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16 October 2018, 11:09

Five family travel tips for the October half-term getaway

GoCompare Travel Insurance urges parents to do their homework when arranging travel insurance for their family;
Not all annual travel policies provide cover for step-children – 39% only provide cover if the step-child lives with the insured parent;
Only 55% of policies allow all insured family members to travel independently of each other;
Exclusions and/or special conditions may apply for activities including cycling, horse-riding and banana boating.

15 October 2018, 08:29

Automatic energy switching goes mainstream as GoCompare launches weflip

Guaranteeing better energy deals forever: weflip’s ‘sign up once, save forever’ service aims to break switching inertia for good

11 October 2018, 10:52

Drivers could be invalidating insurance with this simple mistake

With over four million* used cars sold so far this year, GoCompare is warning drivers to check for modifications to avoid invalidating their insurance.

02 October 2018, 10:28

GoCompare offers advice to passengers affected by the Primera collapse

The collapse of Primera has left thousands of passengers stranded and wondering if they’ve lost the money they’ve spent on holidays and flights.

28 September 2018, 09:42

GoCompare comments on new customer loyalty ‘rip-off’ probe

27 September 2018, 11:42

Students could face £1,000* fine when heading off to university

GoCompare warns students to update their details with insurers and DVLA to avoid fine

25 September 2018, 09:21

10.8 million Brits consider themselves virtually cashless*

21% of UK adults no longer pay for small transactions with cash;
Most (59%) people predict they will be cashless by 2025;
However, 41% of people don’t believe we’ll ever be a truly cashless society.

17 September 2018, 10:47

Revealed: The DIY top 10 - Interior redecoration, flooring and a new bathroom head the list

Accidental damage warning as just 16% of home insurance policies include cover as standard

11 September 2018, 09:45

Forget self-drive cars - parking sensors top list of most wanted driver aids

Drivers also shun in-car WiFi and hands-free text reading

With the dash for new September registration plates underway, research commissioned by GoCompare Car Insurance reveals that the driver assist feature that most new car buyers will be after is… front and rear parking sensors.*

06 September 2018, 09:26

Energy price cap announcement: “The wrong message, at the worst possible time”

Georgie Frost, consumer advocate at GoCompare Energy, said: “Today’s announcement sends the wrong message, at the worst possible time. We are about to go into winter – the season of the biggest energy bills - after a period of unprecedented energy price rises and with 11 million households still sitting on expensive standard variable tariffs.

04 September 2018, 08:53

TSB voted least trusted bank by its customers and 16% want to leave

As TSB boss Paul Pester quits, a new survey of UK current account satisfaction reveals widespread concerns with the sector

Only 72% of current account customers are happy with their bank;
Main issues surround concerns over providers’ IT systems and the potential for cyber fraud;
TSB least trusted bank with 16% of its customers considering switching banks.

03 September 2018, 10:08

Insurance renewal letters - is the medicine starting to work?

Research reveals the FCA’s prescribed changes may be starting to make a difference with
visibility, shopping around and switching all on the rise

Research shows that visibility of the FCA’s changes has increased in last six months*;
46% of drivers now reporting that they saw last year’s premium displayed on their renewal letter compared to 38% in February of this year;
However, 16% of drivers (five million) are still auto-renewing without shopping around;
Auto-renewal costs British motorists £1.4bn a year**.