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Contactless

Time to raise the contactless limit? 42% of regular users think so

GoCompare warns of potentially toxic mix of contactless payment and paperless statements

  • 38% of regular contactless users say limit could now be £50 or higher;
  • 9% would like the limit to be £100 or more;
  • However, 17% of contactless users say they lose track of their spending;
  • 8% don’t equate contactless payments to ‘real money’.
Coloured Mews

The cost of nuisance neighbours: from property damage to legal disputes and the impact on property values

New research* highlights the detrimental impact nuisance neighbours can have on people’s lives and the value of their property;

 

Card Payment

Nouveau Bills: 20 bills most of us didn’t pay 10 years ago that now cost us £41bn a year*

From mobile data to online subscription services, tattoos to coffee pods,
new research** reveals cost of Brits’ new bills

Cash at home

Three months on from TSB and Visa failures, Brits found to be hoarding £7.7bn in cash at home

25% of Brits say they now stash cash at home in case there are problems with card payments

Contactless

Contactless payment now first choice for 19 million people

40 million have made a contactless payment in the last 12 months

Stay-cation

Travel Insurance warning: ‘No-fly’ doesn’t mean ‘no insurance’

As trend for no-fly holidays grows, GoCompare issues travel cover reminder

Eating out

The UK’s top 10 pet peeves when dining out revealed.

New research from GoCompare reveals the top turn off for diners in the UK.

Smart Meter

GoCompare comments on the BIG investigation into the roll-out of energy smart meters

Georgie Frost, consumer advocate at GoCompare Energy, comments on the news that people who have had a smart meter installed may only end up saving an average of £11 a year on their energy bills:

Airport Queue

Warning as 59% of holidaymakers overestimate EHIC benefits

Strictly Embargoed to 00:01 25 July 2018

Eating out

Should children be banned from restaurants?

Nearly three quarters of diners believe there should be some sort of restriction in place for youngsters in restaurants while a fifth would be happy to ban them altogether!