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Holidaymakers who've booked packages with at least seven major travel firms could have to pay a surcharge of up to 8% if Brexit significantly increases costs, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal. But other firms are making 'Brexit promises' to customers to protect them from hikes. 

Ryanair passengers who want to amend their bookings will have a 48-hour window to make changes for free, as part of a 'customer care improvement' package announced by the airline today.

Some major insurers have told MoneySavingExpert.com they've started issuing 'green cards' to motorists who want to drive in the EU in case of a no-deal Brexit – but one big name isn't yet providing them. Here's how to apply and how long each insurer will take to send them.

The aviation regulator will not be taking action against Ryanair, after we asked it to investigate our dossier of more than 160 name-change booking complaints – but it has pledged to tackle unfair contract terms across the industry.

Some of the biggest online hotel booking sites have committed to ending hidden charges and "misleading sales tactics" after enforcement action by the competition watchdog.

If you use Apple Pay or another mobile payment system on the underground or trains in London, never tap in and out on different devices - even if you're paying on the same card. That's our 'tap-dancing' warning to passengers after one London commuter was shocked to find she'd overpaid by more than £700 for a year's travel.

Ryanair has written to MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis insisting there is "no technical problem" which is resulting in passengers' names being automatically changed on bookings, despite us submitting a dossier detailing more than 160 reports of the issue.

Councils' targets for fixing the most severe potholes on their roads vary wildly, with repairs taking minutes in some areas and up to three days elsewhere, according to new data.

MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis has called on the chief executives of Ryanair and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to investigate an apparent name-change booking 'glitch' which has cost many passengers at least £115 to fix – and presented them with a dossier detailing more than 160 reports of the problem.

Ryanair has raised the cost of flying with a 10kg bag by hiking hold luggage and priority boarding prices, after twice cutting its cabin baggage allowance last year.