Which? 1996 |
Title | Subject | Authors |
Accounts that cost a packet. (UK high street banks reintroducing charges) | Consumer news and advice | |
Adapt your home. (adapting a house to make it more comfortable) | Consumer news and advice | |
A guide to going mobile. (selecting the best mobile phone deal)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
A night in at the movies. (comparison of ways of watching films at home) | Consumer news and advice | |
Answering machines.(consumer survey; British Telecommunications PLC's answering service) | Consumer news and advice | |
Appliance insurance. (comparison of insurance companies' new breakdown policies and extended warranties) | Consumer news and advice | |
As safe as houses?(security against burglary) | Consumer news and advice | |
At home with tax. (tax rules relating to buying or letting a home; includes case study)(Tax Saving Guide 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
At home with your bank. (home banking systems; includes case studies) | Consumer news and advice | |
Avoid a nervous breakdown(automobile breakdown services) | Consumer news and advice | |
Bank balancing. (selecting the best current account from UK banks; includes case studies) | Consumer news and advice | |
Best buys. (recommendations for best cars in various categories)(Which? Car 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
Best Buy travel cover.(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Best buy update. (washing machines) (Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Beware bogus tin rattlers.(unlicensed collecting for charity) | Consumer news and advice | |
Bitter pill for chemists. (UK Office of Fair Trading seeks abolition of price-fixing for over-the-counter medicines) | Consumer news and advice | |
Blowing the whistle. (employees who speak out about their employer's illegal or dangerous practices; includes case studies) | Consumer news and advice | |
Bread spreads.(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
BT not playing fair. (telephone company offers false information to customers thinking of taking their business to cable phone companies, includes related articles) | Consumer news and advice | |
Building up a pension. (tax benefits of employers' pension schemes and personal pension plans; includes case study)(Tax Saving Guide 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
Buying a new car.(Which? Car 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
Buying a used car.(Which? Car 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
Buying bulbs. | Consumer news and advice | |
Buying electrical goods. (standards of service from the UK's leading electrical chains and independent stores) | Consumer news and advice | |
Buying for DIY. (comparing DIY stores, specialist electrical firms and builders' merchants) | Consumer news and advice | |
Car insurance deals.(United Kingdom; special deals for niche groups) | Consumer news and advice | |
Car insurance update. (the best car insurance policies available) | Consumer news and advice | |
Car security. (fighting against car crime)(Which? Car 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
Channel 5 going live. (VCRs will require adjustment to allow UK viewers to receive Channel 5) | Consumer news and advice | |
Child seat alert. | Consumer news and advice | |
Choosing a gas supplier. (includes case studies) | Consumer news and advice | |
Citizen carters. (multi-purpose vehicles)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Cool operators. (selecting the best fridge-freezer in terms of energy consumption) | Consumer news and advice | |
Corporate bond PEPs.(financial risks, expected returns) | Consumer news and advice | |
Creative cutting machines. (jigsaws)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Cut the cost of your mortgage.(financial benefits from switching mortgages in Britain) | Consumer news and advice | |
Cutting gas deaths. (many landlords ignore regulations on gas appliance safety) | Consumer news and advice | |
Cut your fuel bills. (includes case studies) | Consumer news and advice | |
Daylight saving. (advantages of using solar power) | Consumer news and advice | |
Design fo domestic appliances. (evaluation of domestic appliances for people with special needs, includes related articles on best buys, features to look for when purchasing an appliance) | Consumer news and advice | |
Digital images. (devices for displaying photographs on personal computers, includes related articles on digital camcorders)(Evaluation) | Consumer news and advice | |
Dishwashers on the rack.(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Don't pour money down the drain.(British Water charges; mechanisms for payment) | Consumer news and advice | |
Driving abroad. | Consumer news and advice | |
Eastern promise?(budget cars from Eastern Europe and the Far East)(Evaluation) | Consumer news and advice | |
Employers' pension schemes. (includes case studies) | Consumer news and advice | |
Family favourites. (small family cars)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Family value.(large family automobiles)(Evaluation) | Consumer news and advice | |
Festive tests. (choosing Christmas wine, corkscrews and Christmas pudding)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Food for thought. (negative aspects of the growing power of supermarkets in the UK) | Consumer news and advice | |
Food fraud. (consumers often misled about real ingredients of food and drinks) | Consumer news and advice | |
Food of the future.(health aspects of genetically modified foods) | Consumer news and advice | |
Full steam ahead. (choosing the best steam iron)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Functional foods. | Consumer news and advice | |
Gadgets galore. (the most and least useful kitchen gadgets) | Consumer news and advice | |
Get the right pension advice. (includes case studies) | Consumer news and advice | |
Holiday horrors. (coping with problems on holiday; includes case studies) | Consumer news and advice | |
Holiday money. (the best way to pay for things when on holiday) | Consumer news and advice | |
Holiday policies. (choosing the most appropriate travel insurance)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Homeopathy. | Consumer news and advice | |
How green are you? (a test by five families on how environmentally friendly they were in relation to transport, water, energy, shopping and waste) | Consumer news and advice | |
How safe is chicken? | Consumer news and advice | |
How to check a notice of assessment. (how the Inland Revenue calculates a tax bill)(Tax Saving Guide 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
How to check your income tax.(Tax Saving Guide 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
How to fill in your tax return.(Tax Saving Guide 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
How to play the claim game.(UK home insurance) | Consumer news and advice | |
How to work out capital gains tax.(Tax Saving Guide 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
Income from a job or pension. (tax deducted in advance under Pay As You Earn system; includes case study)(Tax Saving Guide 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
International calls.(overseas telephone calls) | Consumer news and advice | |
Is the price right? (problems with price labels in UK supermarkets) | Consumer news and advice | |
Is your boiler safe?(standards and choices of gas boiler services) | Consumer news and advice | |
Learning to drive. (choosing the right driving instructor; includes case study) | Consumer news and advice | |
Looking for life cover. (finding the best life insurance policy; includes case studies)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Loud and clear. (choosing the best hi-fi speakers)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Made to measure.(kitchen scales survey) | Consumer news and advice | |
Mail-order clothes. (evaluation of 14 mail-order companies, includes related articles on best buy, consumer rights, pros and cons of mail-order and table of mail-order catalogues with specifications) | Consumer news and advice | |
Make your own CDs. (consumer CD recorders now available) | Consumer news and advice | |
Matching hi-fi separates.(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Medical mistakes. (seeking compensation for injury caused by medical treatment; includes case studies) | Consumer news and advice | |
Mini stereos.(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Mobile phone health scare. (no firm proof that using a mobile phone can cause cancer) | Consumer news and advice | |
Moving music. (personal CD players) (Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Multimedia PCs.(microcomputers)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Neither food nor medicine. (growing range of dietary supplements available in the UK) | Consumer news and advice | |
New family members.(cars which are suitable for families)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
No security.(insurance policies) | Consumer news and advice | |
No surrender. (early surrender of endowment policies leads to financial loss) | Consumer news and advice | |
On a clear day.(binoculars) | Consumer news and advice | |
On the beach.(survey of polluted beaches in Britain) | Consumer news and advice | |
Paper wait. (banks and building societies profit from delays in clearing cheques; includes case study) | Consumer news and advice | |
Patient waiting.(UK ambulance services) | Consumer news and advice | |
Paying for a new car.(Which? Car 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
Pharmacists in crisis.(United Kingdom; pharmacy service survey) | Consumer news and advice | |
Phoenix firms.(United Kingdom; liquidation) | Consumer news and advice | |
Play your cards right. (supermarket loyalty cards) | Consumer news and advice | |
Prints charming. (evaluation of inkjet and laser printers)(Evaluation) | Consumer news and advice | |
Rail fares fiaso.(United Kingdom; contains related articles) | Consumer news and advice | |
Rail fares revisited. (new rail companies still overcharging passengers, includes related articles on the three rail routes featured in the survey) | Consumer news and advice | |
Red, red wine. (red wines from the south of France; first in new series of regular wine tastings)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Reliability. (assessment of car reliability)(Which? Car 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
Route planning made easy.(survey of electronic route-finders)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Run for cover. (white paints for exterior wood)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Safe in the sun. (protecting against skin cancer; review of high-protection sun creams and lotions) | Consumer news and advice | |
Safety matters. (guide to secondary safety of new cars)(Which? Car 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
Saving on spares. (finding the best deals for car spares) | Consumer news and advice | |
Savings monitor. (best of the notice and instant access savings accounts) | Consumer news and advice | |
Screen for good health. (advantages and disadvantages of health screening programmes; includes case studies) | Consumer news and advice | |
Second-hand best buys. (the most attractive second-hand cars)(Which? Car 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
Second-hand car trap. (mistakes at Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency lead to motorists being held responsible for parking fines incurred after they have sold a car) | Consumer news and advice | |
Security lights.(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Self-assessment. (new regulations on self-assessment of tax liabilities; includes case study)(Tax Saving Guide 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
Sherry best.(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Shopping rights.(United Kingdom; contains related articles) | Consumer news and advice | |
Soothing sweets. (sore-throat remedies)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Sophisticated snapshots.(Advanced Photo System cameras)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Student bank accounts. (includes case studies) | Consumer news and advice | |
Summer snaps. (the best compact cameras)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Take the credit. (choosing the best way to borrow money; includes case study) | Consumer news and advice | |
Tax and gifts.(Tax Saving Guide 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
Tax for older people. (includes case study)(Tax Saving Guide 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
Tax on your fringe benefits. (includes case study)(Tax Saving Guide 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
Televisions of tomorrow. (top-of-the-range televisions) | Consumer news and advice | |
Tessa comes of age.(Tax Exempt Special Savings Accounts; tax-free investments) | Consumer news and advice | |
TESSA tussle. (most attractive TESSA savings accounts) | Consumer news and advice | |
The best card deals. (choosing the right credit card)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
The costs of credit. (extra charges made by banks, building societies and credit card issuers; includes case studies) | Consumer news and advice | |
The good GP guide. (how to select the best GP practice; includes case studies) | Consumer news and advice | |
The good plant guide. (choosing the best plants) | Consumer news and advice | |
The police. (survey of police services; includes related articles on national priorities, crime prevention, complaints, and reasons for dialling the emergency number) | Consumer news and advice | |
The time share nightmare. (many cases of people being tricked about time-share deals; includes case studies) | Consumer news and advice | |
The vice squad. (portable workbenches)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Time to Act. (changes required to UK Financial Services Act; includes case study) | Consumer news and advice | |
time to get life insurance (part one of a two part report, includes related articles on life insurance costs, case history) | Consumer news and advice | |
Trade practices. (investigation of trade associations and their offerings to the consumer,includes related articles recommending trade associations, telephone helplines and how two associations recruit members) | Consumer news and advice | |
Travel gadgets. (the best travel appliances) | Consumer news and advice | |
TVs that top the table. (portable televisions)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Tyres on test. (choosing the best tyres)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Vacuum cleaners.(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Washday winners.(Washing machines, performance and reliability) | Consumer news and advice | |
Watch out if employers opt out. (some UK employers exploit Pensions Act) | Consumer news and advice | |
What's happening to house prices. (prospects for current home-owners, and advice on whether to buy or rent; includes case studies) | Consumer news and advice | |
What's wrong with will writers? (varying standards of will writing in the UK; includes case studies) | Consumer news and advice | |
Wheeler dealers. (25% of researchers had no confidence in car dealer salespersons, includes related articles on how to handle car dealers and testing car dealers for competence) | Consumer news and advice | |
When disaster strikes....(safety standards on ferry, coach, plane and train public transport systems) | Consumer news and advice | |
Where's the beef? (many products contain beef in disguised form) | Consumer news and advice | |
Which batteries last the longest?(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
Who you gonna call? (obtaining the best value for money for repairing household appliances; includes case study) | Consumer news and advice | |
Why you need an investment strategy. (making the right investments to give a secure future) | Consumer news and advice | |
Working for yourself. (tax treatment of the self-employed; includes case study)(Tax Saving Guide 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
You and the Inland Revenue. (basics of the tax system)(Tax Saving Guide 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
You and your family. (tax regulations relating to family matters; includes case study)(Tax Saving Guide 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
Your number's up. (using a 'personal' phone number) | Consumer news and advice | |
Your savings and investments. (selecting the most tax-efficient savings and investments; includes case studies)(Tax Saving Guide 1996) | Consumer news and advice | |
Your shopping rights. (customers' legal rights if a product is faulty) | Consumer news and advice | |
Zooming in on the action. (camcorders)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
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