USWITCH.COM - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/100692.xml USWITCH.COM - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 British Gas Hits Customers with Highest Ever Price Increase http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/02/prweb348241.htm .Increase will add £1.08 billion(2) to British Gas consumer gas bills .Energy giant has now raised gas prices by over 66% since start of 2004(3) .Average household energy bills for British Gas customers leap from £606(4)to £1005(5) since start of 2004 .Failure to switch energy providers could now cost customers £1.7 billion(6) .British Gas now 25% more expensive on average than competitors(7).Gas bills increase by £113 and electricity bills by £71, leading to an increase in energy bills of £184(8) (PRWeb Feb 20, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/02/prweb348241.htm British Gas turns up the Heat as ‘Senior Source’ Reveals Record Price Increases http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/02/prweb342873.htm .British Gas senior sources confirm 25% price increases on their way(1).Increases will add £1.23 billion(2) to gas bills for British Gas customers.Price rises will mean 43%(3) increase in the past 5 months.British Gas customers to pay an extra £209 per year as bills set to rise from £821(4) to £1030(5).Energy giant will have raised gas prices by over 70% since start of 2004(6) .Average household energy bills for British Gas customers will have risen from £606(7) to £1030 since start of 2004 – a difference of £424 (PRWeb Feb 8, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/02/prweb342873.htm “Bah-Humbug To Christmas”, From BT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb332647.htm BT increases line rental charge for second time in 18 months, from £10.50 to £11 per month. UK customers are set to pay an additional £83 million* per year from January 1 2006. (PRWeb Jan 15, 2006)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb332647.htm Leading UK Home Phone Customer Satisfaction Report From uSwitch Revealed http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb312134.htm ·TalkTalk from The Carphone Warehouse is top for customer satisfaction, teaching the old school a lesson·1 in 4 ntl customers and 1 in 5 BT customers are not satisfied·5.8 million customers think it’s not ‘good to talk’ as BT ranks lowest for value for money (PRWeb Nov 19, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb312134.htm uSwitch.com Advises British Gas Customers Not to Fix Their Energy Bills Following Record Price Hikes http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb285087.htm With a 14.2 percent price increase in gas prices and a 14.2 percent increase for electricity, uSwitch.com sees website traffic quadruple. (PRWeb Sep 16, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb285087.htm Today's Price Hike by British Gas Set to Add 1 Billion* Per Year to Customer's Bills http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb283177.htm According to independent switching comparison service, www.uSwitch.com, customers should expect a 14.2 percent price increase in gas prices and 14.2 percent for electricity. (PRWeb Sep 11, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb283177.htm Less ‘Spare Cash’ For Brits This Year as Higher Fuel and Tax Bills Take Grip http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb216664.htm Essential spending to increase to 484 this year according to www.uSwitch.com’s Spendable Income Index (PRWeb Mar 11, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/03/prweb216664.htm Energy Bills Creeping Up to Pre-Privatisation Levels Warns www.uswitch.com http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/01/prweb201914.htm Energy bills creeping up to pre-privatisation levels warns www.uswitch.com - Trade and Industry Select Committee investigation too late for 25 million households. (PRWeb Jan 28, 2005)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/01/prweb201914.htm www.uSwitch.com Welcomes Government’s ’Energy Smart’ Initiative http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/11/prweb182432.htm www.uSwitch.com the independent comparison and switching service welcomes the launch of ‘Energy Smart’, however with energy prices forecast to rise by a further 12 per cent for gas and 6.1 per cent for electricity in 2005 (according to uSwitch.com’s Spendable Income Index) and nearly 2 billion* in unclaimed energy savings, www.uSwitch.com is keen that today’s announcement is backed up by action. (PRWeb Nov 26, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/11/prweb182432.htm uSwitch.com Comment on Ofcom’s Ongoing Strategic Review - only Ofcom-Accredited Comparison Service http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/11/prweb180246.htm Following today’s publication of Ofcom’s Phase II Strategic Review of the UK telecommunications market, Chris Williams, telecoms analyst at independent comparison and switching service, www.uSwitch.com comments; “It is encouraging to see Ofcom take a much needed tough line with BT through its proposal to establish ‘real equality of access’ in the UK telecoms market; this will help create a level-playing field in which suppliers can deliver more competitive products to consumers. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/11/prweb180246.htm Third Price Hike for Powergen Sees Them Slip Down the Tables on Price http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/11/prweb174795.htm Powergen customers face further bad news following today’s announcement by the company that they will increase gas and electricity prices by up to 10.2 per cent on some of its products. This is the third price hike by Powergen in less than a year. (PRWeb Nov 5, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/11/prweb174795.htm Beware of Expensive Premiums for Payment Protection Insurance http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/10/prweb170423.htm Research from www.uSwitch.com Personal Finance reveals that consumers could be paying an additional 38% in PPI on top of initial loan repayments. (PRWeb Oct 23, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/10/prweb170423.htm Can Loan Rates Continue to Fall? http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/10/prweb164917.htm Paul Schofield, Head of Personal Finance at www.uSwitch.com, comments on the latest loan rate decrease from Northern Rock (PRWeb Oct 7, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/10/prweb164917.htm More than 2.3 Million British Gas Customers Still in the Dark Over Imminent Price Hikes http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/09/prweb158655.htm British gas overestimates customer loyalty as half a million customers walk with millions more set to go. (PRWeb Sep 17, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/09/prweb158655.htm “The ‘Worst’ Card is the One in Your Wallet”Says www.USWITCH.COM Personal Finance http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/09/prweb158241.htm 60 PER CENT OF CREDIT CARD CUSTOMERS KNOW THERE’S A BETTER DEAL YET OVER HALF STILL HAVEN’T SWITCHED. www.uSwitch.com analysis reveals 35 new ‘introductory offers’ have come onto the market in the past year. (PRWeb Sep 16, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/09/prweb158241.htm Npower customers should brace themselves for massive price hikes of 12.6 per cent for gas and 6.1 per cent for electricity http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/09/prweb156329.htm Npower customers are set to pay up to 100* per year more for their gas and electricity following price changes announced today, according to independent comparison and switching service www.uSwitch.com. (PRWeb Sep 10, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/09/prweb156329.htm More Bad News For Customers As British Gas Announces Record Energy Price Hikes http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/08/prweb152484.htm British Gas customers set to pay 98.93* per year more for their gas and electricity following today’s price hikes announcement, according to independent comparison and switching service uSwitch.com. (PRWeb Aug 27, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/08/prweb152484.htm U.K to Spend an Extra 29 Billion a Year* on Running the Home http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/08/prweb146833.htm U.K feeling the strain of rising household bills - and it’s set to get worse forecasts uSwitch.com’s ‘Spendable Income Index’ (PRWeb Aug 6, 2004)

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]]> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/08/prweb146833.htm 11 Million Consumers In Danger Of Being Refused Credit Warns Uswitch.Com http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/07/prweb142830.htm The Launch of Personal Loans Comparison 'Calculator,'the only UK comparison service that shows which lenders use risk-based pricing model. (PRWeb Jul 23, 2004)

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