Mobile Phone Insurance: Make the Right Call If you’ve ever dropped your mobile phone, you’ll know that sickening feeling as your life flashes before your eyes. The sight of that splintered screen is enough to make a grown man blub. Especially if it’s not insured. Ouch! But where do you get mobile insurance from; what…
How to Choose the Best Broadband Provider Where would you be without broadband? Probably round at your mate’s house using theirs! There are so many deals around that it’s difficult to know where to start if you’re about to switch. To guide you through the maze and help find a provider that’s reliable and will…
How Much is Your Old Mobile Worth? If you’ve got a new phone recently, chances are you’ve slung the old one in a drawer. Dig it out. That scratched old handset could be worth something. But, who’d buy it and how much would they pay? Here’s a few tips to get the most for your…
Broadband – Switch or Haggle? Broadband adverts are plastered everywhere. Wherever you look, there are tempting deals offering better rates and quicker speed. Unfortunately, loyalty is rarely rewarded. When you’ve been with a provider for a certain length of time, the prices start going up as the offer comes to an end and the better…
The Rundown: Travel Insurance Cover Guide Flip-flops, swimming costume, shorts, shades, suncream… When you’re getting ready to go on holiday, travel insurance can end up being last on your list of priorities. As it’s usually only taken out for a short period of time, it can be difficult to know exactly what you need. So,…
The Rundown: Railcard Eligibility & Worth Train companies are always pushing railcards as a way of saving money. But, are they worth it and are you eligible to apply for one? Here’s the rundown on railcards. The 16 – 25 Railcard The 26 – 30 Railcard The Two Together Railcard Family and Friends Railcard Disabled…
The Rundown: Car Tax – The Facts Owning and running a car isn’t cheap. Vehicle Excise Duty – more commonly called car or road tax – is a big hit, and can run into thousands of pounds a year depending on your choice of wheels. Although there’s now no need to display a disc in…
Prepaid Travel Cards – Good Idea or Not? Zloty, Peso, Rial, Ruble, Rupee, Lira, Dong, Franc, Dollar, Euro, even the good old pound… whatever wedge you’re travelling with don’t risk carrying wads of it around. Stashing your cash in a back pocket is never a good idea. Even leaving it in your hotel room can…
Cut the Cost of Commuting If it’s not bad enough having to be there (sorry boss), getting to and from work can be a real pain. It’s not just the delays, the cancellations, the traffic jams, the road works, or the long hike, it’s the expense too. Commuting is unavoidable but there are things you…
Top Tips on Train Split Ticketing You’re travelling by train. You buy a ticket, moan a bit about the cost, job done. Instead of buying one ticket and having a whinge about how much wedge you’ve had to hand over, what about buying two, or even three, tickets for the same journey and saving money?…
Single Train Tickets vs Returns Better off single? When you see an offer being plugged for cheap travel, it usually goes along the lines of ‘Cheap Away Day Returns.’ Rarely, if ever, do the ads promote ‘Cheap Away Day Singles’, presumably working on the assumption that, wherever you’re going, you want to get back home…
Best Beaches On a Budget Is there anything better than a beach holiday? The only thing that’s going to make you smile more than the thought of a week or two of sun, sand, sea, and surf is feeling smug about getting it for the best price possible. But which beaches offer the best breaks…