One in three motorists cannot afford even the cheapest electric car, warn experts

One in three motorists cannot afford even the cheapest electric car, warn experts in blow to Government plans to ban petrol and diesel cars by 2030 Figure equivalent to ten million households, shows ordinary family will struggle Middle-earning households may not be able to afford cheapest electric cars Analysis shows drivers need to be spending … Read more

Hong Kong, Paris and Zurich are the world’s most expensive cities and Damascus is cheapest

Hong Kong, Paris and Zurich are the world’s most expensive cities, a new survey has found. Researchers looked at the prices of 138 products and services – including food, drink, clothing and household supplies in around 130 cities worldwide – to draw up the ranking of the most and least costly metropolises. Damascus, the capital … Read more

What is the cheapest way to send money to my daughter in Australia?

My daughter has emigrated to Australia and opened an Australian bank account.  I would like to send her a small amount of money several times a year. However, my UK bank charges me £25 to send the money and my daughter £5 to receive it.  Is there a cheaper alternative available? – C.P., via email … Read more

Amazon Prime Day: How often is the online giant cheapest for items?

The annual Amazon Prime Day event is back, running until the end of today, promising to give its paying members the best deals of the year. The online giant puts on the event for its paying Prime customers with thousands of items sold at a cut price. However, data from price comparison site Idealo suggests … Read more

Cheapest VW ID.3 electric car to start from under £30,000

Volkswagen has confirmed its first fully purpose-built electric family car will cost from less than £30,000… but only just, for now. The current entry-spec ID.3 Life will be priced at £29,990, inclusive of the taxpayer funded grant of £3,000 paid towards the purchase of new battery-electric vehicles – though cheaper versions will arrive in 2021, … Read more

Asda is named Britain’s cheapest supermarket

Asda is CHEAPEST UK supermarket: B Basket of 43 everyday groceries costs £130.36 from the retailer – while Morrisons and Tesco are more expensive than Waitrose Alertr team tracked items from the government-based Consumer Price Index ‘shopping basket’ over a five-week period during the month on September Tesco was the most expensive last month, but … Read more

Madeira is cheapest quarantine-free island destination for Britons looking for autumn sun

Madeira is the cheapest island destination for Britons considering an autumn break abroad in the sun. That’s according to a new report by Post Office Travel Money, which has compared the prices of meals, drinks and other tourist items, including coffee, beer and sunscreen, in eight destinations on European and Caribbean islands that are not … Read more

Best Sipps: How to pick the best (and cheapest) Sipp to build your pension investments

Investing in a pension is a far simpler task than it once was, with a whole host of mobile, online and face to face options available today. Thanks to the rise of self-invested personal pensions, or Sipps as they are commonly known, it is possible to easily build and manage a retirement pot of shares, … Read more

How good are the cheapest Apple, Google, Nokia and Samsung smartphones?

A host of budget smartphones have been released as customers look for cheaper alternatives.  Experts say many are now looking for cheaper options as they cannot justify high price points from manufacturers, with costs for some top of the range devices hovering at £1,000. Meanwhile, many may be fed-up with smashing the screen and facing … Read more

Cheapest energy tariffs – four of the top ten are renewable deals

Four of the 10 cheapest energy deals are now renewable: Best tariffs revealed and all cost far less than the price cap Four of the 10 cheapest energy tariffs currently available are renewable  All are £200 less than the current energy price cap, set by Ofgem  The cheapest deal is a renewable tariff by Eon … Read more