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Car hire excess insurance is an optional policy that reimburses you for the excess you would otherwise have to pay if your rental car is damaged or stolen. The excess is the first slice of any repair or replacement cost, and on a UK or European hire that can run from £500 on an economy […]

Plusnet vs TalkTalk broadband comes down to price and contract flexibility more than raw speed, because both run over the same Openreach full-fibre network in most postcodes. Plusnet’s lower and mid-tier full-fibre examples tend to be cheaper on the monthly price, while TalkTalk sells only on longer 24-month contracts with no setup fee. Both are […]

Unoccupied house insurance is specialist cover for a home that stands empty for longer than a standard policy allows, usually more than 30 to 60 consecutive days. It protects the building, and sometimes contents, against risks like fire, escape of water, theft and malicious damage while nobody lives there. If your second home, holiday home, […]

Critical illness cover is an add-on to life insurance that pays a tax-free lump sum if you are diagnosed with one of the specific serious conditions listed in your policy, such as cancer, a heart attack or a stroke. When you include critical illness cover with a life insurance policy, you usually pay one combined […]

British Gas login gives you access to My Account, where you can view and pay bills, submit meter readings, manage your Direct Debit and check your tariff, all through the official British Gas sign-in page. You only need your registered email address and password to get in, and the same details work in the British […]

A car insurance excess is the amount you agree to pay towards a claim before your insurer pays the rest. If you have a £500 repair bill and a £100 excess, you pay £100 and the insurer covers the remaining £400, based on the example given by the Association of British Insurers (ABI). Your total […]