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Garage

The surprising parking place that could cause an increase in your car insurance costs

  • Drivers who park in a garage overnight pay £24 more on average and up to £54 more for third-party only cover
  • Number of people parking in locked garage drops by 3% in two years – the largest drop of any parking location
  • Nearly a fifth (17%) of those who have a garage have converted it in the last five years
Energy Prices

Energy expert comments on news of rare summer price cap rise

The average annual energy bill will go up by £221 from July 1st 2026

broadband

Bartering on broadband: new research reveals which providers are the easiest to haggle with

And the winner is also the top offender in Ofcom’s newly published complaints data

Floods

Bristol is the city most at risk to flooding, subsidence and earthquakes, new study finds

  • Bristol receives highest overall risk score for floods, subsidence and earthquakes out of England and Wales’ major cities
  • Oxford, Leicester and Nottingham also rank within those most at risk
  • Plymouth and Newcastle are among the cities safest from natural disasters
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The little-known home health risk that only one in eight have checked for – are you vulnerable?

  • 88% of UK adults have never checked the radon levels in their homes
  • Around half (51%) have never thought of radon – despite it being a top cause of lung cancer
  • Less than a fifth (15%) are aware of the risks posed by radon exposure
Uninsured driver

Uninsured drivers: 2.9 million admit they’ve been fined for driving without cover

One in 20 adults have received a fine for driving without insurance, and 3.2 million admitted that they have lost their policy details once before.

parcels

Mail mishaps: new data reveals the shocking frequency packages are left in bushes, bins and elsewhere

An estimated 41 million Brits have dealt with delivery problems, according to new research

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Pet owners could be paying THOUSANDS more to take pets abroad under new rules

An animal health certificate (AHC) is now required for every EU trip, and could cost more than £3,500 over a pet’s lifetime