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Which? Campaign to Heal Sick NHS Parking

The NHS may be free at the point of delivery for patients, however for visitors to hospital car parks all over the country it is anything but. Which? is calling on the Government to cure this creeping disease with a dose of regulation and targets.
Which? asked a thousand and one drivers who had used an [...]

April 20th, 2010 | Clare | 0 comments | Continued
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The Friendly Neighbourhood Lawyer North of the Border

The people of Scotland want a closer relationship with their legal system. They want their legal system to serve them in much less formal and expensive ways. Scots want the law down at street level working for them in solving their differences. These are the findings of some new in-depth research by Which? where 1012 [...]

April 20th, 2010 | Clare | 0 comments | Continued
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Prospecting for Internet Gold

Lots of people bemoan the commercialization of the Internet. What started out as an information-sharing tool for scientists has now become the greatest market place on Earth and so much more accessible than the ‘souk’ in Marrakesh. Which?  has been prospecting for the best promotional offers to be found in the online market place. Just have [...]

April 20th, 2010 | Clare | 0 comments | Continued
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Think Again Before Getting Builders In

Building work on your home is a service purchase, just like any other. Or is it?  There is evidence from consumer surveys that says many people pay over the odds for building work because they don’t shop around and they don’t strive for the best deal available. The bigger the building work the bigger the [...]

April 20th, 2010 | Clare | 0 comments | Continued
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Banks Letting Consumers Down

The building societies and banks in the UK are letting customers down more, and more each year. They really are not able to dish out trust worthy advice on how to invest your hard earned cash. The result was part of an alarming survey conducted by Which? In fact it left reporters questioning if it [...]

April 20th, 2010 | Clare | 1 comment | Continued
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Make Energy Companies Compete For Your Business

E.on, the energy supplier, is to cut prices. Good news for the consumers both domestic and business? Which? the consumer advocacy organization while welcoming any price reductions, points out that E.on will be followed by all of the other five energy suppliers. The UK energy supply market is an oligopoly with the main players doing [...]

April 10th, 2010 | Clare | 0 comments | Continued
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Don’t Rely on Garden Centre Advice

For plants and garden products, do not rely on the big DIY chain stores for expertise and after sales support. This is the main conclusion of a consumer survey by Which? Gardening. The big independent garden centres are the places to go if you want horticultural expertise, a wide range of quality plants and garden [...]

April 1st, 2010 | Clare | 0 comments | Continued
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Hire Equipment Companies Had Equipment Removed

Some of the biggest names in UK hire companies have had their product ranges taken off shop floors, down to a recent Which? Safety test. They were found not to comply to safety standards. Which? Went around to hiring companies and hired items of DIY machinery from some of the biggest Diy hire companies in [...]

March 28th, 2010 | Clare | 0 comments | Continued
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Which? Challenge the Copyright Bullies

The SRA, solicitors’ regulation authority, the legal watchdog organization are pressing a complaint against Davenport Lyons. The complaint originated with Which? Which? accuse the law firm of unfairness. Davenport Lyons was unfair, according to the complaint, towards a large number of consumers by tarring them with the brush of sharing computer files that is against [...]

March 18th, 2010 | Tony | 0 comments | Continued
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To Fly or not to Fly? That is the Question

Passengers with a ticket to fly with BA between March 20th and 22nd or 27th and 30th will not be thinking of it as ‘the World’s favourite airline’. BA management is in dispute with the cabin crew employees and passengers are caught in the middle. The Unite trade union has got their balloting procedure right [...]

March 17th, 2010 | Clare | 0 comments | Continued
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Government Small Talk on Nanotechnology

The Government has published its ‘UK Nanotechnologies Strategy’, and really it is just so much small talk. It leaves nanotechnology scientists and ‘nano’ product companies in uncertainty as to their future direction and does nothing to reassure consumers that their interests and wellbeing are being protected.
Why should we care about an effective nanotechnology strategy? Nanotechnology [...]

March 14th, 2010 | Clare | 0 comments | Continued
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Time for the Good Food Guide Restaurant of the Year

Dining out is the nations’ favourite pastime. Everybody loves a good meal, good service, value for money and excellent food. What’s more everybody loves to tell others about their favourite restaurant. It is an experienced all the better for the sharing. The Which? restaurant of the year awards give everybody the chance to do this [...]

March 8th, 2010 | Clare | 0 comments | Continued
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Bra Fittings don’t Measure Up

An undercover investigation by consumer champion Which? revealed that bra fitting services in many high street shops are simply flat busted. In fact, less than one out of three were found to actually measure up, but researchers could not find even one service that they considered good enough to be recommended to consumers.
Which? sent [...]

March 7th, 2010 | Clare | 0 comments | Continued
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Top Restaurants for Treating Mum

If you want to make a memorable impression  on someone special then try one of these top restaurants as recommended in  the Good Food Guide.
The UK has many fantastic restaurants, and the Good Food Guide has chosen ten of the finest for Mother’s Day meals.

Cellar, in Anstruther, Scotland is truly a delight for those who [...]

March 7th, 2010 | Tony | 0 comments | Continued
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Which? Battle With The FSA To Make Food Labels Clearer

There is an ongoing war of words for the heart and mind of everyone who eats food. On one side there are the food producers while on the other there are consumer advocates and health charities and caught in the crossfire is the FSA (Food Standards Agency). The latest salvo in the war has been [...]

February 20th, 2010 | Clare | 0 comments | Continued