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Smart-Pig student ad is thankfully deemed ‘irresponsible’

Back in October, while in the lift on the way to the tube, I spotted an advert from payday lender Smart-Pig, which targets students. After scanning it, as I often do, I noticed there was no APR and disgracefully, no mention of cost whatsoever. When I went on to its site to check out its charges, I...

Martin Lewis

25 March 2015

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Retailers booed me for saying ‘don’t blame the delivery company, blame the retailer’

The internet revolution has turned the clock back to a 1950’s delivery culture, though these days it’s more often a (wo)man in a van, than a boy on a bike. Getting and receiving parcels has become a regular part of many of our weeks – yet this last mile of delivery has turned into a regular nightmare....

Martin Lewis

12 March 2015

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End car insurers auto-renewal rip-off! 10 rule changes needed

It used to be that you had to be insured to drive a car, but since 2011 you have to be insured to own one (unless you’ve a SORN). Car insurers have taken advantage of these continuous insurance rules to lock customers in by auto-renewing. In itself auto-renewing isn’t a bad thing – continual cover is a convenience...

Martin Lewis

10 March 2015

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