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Tyre pressures key to saving cash, campaigners say - Which? News
Motorists can reduce the impact of this month’s fuel duty increases by keeping their tyres at the correct pressures, a road safety group has claimed.
Fuel, tobacco and alcohol duties all rise - Which? News
Duty on fuel will rise by 3% between April and January next year. Alistair Darling confirmed that the increase, which was widely predicted, will come into force in three installments.
Recession increases used car fraud scams - Which? News
The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has discovered that car fraud scams in the UK are on the increase and urges anybody purchasing a used car to check for any outstanding finance, to prevent them from losing both their money and their new car.
On-the-spot ban for dangerous instructors - Which? News
Driving instructors who ‘pose a significant threat to the safety of the public’ can now be banned from teaching immediately, thanks to new legislation given Royal Assent on Friday 13 November.
Learner drivers face new theory test questions - Which? News
Learner drivers taking the theory test will be made to answer new ‘case study’ questions from the end of this month.
Second-hand car dealers criticised by OFT - Which? News
Second-hand car dealers exploit buyers, but that current laws are enough to clean up the sector. Which? has the latest news.
Petrol prices rising again, AA reports - Which? News
Average UK petrol prices have gone up by almost 1.5p a litre in the last month, the AA said on Thursday, and more increases are on the way.
Firm unveils boilers designed to cut bills - Which? News
Ceres Power, in which British Gas has a 10 per cent stake, hopes to launch boilers which produce electricity from gas in 2011. It says they will pay for themselves 'within three to five years'; feed-in tariffs will start in the UK from April 2010.
Inflation rise hits savers - Which? News
Savers risk seeing capital erroded as interest rates fall behind inflation. After paying tax, it is only possible to match inflation by locking your money away in a 5-year bond. Tax-free Isas reduce the impact of inflation but fail to outstrip CPI.
First:utility emerges as cheapest energy supplier - Which? News
First:utility has taken on the energy giants with a new online dual fuel tariff that makes it the cheapest energy supplier in the UK.
