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Allianz car insurance is sold in the UK as Allianz Online Car Insurance, with three cover tiers — Gold, Silver and Bronze — backed by one of the world’s largest insurance groups. Allianz Insurance plc is a UK-incorporated insurer (company no. 00084638, registered in Guildford) and acquired LV= General Insurance outright in 2020, making it […]

12 month broadband deals are a minority product in the UK in 2026, because most national providers now sell 24-month contracts as standard. A one-year contract still exists, but you usually need to look at smaller alternative networks (altnets) or contact a provider directly rather than buy online. The trade-off is flexibility for a slightly […]

British Gas complaints customer service starts with the supplier’s own team, and if your problem is not fixed within eight weeks you can escalate free to the Energy Ombudsman, whose decision is legally binding. British Gas scored 2.61 out of 5 in the Citizens Advice supplier star rating for January to March 2026, the lowest […]

The car insurance loyalty penalty was banned in the UK on 1 January 2022., so an insurer must not charge a renewing customer more than an equivalent new customer for the same policy bought through the same channel. This rule, introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority, stopped the practice known as price walking, where premiums […]

Virgin Media M125 fibre broadband is a mid-tier package with an average download speed of 132Mbps, priced from £22.99 a month on a 24-month term for new customers on Virgin Media’s own site (Virgin Media, August 2026). It runs on Virgin Media’s cable network, not the Openreach lines most other providers use, so availability depends […]

The energy price cap and the Martin Lewis message around it point to the same practical conclusion for households on a standard variable tariff: from 1 July 2026 the cap rose by 13%, but for most people paying by Direct Debit that rise is avoidable by switching to a cheaper fixed or variable deal. The […]