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Post by Hatboy on Jan 17, 2014 23:44:11 GMT
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Post by Hatboy on Jan 29, 2014 18:46:47 GMT
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Post by Hatboy on Feb 15, 2014 14:23:32 GMT
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Post by Hatboy on Mar 29, 2014 13:08:36 GMT
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Post by Hatboy on Apr 14, 2014 19:17:46 GMT
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Post by Boomer on Apr 15, 2014 17:45:18 GMT
Thanks for posting the link, Hatboy and it is not just banks and financial institutions. It is one big rip off. Someone is making big bucks out of this. Unfortunately, it is not the customer. www.saynoto0870.com/ |
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Post by Hatboy on Jun 18, 2014 20:33:32 GMT
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Post by Hatboy on Jun 24, 2014 20:38:14 GMT
Update on this campaign from January and petition link: Outraged by unfair ticket fees? So are we. We have given ticket companies a month to justify their high fees. If they refuse to do so by 16 July, we will ask the Competition and Markets Authority to intervene. You along with nearly 50,000 people have backed our campaign. The Musicians Union, Equity and even some ticketing companies are backing us too, but we need more support to get big companies like Ticketmaster and Seetickets to listen. Will you help grow the campaign by sharing it with a friend now? Share our campaign on Facebook Forward this email to a friend Share our campaign on Twitter Our latest investigation reveals that ticketing companies still charge a huge range of high compulsory fees. We went through 85 online bookings and found that compulsory fees added 18% on average to face value ticket prices. But, in some cases, compulsory fees increased the ticket price by more than a third. We are making some progress though. At the time of our research, the highest individual fee came from Stargeen, who charged 37% on top of the face value ticket price of £25 to see Shakespeare in Love at the Noel Coward Theatre in July 2014. In response to our campaign, Stargreen has now added an option to collect theatre tickets from the box office for free. Some companies didn't offer a free delivery option for any of the events we looked at, while others charged fans up to £3 for collecting tickets from the box office. Four companies charged a fee of up to £2.50 to print their tickets off at home. We've set the clock ticking on ticket firms. Please help add to the pressure by sharing our campaign with your friends today. www.which.co.uk/campaigns/ticket-fees/?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=ticketing_update_28042014
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Post by Hatboy on Jul 8, 2014 22:30:33 GMT
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Post by Hatboy on Jul 20, 2014 13:19:36 GMT
Insurance renewal latest:
We've got great news! Thanks to you and the 30,000 others who supported our campaign, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called for insurers to print last year's premium on your renewal notices.
The ABI has written to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) calling for new minimum standards of information to be provided to anyone taking out car or home policies.
This would require renewal documents for motor and home buildings and contents insurance to include the premium you paid last year. This can help you shop around and compare prices more easily.
The ABI's proposed reforms would be a victory for our campaign - but our work doesn't end here.
We'll be urging the FCA to adopt the proposals as soon as possible, and we'll work with insurers to help them make these changes ahead of the regulator's intervention.
Thanks again for your support on this campaign.
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Post by Hatboy on Sept 2, 2014 19:44:15 GMT
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Post by Hatboy on Sept 13, 2014 8:53:48 GMT
Fairer energy prices
Over half of people (54%) agree that it's hard to compare prices of different energy tariffs. Less than 1 in 5 people (18%) trust energy companies to charge them a fair price. That's why we've launched our fair energy prices campaign. We're asking the Competition & Markets Authority, who are currently investigating the big six energy companies, to focus on fairer energy prices by: Enabling the energy regulator to set a benchmark 'price to beat' for energy, so that consumers can trust the price they pay. Requiring energy companies to use simple, directly comparable pricing, similar to petrol pump displays, so people can more easily compare prices. www.which.co.uk/campaigns/fair-energy-prices/?utm_medium=Email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=energypricing_launch_Oldsupporters_12092014
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Post by Hatboy on Oct 21, 2014 20:12:14 GMT
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Post by Hatboy on Oct 29, 2014 18:46:32 GMT
Latest on the Which campaign for fairer energy prices: Households are shelling out an extra £410 a year on energy bills compared to a decade ago. That’s the shocking findings of new Which? research into household energy bills. It's no wonder that people don't trust big energy companies on pricing. In the last decade, gas and electricity bills have rocketed by 52% over and above inflation. Let's put this into perspective: • If the average salary had risen at the same rate it would be £52,430 a year (currently £26,910). • The basic state pension would be £179 a week (currently £113.10). • The average spend on food would be £454 a month (currently £230). Our research also showed that despite paying much more, we’re using 17% less energy each year. www.which.co.uk/campaigns/fair-energy-prices/?utm_source=Emailshare&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=fairenergy-social-share-email |
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Post by Hatboy on Nov 20, 2014 18:53:11 GMT
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Post by Hatboy on Nov 20, 2014 18:55:47 GMT
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