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- Scottish Power utility bills reduced with new tariff - 25th September, 2009
Consumers looking to save money on their utility bills may be interested to know that Scottish Power's new online energy tariff is currently a market-leading offer at less than £1,000 a year.
According to the firm, it is now the cheapest among the 'Big Six' energy firms thanks to its Online Energy Saver 7 tariff, which will see utility bills cut to an average of £975 per year... - E-ON alters utility bills policy - 23rd September, 2009
Energy giant E-ON has changed the way it is to charge customers on a cash or cheque payment method and will now only offer monthly utility bills instead of quarterly.
The alterations will take place with immediate effect and according to Confused.com, the move is simply an attempt on E-ON's part to improve its cash flow in the current economic climate... - BT to offer cheap bargain deals - 21st September, 2009
Telecommunications giant BT will now be free to offer its customers cheap bargain deals after the industry regulator Ofcom removed a regulation which previously stopped it from doing so.
The deregulation means that BT customers can now take advantage of 'bundles', which are packages offering different combinations of services such as telephone, digital TV and broadband, for a discounted price... - Travellers take advantage of discount voucher codes - 21st September, 2009
Those hoping to escape the UK as the colder weather begins to set in are turning to discount voucher codes which are being offered by various travel firms and websites.
Theme parks, hotels and airlines are all getting in on the trend for discount voucher codes, unique combinations of letters and numbers which allow online shoppers to get money off when they come to check out... - Orange and T-Mobile merge - 17th September, 2009
UK Mobile phone companies Orange and T-Mobile have announced that they are to merge into one entity, prompting concerns about whether the deal will see cheap bargain deals being offered to consumers.
The amalgamation will make the joined firm the largest on the UK market with 28.4 million customers, beating current biggest shareholder O2 by ten per cent to take 37 per cent... - Small suppliers beat EDF Energy on utility bills - 15th September, 2009
A money-saving website has said that small businesses are now challenging major energy firms by offering cheaper deals on gas and electricity, which could reduce the amount paid on utility bills.
The money-saving tip was given by uSwitch.com, which cites new plans from Ovo and FirstUtility, working out at £978 and £967 a year for energy bills respectively... - Consumers fail utility bill calculation test - 28th August, 2009
Households cannot add up how much they owe in utility bills, according to new research from uSwitch.com.
The financial advice website has challenged 2,700 people to take up the simple task of calculating the sum total owed on an average utility bill, but 86 per cent of those who tried have failed to reach the correct amount... - £1m paid on utility bills over a lifetime - 14th July, 2009
The average household will cost its members nearly £1 million over their lifetime on utility bills, rent and insurance, according to a new study.
Carried out by Confused.com, the survey found that utility bills count for £60,708 of the £941,954 a household spends over their lives, with mortgage or rent payments making up the bulk of the costs at £321, 478... - Fixed utility bill customers 'should switch' - 13th July, 2009
Customers who fixed their utility bill tariff nearly a year ago have been advised to find a better alternative before their current deal runs out and prices go up.
According to moneysupermarket.com, those with a deal coming to an end should switch provider at least four weeks before it runs out in order to make the most savings on their utility bill... - Utility companies "need to improve their act" - 30th June, 2009
People are increasingly unhappy with the companies that deal with their utility bills, with one expert saying these firms should listen to their customers more.
Ann Robinson, director of consumer policy at price comparison site uSwitch.com, said utility companies need to recognise that "the game has changed, they have to improve their act", adding that the British public have an expectation that this will happen...