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You and Yours: Charity Fundraising, Smart Meters, Dartford Crossing Fines

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11/06/2015

Charity Fundraising, Smart Meters, Dartford Crossing Fines

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Charity Fundraising, Smart Meters, Dartford Crossing Fines

Charity fundraising 'in crisis', and smart meters that will not work if you switch.

Consumer with Peter White. The Charity Commission says the sector has been thrown into crisis, and why smart meters stop being 'smart' when you switch supplier.

The head of the Charity Commission, William Shawcross, has added his voice to the worries about the way fundraising is carried out. In a speech, Mr Shawcross said concerns about direct fundraising risk damaging confidence in charities. The Fundraising Standards Board tells Peter White how they think the sector should change.

Around 1.5 million people have had smart meters installed now, but if you switch energy provider they stop being 'smart'. Smart Energy GB explain when technology should work to make it easier to save energy and get the best deal.

Plus more than 600,000 people have been sent penalty notices in five months for passing the Dartford Crossing without paying the toll. The booths were removed in November 2014, and since then, more than £1m has been paid in fines for Highways England.

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Produced by Natalie Donovan.

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