Donkey discount on a Dacia: Oddball items offered in part-ex for cars

Dacia donkey discount and Subaru speedboat saving: Used car dealers name some of the strange items (and animals) buyers have offered in part exchange UK second-hand car dealers were surveyed about items offered by customers to sweeten deals on motors Part exchanges are common in transactions, but usually involve another vehicle Most dealerships demand that … Read more

People smuggling gangs offer Christmas discount of £300 a head to migrants

People smuggling gangs offer a ‘Christmas discount’ of £300 a head to migrants wanting to cross the English Channel to Britain illegally The UK Border Force prepares for a surge in crossings over the festive period Intelligence reports suggest average costs for migrants around £500 to £1,000   Means illegal crossings now available for less than … Read more

Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out To Help Out discount scheme cost taxpayers £849million – 70% over budget

The soaring cost of Eat Out To Help Out: Rishi Sunak’s discount scheme to help pubs and restaurants cost taxpayers £849million – 70% OVER its £500million estimate – after 49,000 firms claimed for more than 160million meals in August The Treasury estimated that the scheme would cost £500million in total But it overshot the mark … Read more

Give tax discount for green homes, Eon tells Ministers

Homeowners who make properties more energy efficient should pay less council tax and stamp duty, UK boss of energy giant Eon tells Ministers By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 14 November 2020 | Updated: 23:26 GMT, 14 November 2020 Homeowners who make their properties more energy efficient should pay less council … Read more

Justin Hemmes, 48, girlfriend Madeline Holtznagel, 24, shops at discount retailer IKEA

Billionaire Sydney pub baron Justin Hemmes’ model girlfriend Madeline Holtznagel is said to have recently moved into his $2.1 million Coogee apartment.  And the leggy 24-year-old looked to be stocking up on essentials items for the beachfront home on Tuesday.  Madeline looked every inch the off the off-duty glamazon as she shopped at Swedish budget … Read more

Plumber ‘stabs customer to death and wounds her mother and neighbour after she asked for discount’ 

A plumber in Kazakhstan allegedly butchered his client to death after she asked for a discount, before brutally stabbing her mother and neighbour in a horrific rampage. The 43-year-old man, whose name has not been disclosed, is said to have stabbed paramedic Inna Murzaeva, 32, to death before badly injuring her mother and their male … Read more

Revolution Bars sees sales rise 188% thanks to Chancellor’s discount scheme

Chancellor’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme helps Revolution Bars to an August sales surge – and it will continue offering discounts this month But, bar group warns that 11 of its sites may not reopen any time soon Social distancing rules and rental costs making trading tough for businesses  By Jane Denton For Thisismoney … Read more

Mini Budget 2020: ‘Eat out to help out’ discount plan launched

Rishi Sunak’s announcement of a half-price meals scheme has been dismissed as an eye-catching gimmick by critics of his post-coronavirus mini-Budget. The Chancellor today unveiled an Eat Out To Help Out programme for Britons to enjoy 50 per cent discount at restaurants to help revive the struggling hospitality sector.  On Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in … Read more

Rishi Sunak unveils ‘eat out to help out’ discount scheme

Rishi Sunak unveils ‘eat out to help out’ discount scheme allowing EVERYONE in the country to get half price meals at participating restaurants up to £10 per head Rishi Sunak said UK will be able to get 50 per cent off restaurant meals in August Discount to be capped at maximum of £10 per head … Read more

Can I get a discount on my car insurance if I’m driving fewer miles?

Insurers have long warned motorists to be honest about how many miles they drive a year. While this is usually a warning for those who are tempted to lower the number they actually drive, in an attempt to decrease their premiums, some drivers are concerned they may now have the opposite problem.  With millions of … Read more