One in three motorists cannot afford even the cheapest electric car, warn experts in blow to Government plans to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2030 Figure equivalent to ten million households, shows ordinary family will struggle Middle-earning households may not be able to afford cheapest electric cars Analysis shows drivers need to be spending … Read more
Hong Kong, Paris and Zurich are the world’s most expensive cities, a new survey has found. Researchers looked at the prices of 138 products and services – including food, drink, clothing and household supplies in around 130 cities worldwide – to draw up the ranking of the most and least costly metropolises. Damascus, the capital … Read more
My daughter has emigrated to Australia and opened an Australian bank account. I would like to send her a small amount of money several times a year. However, my UK bank charges me £25 to send the money and my daughter £5 to receive it. Is there a cheaper alternative available? – C.P., via email … Read more
Volkswagen has confirmed its first fully purpose-built electric family car will cost from less than £30,000… but only just, for now. The current entry-spec ID.3 Life will be priced at £29,990, inclusive of the taxpayer funded grant of £3,000 paid towards the purchase of new battery-electric vehicles – though cheaper versions will arrive in 2021, … Read more
Lidl is UK’s CHEAPEST supermarket as basket of 33 everyday groceries costs £37.59 – £4.40 less than nearest rival Asda – while Waitrose is the most expensive Lidl undercut its nearest rival Asda by 10.5 per cent for everyday groceries Trade magazine The Grocer compared shopping basket of 33 grocery items The German chain was … Read more
Asda is CHEAPEST UK supermarket: B Basket of 43 everyday groceries costs £130.36 from the retailer – while Morrisons and Tesco are more expensive than Waitrose Alertr team tracked items from the government-based Consumer Price Index ‘shopping basket’ over a five-week period during the month on September Tesco was the most expensive last month, but … Read more
Madeira is the cheapest island destination for Britons considering an autumn break abroad in the sun. That’s according to a new report by Post Office Travel Money, which has compared the prices of meals, drinks and other tourist items, including coffee, beer and sunscreen, in eight destinations on European and Caribbean islands that are not … Read more
Four of the 10 cheapest energy deals are now renewable: Best tariffs revealed and all cost far less than the price cap Four of the 10 cheapest energy tariffs currently available are renewable All are £200 less than the current energy price cap, set by Ofgem The cheapest deal is a renewable tariff by Eon … Read more
Shoppers could have saved themselves nearly £40 buying a trolley-load of goods at Aldi rather than Waitrose last month, new research by consumer group Which? has claimed. Aldi beat all of Britain’s other major supermarkets to come in first place on pricing for the 74 products in question, followed by fellow German discounter Lidl and … Read more
The football season is officially soon-to-be-back, with the League Cup starting this weekend and top flight action returning on Saturday 12 September. However, the 2020/2021 season will be very different for supporters as most of the games will continue to take place behind closed doors, at least the beginning, due to coronavirus restrictions. This may … Read more