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9th January 2020 by manager in Campaigns, Local News
Ash Citizens Advice News – 8 January 2020
Increase in rail fares with effect 1 January 2020 Rail fares increased by 2.7% at the start of the 2020 by 2.7%. New online repayment service for student loans The Department for Education has announced the launch of a new online repayment service in 2020, which will provide graduate with more up-to-date information than they […]
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19th December 2019 by manager in Campaigns, Local News
Ash Citizens Advice News – 18 December 2019
Customers still not switching broadband providers to make savings Which? Asked more than 5,000 customers if they had haggled for a new deal or switched in the past year. 45% responded that they had not asked their current provider for a better deal. Also 38% had never switched provider and 24% had not switched for […]
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12th December 2019 by manager in Campaigns
Ash Citizens Advice News – 11 December 2019
Thomas Cook refund delays The Civil Aviation Authority originally said all valid Thomas Cook refund claims for ATOL- protected package holidays made on the first day of its refund programme would be paid within 60 days. However, it says only two-thirds will be paid on time. The regulator stressed that all valid ATOL-protected payments would […]
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5th December 2019 by manager in Campaigns
Ash Citizens Advice News – 3 December 2019
Beware of HMRC scams As the self-assessment deadline of 31 January approaches, HMRC is warning people to be aware of fraudsters posing as the tax office. Cold calls by funeral planning firms People should be aware of cold calls by firms selling prepaid funeral plans who use manipulative language and target vulnerable groups. Customers […]
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5th December 2019 by manager in Campaigns
Ash Citizens Advice News – 27 November 2019
Amazon and eBay ‘listing unsafe toys for sale’ According to Which?, Amazon and eBay have failed to stop toys from being listed for sale which appear to have been declared unsafe by the EU. They looked at looked at toys registered as dangerous by the EU’s safety gate system since 2017, which means they would […]
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21st November 2019 by manager in Campaigns
Ash Citizens Advice News – 20 November 2019
Car black boxes The Financial Ombudsman is concerned about the issues a number of people are experiencing with car black boxes not correctly collecting data. Depending upon the way in which the devices operate, for example GPS technology, they can be affected by factors such as poor road conditions or lack of mobile signal. Beware […]
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14th November 2019 by manager in Campaigns
Ash Citizens Advice News – 13 November 2019
Universal Credit adverts banned for being misleading The government ran a series of advertisements in May and June claiming to debunk myths about Universal Credit. However, following complaints the Advertising Standards Agency has banned the adverts from appearing again in the form complained about. It also told the DWP to ensure it had sufficient evidence […]
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14th November 2019 by manager in Campaigns
Ash Citizens Advice News – 6 November 2019
Cash ‘deserts’ cry out for free-to-use ATMs Link launched a scheme in October to install ATMs in areas that need one. More than 100 areas have applied for a new cash machine, although the initial funding only covers 50 new ATMs. So far, 86 areas in England, 16 in Scotland, nine in Wales, and two […]
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7th November 2019 by manager in Campaigns
Ash Citizens Advice News – 30 October 2019
QuickQuid, UK’s largest payday lending firm, in adminstration QuickQuid has gone into administration following compensation claims from customers who say they were mis-sold loans they could not afford. The administrator confirmed that here would be no new lending by the firm and that customers should continue to make payments as usual. Borrowers who believe they […]
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24th October 2019 by manager in Campaigns
Ash Citizens Advice News – 23 October 2019
End of paper prescription service Electronic prescriptions are currently used by 70 per cent of surgeries in the UK, but from November the system will be rolled out nationally with a completion date of next summer. A patient can opt to have their medication details sent directly from the doctors to a local nominated pharmacy […]
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