outdoor items.   Which? has heard from consumers facing furniture price increases, items being out of stock, and delivery delays of multiple months since […]

Shoppers could be paying almost four times more than they need to for the same branded grocery products at certain times, Which?’s biggest ever supermarket pricing investigation has found. The consumer champion analysed more than a million prices for 493 branded grocery items at six major supermarkets – Asda, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose […]

Sports Direct has finished bottom of the table in Which?’s survey on the best places to buy outdoor and sporting equipment, with shoppers panning its after sales service, guarantees and Covid-19 response. With lockdown lifting and people finally getting back to their favourite outdoor activities, getting the right gear can make all the difference. The […]