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THE TOP TIPS IN THIS EMAIL Car insurance prices DOWN 16% so beware OVERPAYING - Use our Compare+ tool to quickly check - Why insurance is like comedy... - Not at renewal? Still check now - Never just auto-renew New. 158Mb broadband just £11/mth Supermarket savers, eg, 25% off Ocado Ends Mon. 4.32% 1yr savings fix + £100 £121 off Ninja blender Set to pay tax on savings? How to beat it Due car finance mis-selling payout? New. Now 4 cards let you shift debt to 0% till June 2028 Don't miss £150 energy bill help Mortgage rate cuts lender-by-lender 'I got £343 student loan refund in 2mins' Hot Diamonds 40% off code 'Free' food for A-level/GCSE results Faulty smart meter? You could get £80 20 FREE ways to feel good Used an eSim for roaming on holiday? This week's best buys: Free £175 bank switch, 50GB Sim £4/mth, 5.9% loan etc Money Moral Dilemma: Should we get loyalty points on others' shopping? BEST BUYS & TOOLS MSE Cheap Mobile Finder Credit Club including free credit report 0% balance transfers Compare broadband deals MSE Car Insurance Compare+ Best bank accounts Top savings accounts Credit cards for bad credit Credit Card Eligibility Calculator Loans Eligibility Calculator Mortgage comparison Compare travel money Cheap Energy Club Best Sim-only deals

Car insurance prices DOWN 16% so... As we go into a busy renewal time, a crucial reminder - even if your insurer drops your price, don't just accept it, you're likely OVERPAYING! Our Compare+ tool has all the tricks in one place. Ian saved £690! September's a busy time for car insurance renewals as it's a new car registration month. Yet the best time to find the cheapest quotes is three to four weeks before renewal, so RIGHT NOW if your policy's up next month. The easy route to do this is via our Compare+ Car Insurance tool (it's still worth checking even if you're not at renewal). It's always crucial to know how your price compares against the market, especially at the moment... Because while prices have turned a corner - down 16% in the last 12mths after huge year-on-year rises (source: Pearson Ham) - DON'T be complacent and just accept your renewal price if it's similar to last year. Even if it's 10% less, you can likely still beat it. Here's how. Four steps to speedily check car insurance deals 1. Fill in just one questionnaire via our Compare+ Car Insurance tool. It gives you cost-cutting tips as you answer, shows your cheapest insurers from the comparison as a benchmark as well as the cheapest time to buy, and whether to add extra drivers, check other comparisons and more. As Ian emailed in March: "This past year my car insurance was £656 and I received my renewal letter in late Feb 2025. It had shot up to £1,170, yet nothing had changed on my policy! Used the comparison tool and managed to get exactly the same cover for £481 [saving £689/yr]. Totally delighted!" 2. Insurance is like comedy [pause] timing is everything The SWEET SPOT to get quotes which could halve your price. We analysed 1.2m quotes to find the optimum time before you want your cover to start to get quotes from new firms. The data shows it bottoms out at 26 days before renewal, though any time between roughly 20 and 27 days should do the job... The key's to avoid leaving it till the last two weeks, as that's when prices really skyrocket, and possibly even double. This is because insurance is priced on risk, and providers' "actuarial charts" apparently show those who renew last-minute are often a higher risk. Now this is about averages, so it won't work for everyone, but many will be able to save £100s. Rob emailed in June: "Martin, I won. I recently had a renewal quote for my car insurance which was overly expensive. I followed your advice 26 days before (sweet spot) and used comparison websites. My insurer couldn't match any of the quotes. Thanks to your advice, I have saved over £450/yr on my car insurance. I'm so delighted. Keep helping people save money!" Not at renewal? Still CHECK NOW in case you can save big by cancelling & renewing early. Many wrongly assume you can't change insurer mid-year. You can, and with prices dropping, it's worth checking. Check using Compare+, set a policy start date about three weeks ahead, as that's usually the sweet spot for lower premiums. If the new quote is significantly cheaper than what you're paying, it's worth considering - as long as you've not made, or plan to make, a claim for this insurance year. If you can save big, sign up for your new policy, then cancel your old one. You should get a pro-rata refund for the rest of the year (minus a £50ish admin fee - check the amount before doing this). Yet you usually won't earn the year's no-claims bonus. As Akshay emailed in June: "Martin & team, thanks to your handy email on car insurance, I discovered I had grossly overpaid my annual renewal, as I rushed into it without checking elsewhere (I know). Using your Compare+ tool, I found a like-for-like policy for much less. I quickly cancelled to be fully refunded, and went with the new insurer, saving £156 in the process. Result! Many thanks to you all, keep up the good work!" Keep track of your car insurance renewals. In the MSE App (download via iOS | Android), our Bill Buster feature can track your renewal date - tell us when your policy ends and we'll send you alerts and calendar reminders when you're in the pricing sweet-spot. 3. More than one car at home? Comparison sites don't check multicar cover, so you'll need to check manually whether it saves you money. Our rule of thumb is: "If you're on a multicar policy, check separate policies to see if you can save; if you're on separate, check multicar." - Multicar (one policy for all): Probably the best known is Admiral*, but LV*, Aviva, Diamond and Elephant* also offer these policies. Don't worry if your renewals are at different dates, their systems work with that. - Discounts on separate policies: Axa*, Direct Line, Churchill and Privilege all offer discounts for multiple cars - so it's worth checking, especially if they're cheapest for one of your vehicles. 4. Should you combine car and home cover? It's trial and error, so get prices separately first (see home insurance cost-cutting). Then, especially if one of these is coming up cheapest, check all-in-one policies at Admiral* and LV* (it works even if they have different start dates) and discounts on separate policies at Direct Line, Aviva and Churchill. Never just auto-renew... You may have heard that since January 2022, car and home insurers have been banned from charging renewing customers more than they charge new customers - to stop the annual 'price-walk' of pushing up prices at each renewal, so that after a few years you've paid a massive loyalty premium. Yet even though that's gone, auto-renewing is still likely to cost more... - Some firms have simply boosted prices for all. - The 'same price for both' rule is channel-specific. For example, if you got insurance direct, your renewal must cost the same as if you were a new direct customer. If you had gone via a comparison site, it must cost the same as a new customer via THAT site (others may be cheaper). - Pricing varies hugely by firm & by the type of customer that they want to recruit. - Many firms own more than one brand. They may aim to win new business via new brands, leaving existing brands at higher prices. All of which means many still see sky-high auto-renewal quotes. Douglas, who emailed in June after his quote went up by 90%, is an example of this: "My renewal was £1,235. It was £650 last year. Used your guidance and got me, the wife and my son on for £537. Not a bad saving - £698/yr!" Of course, of the millions of readers of this email, some will find their renewal is cheapest. If so, fab. The key is to never assume your renewal is the winner without checking. Happy with your insurer? HAGGLE If you can find a cheaper quote elsewhere, but like your current insurer's service, then ask it to match your cheapest quote. There's full help in Car & home insurance haggling. Here are a few to start: - Do it when you're nearing renewal so the polite threat of losing your custom is stronger. - Get an actual quote as a benchmark to ask it to beat/match. - Use charm, chutzpah, cheek & a smile (never aggression). - Don't get rushed into accepting the first offer. Success rates for car insurance haggling are pretty high. For example, in our latest haggling poll, over 70% of Admiral, AA and Hastings Direct customers who'd tried to haggle told us they'd succeeded. As Jordan emailed last month: "My car insurance came up for renewal recently, and they offered a £107 discount. I'd have been very happy with that but, after listening to The Martin Lewis Podcast - live from Lord's special, I know haggling pays. So I went to cancel my renewal online, selecting the option that I had a better price from a competitor. My insurer then gave me an extra £70 off. So it's gone from £475 to £298, a big saving [of £177/yr]. A big thanks from Jordan, an avid fan of the pod." Check the policy is right for you... As with any insurance, check the policy details and read exactly what's covered before signing up. Do also ensure the insurer is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (all via Compare+ will be). That means if you feel you've been treated unfairly, or that your claim has been unfairly rejected (or the payout is too small), you have a right to take 'em to the free Financial Ombudsman.

 

 

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Can you double your broadband speed for half the price? New. Zippy 158Mb broadband just '£11/mth' New. Super-rapid 264Mb broadband for '£22/mth' Ends Thu. Blisteringly fast 500Mb broadband for '£25/mth' Check your speed and prepare to ditch, switch and save possibly £500/yr Don't think of broadband as a monthly cost, but as an annual bill. Then it's easier to see whether you're being ripped off, shelling out £100s/yr more than needed for paltry speeds. The typical out of contract costs for big firms are BT £870/yr at 67Mb, Sky £550/yr at 30Mb, and Virgin £740/yr at 132Mb. If you're one of the seven million out of contract on broadband and paying these sky-high costs, it's time to act - you could bag 264Mb for £335/yr.  So compare what you're paying now with the deals below... which, like all the top deals, are short-term promos, mostly punted out on to comparison sites (and not offered direct, or firms would have to offer existing customers the same). Our broadband comparison tool collates these new-customer offers from 30 providers, including a growing cohort of low-cost local firms. The cheapest broadband deals include... All via our broadband comparison as which you can get depends on your postcode Cheapest deals between 100Mb and 499Mb New. Hyperoptic 158Mb broadband-only '£11/mth' (12mth contract) Service rating: 7.7/10 (good) Local Only available in some cities and big towns. This deal is a straight £10/mth now (rises by £3/mth in April 2026), so you'll pay £135 over the 12mth contract, an average of £11.25/mth. New. Vodafone 150Mb broadband & digital line '£21/mth' (2yr contract) Available to 60% of homes Service rating: 5.5/10 (OK) National Cheap 100Mb+ full fibre with decent service. You pay £24.50/mth (rises by £3/mth in April 2026 & 2027), plus you'll be emailed a choice of a £160 Amazon, Tesco, Sainsbury's or M&S voucher within 4mths (do check your junk folder). Factored in alongside the price rises, it's £494 over the 2yr contract, equivalent to £20.59/mth. New. Virgin 264Mb broadband-only '£22/mth' (2yr contract) Available to 60% of homes Service rating: 3.4/10 (poor) National Cheap 100Mb+ full fibre. You pay £25/mth (rises by £3.50/mth next April), but you get an AUTOMATIC £150 bill credit, so there's nowt to pay for 6 months. With that and the price rise factored in, you pay £527 over the 2yr contract, making it equivalent to £21.95/mth. Cheapest 500Mb deals Community Fibre 500Mb broadband-only '£19/mth' (2yr contract) Service rating: 7.5/10 (good) Local Only available in many London boroughs and parts of Surrey and Sussex. This deal is £17.50/mth (rises by £2/mth in April 2026 & 2027), so you'll pay £464 over the 2yr contract, making it equivalent to £19.34/mth. Ends 11.59pm Thu. Sky 500Mb broadband & line '£25/mth' (2yr contract) Available to 60% of homes Service rating: 5/10 (OK) National Cheapest 500Mb+ full fibre. You pay £29/mth (so £696 over 2yrs), plus you'll be emailed a choice of a £95 prepaid Mastercard or an M&S, Tesco etc voucher within 4mths (do check your junk folder). Factor that in and it's equivalent to £25.05/mth. Note: Sky opts out of giving price rises in advance, but that means if it does raise prices mid-contract (usually in April), you can leave penalty-free. New. Vodafone 500Mb broadband & line '£30/mth' (2yr contract) Available to 60% of homes Service rating: 5.5/10 (OK) National Pricier than Sky, but you'll know what you'll pay over 2yrs. You pay £31/mth (rises by £3/mth in April 2026 & 2027), plus you'll be emailed a choice of a £100 Amazon, Tesco, Sainsbury's or M&S voucher within 4mths (do check your junk folder). With that and the price rise factored in, you pay £710 over the 2yr contract, making it equivalent to £29.59/mth. On Universal Credit or similar benefits? Try a social tariff. Many providers offer special discounted social broadband tariffs, which give long-term cheap prices of £13/mth to £20/mth for 30Mb+. Our comparison shows social tariffs local to you. Deals ordered by price. Our 'equivalent cost' adds all costs, deducts promo credits & averages over the contract so you can compare easily. Broadband service ratings tend to be worse than other sectors, so all scores are lower. See broadband service poll results. You no longer need to contact your current provider to switch. Until recently, switch broadband and with some providers you had to contact both your old and new firm (sometimes leaving you paying both during the overlap). Now, regulator Ofcom has rolled out a 'One Touch Switch' service, so the new firm should seamlessly sort it for you. Don't want to switch? Haggle. According to our June poll, the vast majority of those who'd haggled with the big broadband firms had been successful. Use the deals above as a benchmark. Read full broadband haggling tips. Slow broadband? Before switching, test your speed - is it the Wi-Fi or the connection? Do a speed check - first via Wi-Fi, then by plugging your device into the router (if you can). If Wi-Fi's a lot slower, try our speed-boosters. At least 50% of customers must get the advertised speeds at peak times. Plus all bigger providers must also indicate your estimated minimum speed pre-application. Switching usually only means about 2hrs' downtime. You're told the switch time, and most don't need an engineer, even if you're getting fibre to the premises, though someone may need to look at the externals of your home (you needn't be there). There are exceptions, eg, if moving to or from Virgin (you're told before applying). Members of cashback sites can sometimes undercut deals. In some cases, the cashback can mean these sites undercut promos elsewhere, though sometimes the deal differs - so check carefully. More in Top cashback sites.

 

Ends Mon. 4.32% 1yr savings fix + £100 cashback (if saving £10k+). Newbies to savings marketplace Raisin - which lets you save and move money via different banks after filling in one form - can use code SAVINGS100 to get £100 cashback if saving £10,000+ with any bank on its platform. Rates are changing rapidly right now, but its current top 1yr fix is 4.32%* and top easy-access is 4.25%* (you get the bank's savings safety protection, not Raisin's). These rates are beatable, until you factor in the cashback - on £10,000 over a year, it adds the equivalent of 1 percentage point. Full info: Raisin £100 cashback. Saving less than £10k? Top easy-access savings pay 5% while top 1yr fixes pay 4.42%. Full options: Top savings. £200 Ninja blender £79. MSE Blagged. 15+ functions including crush, chop and mince. Ninja code More than 2.5 MILLION people set to pay tax on savings this tax year... how you can (legally) avoid it. See our new guide on How tax on savings (interest) works. Did you miss? Are you now likely due a share of up to £18bn in car finance mis-selling redress? A reminder of Martin's hugely popular car finance briefing from last week on what you need to know and do next. Related: Beware, scammers have started impersonating car finance lenders - see our scam alert for full help. New. Now FOUR cards let you shift existing card debt to INTEREST-FREE till June 2028. A 0% balance transfer's where you get a new card that pays off old cards for you, so you owe it instead, but interest-free for a set period. And with four banks now letting you shift debt to 0% for 34mths, it's a good time to check what you can get... - Top: MBNA's 34mths 0% (2.99% fee) has the lowest fee, yet it's an 'up to', so some could be accepted and get a worse deal. - New: HSBC's 34mths 0% (3.19% fee) is another 'up to', meaning some could be accepted and get 26mths 0%. - Definite: Tesco's 34mths 0% (3.45% fee) works differently as, crucially, if accepted you'll definitely get the full 0% period. - Decent option: NatWest's 34mths 0% (3.49% fee) is another 'up to', but worth a look if not eligible for the cards above. Links go via our eligibility calc so you can check your acceptance chances. Full help & best buys in top balance transfers. Golden rules: Repay at least the monthly min & clear the card before the 0% ends, or it jumps to 24.9% rep APR interest. Check you're not about to miss out on £150 energy bill help this winter. While 2.7m more people qualify for the Warm Home Discount this year, to get it you need to be getting a qualifying benefit AND crucially, also be named on your energy bill by 24 Aug. So check NOW. See full help and eligibility in Warm Home Discount. On a tracker/variable mortgage? When your rate will drop. After the base rate cut, see lender-by-lender news. 'I got £343 student loan refund & it only took 2mins - thank you!' Kirsty emailed our success of the week: "I didn't think I'd ever overpaid on my student loan. But I followed your Student loan overpayments guide and submitted an online request. It only took two minutes. A few days later I've had an email - I'm getting a refund of £343. Very happy and perfect timing for the summer holidays. Thank you!" If we've helped you save or reclaim (on this or owt else), send us your successes.

 

 

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10 supermarket savers as food costs soar  Discounts, delivery deals and downshift tips to save you some dough A £100 food shop last year now sets you back £104.50, as grocery costs have risen by 4.5% year-on-year - the highest rate since Feb '24, according to the latest Office for National Statistics data. But you can arm yourself with a few simple tricks to cut costs. See our 30+ supermarket shopping tips for full info, but here are some highlights to help you ensure the price is always right... New. Walkers French Fries crisps 18p, Pepsi Max 500ml 30p, McVitie's Digestives 45p & more via 10% off code for already-reduced past 'best-befores'. MSE Blagged. Approved Food sells super-cheap groceries near or past their 'best-before' date, which is just a manufacturer's view of optimum quality (different from 'use-by' date, which is about safety). Min spend £22.50, delivery from £3. See Approved Food.  For other 'edible but not perfect' food deals, see: Lidl 5kg fruit & veg £1.50 | £10 of Sainsbury's fruit & veg £2 | Cheap 'wonky' veg at Morrisons & Waitrose | End-of-day 'Too Good To Go' surprise bags, eg, £10 of Aldi food £3.30.  Grab the latest FREEBIES including £5 Bakers dog food, £2 Fuel milkshake, £2 Onken kids' yogurt and big discounts via 40+ coupons. Gone are the days of clipping physical coupons - most now come via apps and offer cashback after you upload a photo of your receipt (usually works online too). Check out August coupons. New. Ask ChatGPT to tackle food waste by recipe-busting your larder leftovers. Here's what the AI tool suggested when we told it: "I have lentils, frozen peas, peanut butter and couscous - give me one quick dinner idea." For this and other nifty recipe finders, see larder leftovers. Get money off your online shop via first-timer codes, eg, £13 off Sainsbury's, 25% off Ocado. The Holy Grail of supermarket discounts are those that apply to a wide range of items. Right now there's Sainsbury's £13 off £105+ | Ocado 25% off £60 to £80 | Iceland £5 off £45 (and 10% off for over-60s every Tuesday).  8 days left. 'Free' Lidl bakery item or 'free' fruit for kids at Tesco every time you shop. Get the freebies when you spend any amount in stores till 20 August. See Lidl 'free' doughnut, pizza & more (requires the free Lidl Plus app), and Tesco 'free' apple for kids (larger stores only). Get paid cashback every time you shop. The app-based Chase current account* gives 1% cashback when you spend on UK groceries, transport and fuel (exclusions apply), max £15/mth (after year one, you must pay in £1,500/mth to get this). You don't need to switch bank to get it, and it only does a soft credit check, so it's easy to get and won't affect your credit score. It's also a top card for spending overseas, plus newbies can open its linked easy-access saver paying 5% (dropping to the lower, but still top rate of 4.75% on Thur). Full info: Chase review. Check the aisles where supermarkets hide bargains. Eg, herbs and spices are up to 70% cheaper in world foods, while cotton buds can be 20% cheaper in the baby aisle. Try Martin's Downshift Challenge - can you slash 30% off? One of Martin's earliest MoneySaving tips is as useful today as it was then; drop down a brand level - eg, branded to supermarket's own - and, if you can't taste the difference, stick with the cheaper one. See Downshift Challenge. Save £100s a year with special discounts from free loyalty schemes. If you shop at Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons or Lidl, and you're happy to share your shopping habits with them, you can unlock weekly deals only available through their loyalty schemes. Eg, this week we've seen £1.50 for 10 Birds Eye omega 3 fish fingers via Nectar (next cheapest £3), £2.50 for 24 Weetabix via Morrisons More (next cheapest £3) and £5 for 5kg of Mai Thai jasmine rice via Clubcard (next cheapest £6). But don't be too loyal - go where's cheapest for your whole shop. Get a sense of this by using free comparison tool Trolley.  Live/work near a Costco? Check whether you qualify to be a member. Many do so without realising and its prices often beat supermarkets (plus petrol savings alone can pay for the membership). See 18 Costco tips. PS: Struggling to afford food? There's help. Don't go hungry. Check whether you live near a social supermarket or community shop if you're on a low income. Foodbanks can also help - find a foodbank near you or see how to donate if you can afford to. Plus, if you're on certain benefits and are pregnant or have a child under four (or three in Scotland), check whether you can get money towards nutritious food through the Healthy Start scheme.

 

Hot Diamonds 40% off full-price code AND 50% off code for its already-half-price outlet. MSE Blagged. Alongside free delivery code - and yes, you can stack all three codes together. Hot Diamonds Getting A-level/GCSE results this/next week? Get 'free' food at Nando's, Frankie & Benny's, and more. Faulty smart meter? You could be due up to £80 compensation. Under govt plans taking force next year. 20 FREE ways to feel good - meditation apps, puppy live streams, fitness challenges & more. It's National Wellness Month, so here's MSE Liv's free ways to look after yourself blog. Used an eSim for roaming on holiday? How did you find it? Give us your eSim feedback.

 

 

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AT A GLANCE BEST BUYS 0% balance transfers Longest 0%: MBNA (check eligibility) up to 34mths 0%, 2.99% fee, 24.9% rep APR interest No-fee 0%: Barclaycard (check eligibility) up to 14mths 0%, 24.9% rep APR interest Best bank accounts Free £175 + top service: First Direct 1st Account Free £100 + £15/mth for 6mths: TSB Spend & Save Broadband top picks Fast fibre (100Mb+): Vodafone '£20.59/mth' Superfast fibre (500Mb+): Sky '£25.05/mth' On Universal Credit or similar? Check all discounted social tariffs Cheap insurance Car: Use our Compare+ Car Insurance tool Home: Try our Compare+ Home Insurance tool Cheap loans £5,000 to £7,499: People's Choice (check eligibility), 7% rep APR interest (6.5% rep APR interest on £7,000 to £7,499) £7,500 to £15,000: M&S Bank (check eligibility), 5.9% rep APR interest Top savings accounts Top easy-access savings: Chase 5%, min £1 (newbies only) Top easy-access cash ISA: Trading 212 4.46%, min £1 Top one-year fix: Atom Bank 4.42%, min £50 Top energy deals Use our whole-of-market Cheap Energy Club Cheap Sims Up to 3GB data: Lebara, '£3.20/mth' for 3GB 4GB to 9GB data: Lebara, '£3.45/mth' for 5GB 10GB to 30GB data: Lebara, '£3.95/mth' for 10GB 31GB+ data: iD Mobile, '£4.42/mth' for 50GB

 

MONEY MORAL DILEMMA Is it OK for my husband to ask whether he can scan his loyalty app on other people's shopping? My husband recently asked whether it would be OK for him to ask other people whether he can scan his loyalty app on their shopping to get extra points, if they don't appear to be doing so. I think this would be mortifyingly rude and not likely to get a positive response. What do other people think? Enter the Money Moral Maze: Can my husband use his loyalty app on others' shopping? | Suggest a Money Moral Dilemma (MMD) | View past MMDs

 

 

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