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You and Yours: Automatic insurance renewals; The price of a parcel

Automatic insurance renewals; The price of a parcel

21/10/2013

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Automatic insurance renewals; The price of a parcel

The cost of Royal Mail parcels, and Simon Calder's tips on booking cheap hotels.

Consumer news. Julian Worricker examines automatic insurance renewals and whether companies should be forced to offer existing customers their best deal.

Automatic insurance renewals are being looked at by the Financial Conduct Authority as part of a wide ranging review into the insurance sector. We'll put the comments of You & Yours' listeners who want to see the system overhauled to the Association of British Insurers. Programme favourite and all-round travel guru Simon Calder has tips on how to book the cheapest hotel rooms. Plus, we'll find out why sending a Royal Mail parcel to the next village can cost more than to Australia.

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