Many modern cars now contain ‘Software Over the Air’ (SOTA) technology which allows manufacturers to update a car’s software remotely. Some car owners with SOTA technology have been alarmed to discover that their car insurance premiums have significantly increased as a result of reporting a software update to their insurer. Of course, car owners are…
While you’d like to think that tragic global events such as the Covid-19 pandemic mean that people come together in order to support one another through these difficult times, unfortunately, it appears that many fraudsters are using these trying times to prey on vulnerable people in the form of scams, phishing and hacking. Back in…
It comes as no surprise that the Coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted millions of people’s finances this year, so with many drivers potentially facing difficulty when it comes to paying for car insurance, authorities fear that the number of uninsured drivers on UK roads may rise. According to the Motor Insurance Bureau (MIB), 130 people…
With the government’s Covid-19 financial support schemes coming to an end this month, UK lenders will soon start contacting hundreds of thousands of borrowers to discuss their plans for repaying any money owed from payment holidays. This means that consumers who have experienced financial difficulty throughout the Coronavirus pandemic and who are still experiencing this,…
Fixed rate? Tracker? Interest only? 25 years or 30 years? Getting a mortgage can be a minefield, with important decisions to make at each turn. Our complete guide to how mortgages work is here to simplify the process for you… With the price of houses being so high, the vast majority of us will never…
The coronavirus pandemic has affected our lives in many ways, one of which being that we are using our cars a lot less than we used to. Whether it’s because we’ve been furloughed from work, are working from home or are simply not going out as much because of the lockdown, a lot of us…
The average home insurance cost in the UK is now £146.04 (for a combined buildings and contents policy) and premiums are generally the highest they’ve been since 2013. This is according to MoneySuperMarket’s latest UK Price Index, which includes data and statistics from the second quarter of 2020 (April, May and June). The average cost…
Over the last five years, Bobatoo has carried out a survey each year before the Christmas period to find out about the UK’s festive spending plans and habits, and has given one lucky participant a cash prize in the form of an Amazon voucher. Skip to Survey 2020 has witnessed some of the biggest changes…
Workers who have office-based, clerical job roles and are currently working remotely in their own home do not need to get in touch with their home insurance provider to find out if they need to extend their cover or update their policy. Similarly, employees who are driving to work in their own vehicle instead of…
Millions of drivers in the UK are not fully aware of all the terms and conditions of car insurance, and what with everything we need to sort out on a daily basis, is there any wonder that we don’t find the time to delve deeper into the subject? In this guide, we help to inform,…