October 2018

Energy supplier Ebico is ending its variable, zero-standing charge tariff, and moving all 46,000 customers on it to a higher priced deal – blaming Ofgem's incoming price cap for the move. 

There are billions of pounds swirling around in lost pensions and figures released to MSE by the Government show its free Pension Tracing Service tool has been used 1.26 million times in the first nine and a half months of this year.

Uber is to raise fares in London by 15p per mile from next year to help drivers buy electric cars.

Tens of thousands of Halifax mortgage customers are to be given a redress payment of £20 after the bank uncovered an error in the way interest has been charged that dates back eight years, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal. 

There's a risk that a third of first generation smart meters may 'stay dumb' after a billpayer switches energy supplier, a Government report has revealed. 

Budget airline Cobalt has announced it is cancelling all of its flights and indefinitely suspending operations.

Wizz Air has reduced its free baggage allowance again, meaning you'll only be able to bring one handbag-sized carry-on into the cabin and will have to pay to put larger hand luggage in the hold. 

Octopus Energy has increased the price of its standard tariff by 11% – though it says former Iresa customers are protected from the hike. 

A new 'name check' service is being set up to tackle money transfer scams and lower the risk of online payments being sent to the wrong account – with some banks expected to start using it early next year. 

Some 180,000 ESA claimants could be owed an average £5,000 each after they were underpaid, and will be eligible for higher payments in future, the Department for Work and Pensions admitted today.