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• Average household now has 12 portable electronic devices which require charging;
• Nearly a fifth of households have fallen out over recharging electrical items;
• Power struggles see 11% of households squabbling when one person unplugs another’s device to charge their own;  
• 6% have ended up in an actual fight over who gets to power-up their device.  

• Majority of summer holidays booked in Jan/Feb will have no cancellation protection;
• Study of half a million policies reveals 58% are taken out within week of departure;
• Potential Brexit travel chaos and redundancy worries should ‘focus the mind’.

With drones causing travel chaos for tens of thousands of travellers at London’s Gatwick Airport, Matthew Sanders from GoCompare Travel Insurance has issued this guidance to anyone affected who is wondering if they are entitled to compensation, or how their travel insurance might help.

New research from GoCompare Car Insurance reveals BMW drivers are the most likely to speed, run a red light or make an at fault claim.

• Only 69% of returns are successful;
• More than 4 million people returned an unwanted Christmas gift last year;
• The average value of unwanted gifts last year was £35.10;
• 7% of people say they had a problem returning a gift that was purchased online.

GoCompare Money urges shoppers to check expiry dates on any gift cards received this Christmas and use them as soon as possible

One in ten will put the whole cost of Christmas on their credit card

• 25% of people think dashboard cameras should compulsory in cars;
• Nearly a third (32%) think dash cams should be a standard fitting in all new cars;
• GoCompare warns drivers to look beyond the dash cam discount from insurers and check the policy small print.