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• Festive foods, drink and plants can be toxic to cats and dogs.
• Pet owners are urged to be careful in their choice of Christmas decorations.
• Antifreeze, frozen water, and frostbite - white Christmas hidden dangers for pets.
• GoCompare Pet Insurance offers tips on how to pet-proof your Christmas.

Space to think: Report finds Interruptions by kids, inadequate tech and having to move around the house to find a place to work have left 15% of home workers feeling stressed

• 19% say they are now fed-up with working from home
• 14% are working from the sofa and 6% are working from their bed
• 1 in 10 have experienced an embarrassing video call due to their home set-up
• Half of homeworkers have had to spend money improving their working space

• Analysis of over 400 home insurance policies¹ reveals a huge variation in cover for bicycles.
• 10% of home contents policies exclude any cover for cycles.
• Only 8% of home contents policies automatically cover cycles away from the home.
• Consider stand-alone bicycle insurance to ensure your cycle is properly protected.

Brits zhush things up at home for the sake of their mental health

• GoCompare Home Insurance warns work could invalidate home insurance.
• 46% of Brits are planning home improvements in the run-up to Christmas.
• 36% are concerned about or unable to get tradespeople in due to Covid-19.
• Most (54%) people are planning to do the work themselves.
• However, only 39% say they are competent to do the jobs.

Pet owners can now add up to six pets to one quote

With the likes of Cinch and Cazoo omni-present on lockdown TV screens, GoCompare looks at the insurance cover provided as part of the deal

• Every day last year, insurers detected 2,000 dishonest insurance applications and 300 fraudulent claims¹.
• Insurance cons including lies, exaggeration and deception have serious consequences – from having a policy cancelled, a claim refused to imprisonment.
• Switching is the most effective way to save money on your insurances.

• New research² reveals 35% of UK households have seen their income fall compared with this time last year.
• Over a third (34%) of households will spend less celebrating Christmas this year.
• 18 to 24-year olds have been the hardest hit by the Covid recession with 49% seeing a cut in income.

• Lockdown has resulted in millions of MOTs being deferred – but drivers must keep their cars properly maintained regardless of MOT status
• Motorists warned to check their car is winter ready - simple tasks include checks to tyres, lights, windscreens, and anti-freeze levels.
• Drivers can be prosecuted for driving a car which is unsafe or not roadworthy.
• GoCompare Car Insurance shares five tasks to keep your car road-legal this winter.

• New lockdown rules coupled with economic uncertainty, create perfect conditions for fraudulent activity.
• Motorists urged to guard against fake vehicle sales, insurance broker fraud, DVLA scams and staged car accident fraud.
• GoCompare shares tips to help people avoid falling victim to fraudsters.