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Careful preparation is key, the AA has claimed

Fuel-saving tips 'could help drivers save £1,000'

The AA has offered a number of fuel-saving tips that could help car owners to trim £1,000 off their family petrol bills.

Britons shell out £4.4 billion a year in `idiot taxes`.

Money for nothing: Britons pay out £4.4bn a year in `idiot taxes`

Forgetful and careless acts like breaking a mobile phone or putting the wrong kind of fuel in a car cost Britons around £4.4 billion a year, according to new research.

Plumbing and heating supplier Wolseley is cutting jobs

Wolseley cuts 2,300 jobs

Plumbing and heating products supplier Wolseley is axing over 2,300 staff as profit falls amid the housing slump.

Brits prepared for domestic emergency

New research has illustrated Brits are increasingly prepared for a domestic emergency, with savings in place to meet unexpected events.

Brits are set to be hit with £1,375 in unexpected bills

Unexpected bills cost Brits £48.7bn

Four out of five Britons are set to be hit with a bill they did not anticipate over the next 12 months, costing £1,375 each on average.

15% of Brits use unpaid leave to wait for tradespeople

£1.1bn wasted on waiting for tradespeople

Britons waste a collective £1.1 billion worth of their annual leave waiting at home for tradespeople every year.

High call-out charges see one in twenty people putting up with freezing cold conditions at home

High call-out costs see 1 in 10 go without hot water

One in ten Britons has done without hot water or heating because of the high call-out costs of tradespeople, new research shows.

Estate Agents reveal best and worst value adding home improvements

How to make your home worth more

The secrets of the improvements that will add the most value to your home have been revealed by estate agents.

People redecorate to save money on bills

The rising cost of bills has encouraged people to redecorate their homes in an attempt to save cash, Halifax has said.

Some 21m Brits are set to spend £5,478 each on their homes

Brits to spend £5,478 on homes

Almost every other person in the UK is planning to spend money improving their home in the next 12 months - with an average amount of £5,478 to be spent per person.