Consumers

  • EntertainmentAOL

    Four tips to beating the ticket touts

    Struggling to get tickets for the gig of your dreams? New research says that tickets to popular events have been appearing on re-sale sites immediately – or even before – they go on general sale. According to consumer group

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  • SportAOL

    London diesel drivers face extra £10 penalty

    It could be a tenner a day extra on the congestion charge for diesel car drivers. New plans by London mayor Boris Johnson could see most diesel car drivers face an extra charge to drive into London's congestion zone in an effort to zap

  • BusinessAOL

    Aviva calls for whiplash 'easy money' to end

    Your car insurance premium could fall by up to £50 a year if whiplash payments were banned. So claims insurer Aviva which says a ban would save £900m a year. It could also help put an end to an ambulance-chasing culture that increasingly costs

  • BusinessAOL

    Accountants warn on new HMRC money-grabbing powers

    Can the taxman be trusted to take cash it claims it's owed, direct from your bank account - without your permission? The move, if passed into law, could affect around 17,000 people every year. Yet there's clear concern from accountants

  • BusinessAOL

    New Smart meters will cost YOU £200

    Do you want - or need - an energy smart meter? You may think not, but the Government definitely thinks you do - even if they don't work properly. An £11bn campaign kicks off this week to put smart meters in every UK home. But there are

  • LifestyleAOL

    Scammers make millions from Gumtree ads

    If you use Gumtree to buy or sell, take more care. Citizens Advice claims scammers are increasingly using the site to sell on stolen goods, claiming up to 17% of dodgy deals - from furniture to cheap advertising to pets - can now be traced back

  • LifestyleAOL

    £440 - the annual cost of NOT shopping online

    If you don't pay your bills or do much of your shopping online then you could be paying more than £400 a year extra. The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) have crunched the numbers and claim 7m UK consumers don't use