Categories: "In real life"
Car repairs - try your local college!
By Value hunter on Apr 5, 2011 | In In real life, Frugal wars, Frugal thinking, Thrifty shopping, Frugal victories | Send feedback »
The days of car body repairs being done at home, by the car owner are sadly long gone. We live in an age where everything car related has to be covered by an insurance premium and backed up by a no claims protection premium. As most garages charge the… more »
How much more are British Gas charging, because of where you live?
By Value hunter on Mar 28, 2011 | In In real life, In the home, Bad business, Frugal wars, Quango watch | Send feedback »
Does anyone know how British gas charge by area of UK?
British gas are charging customers differently, depending which area of the UK customers live in. Billing and meter staff admit to this without exception, british gas' own website states this when a customer checks individual tariff charges. So why does… more »
The Financial Ombudsman Service is a failure!
By Value hunter on Mar 18, 2011 | In Money chat, Bad business, What is the point?, Quango watch | Send feedback »
I have currently one case awaiting an ombudsman to pick up and rule upon. The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) have had this for well over a year now. My last communication with them was by telephone, since October 2010 (It's now March 2011), it has… more »
British gas' formula used to calculate gas bills
By Value hunter on Mar 16, 2011 | In In real life, Money chat, Quango watch | 2 feedbacks »
After many requests for the formula used by British gas, to work out the amount of money they charge me for gas, I have finally managed to get hold of a copy of what British gas staff are using to calculate and check billing amounts and the figures… more »
Car insurance firms passing on details of people involved in crashes to claims companies
By Value hunter on Mar 11, 2011 | In In real life, Money chat, Bad business, Frugal wars, Quango watch | Send feedback »
Once again, another report/study into the money lavished industry of car insurance has revealed that customers are being exploited and lied to, by the companies that are supposedly there to protect them! A report from the Transport Select Committee… more »
