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Why has my car insurance gone up when you haven’t claimed, moved or changed your car? In most cases the answer has little to do with you personally and a lot to do with the rising cost of motor claims across the whole UK market. Insurers reprice every policy at renewal based on current claims […]

A good broadband speed for a household depends on how many people use the internet at once and what they do with it, but most UK homes are well served by 100Mbps, and many smaller households are comfortable on 30 to 67Mbps. Speed is measured in megabits per second (Mbps), and the right figure for […]

Affect Energy has no complaint department. Affect Energy is a UK gas and electricity brand supplied by Octopus Energy, run from Shoreham-by-Sea in West Sussex, so any complaint about your Affect account is handled in the UK under UK energy rules.  If you have a billing dispute, a switching problem or poor service, you follow […]

Is car insurance going up in 2026? For most UK drivers the answer is no, not yet. Average premiums are broadly flat or still falling year on year after two years of steep increases, but the rate of decline has slowed and some age groups and regions have started to creep up again. The full […]

YourRepair heating cover is a boiler and central heating protection plan that pays for repairs to your heating system for a fixed monthly price, with an annual boiler service included. YourRepair’s own site currently says its boiler cover starts from £11 a month, and the exact monthly price depends on the plan and excess selected. […]

Plusnet vs Virgin Media broadband comes down to a clear trade-off: Virgin Media offers the fastest top speeds (up to 2Gbps in some areas), while Plusnet runs on the Openreach network and tends to be cheaper and more widely available. For most UK households, the right choice depends less on the brand and more on […]