| Which? 1997 |
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| After-sales awards: who can you trust to deliver your new TV in one piece and at a time that suits you? You rate the service of electrical retailers. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Alcoholic drinks. | Consumer news and advice | |
| All in a day's work.(the advantages and disadvantages of day surgery) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Antibiotics in food. | Consumer news and advice | |
| 'Anyone for tax advice? A butcher, a baker, a candlestick maker ... they could all set themselves up as tax advisers tomorrow without any qualifications. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Are you a credit check victim?: Your credit reference agency file could contain mistakes or financial details about your family. (includes related articles) | Consumer news and advice | |
| At home with tax.(Tax Saving Guide 1997) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Balance your budget: We show you how to get a grip on your household finances by looking at the options for paying your regular bills. (includes related articles) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Best buys. (recommended cars) (Which? Car 1997)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Best buy travel cover: stolen camera, lost baggage, hospital fees ... travel insurance covers these and more while you're on holiday.(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Boost your pension. (includes related articles) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Building up a pension. (includes case study)(Tax Saving Guide 1997) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Buying a new car. (includes related article on paying for a new car) (Which? CAr 1997) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Calling for help. (emergency alarms)(includes user's experiences)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Can we kick the car habit?: we're often told that we need to become less reliant on cars. But our survey suggests that, for many people, there are simply no suitable alternatives. (includes related articles) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Cause for complaint: the NHS complaints system has been reformed. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Cheap freeze.(freezers)(Evaluation) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Cheap talk. (comparison of telephone companies' costs and services) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Choose a better current account: See how your bank rates for service, facilities, interest rates and charges. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Choose a vintage TESSA: use this guide to help you choose a TESSA that will provide the best return when it matures. (includes case studies)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Choose the right kettle: kettles should, of course, boil water quickly, but they also need to be safe and easy to use. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Choose the right survey: a survey is one of the most important parts of buying a house or flat. Here's how to make sure it doesn't turn into the worst part. (includes case studies) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Christmas tree lights.(Evaluation) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Cinema sound in the home: There are various ways of creating surround sound in your living room. We've compared the sound quality of home-cinema kits with DIY systems. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Cleaning up: make light work of your housework with our latest Best Buy vacuum cleaners. Several can help asthma sufferers, too. (includes related articles)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Clean machines. (purchasing a washing machine)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Cordless phones: digital cordless phones look good but are they worth the money? We've assessed a wide range of cordless phones to find out. (includes related article)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Crash course. (need for caution about accident management services) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Credit check: we've found that advice from home-improvement companies on the credit packages they sell can be sorely lacking. (includes related article) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Cut the cost of your car cover: the signs are that car insurance costs are on the up. (includes related articles) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Cut your house contents costs.(insurance; includes best policy tables and comparison between types of policies) (Product Information)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Dealing with problem neighbours: A clash with a neighbour can make your life unbearable. We look at the most common problems you may face, and the best ways to resolve them. (includes related articles) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Delivering results.(evaluation of Post Office services) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Dental insurance: with the declining availability of NHS dental treatment, should you take out insurance to protect you from high dental charges? | Consumer news and advice | |
| Diesel superminis. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Disabled people lose out. (severely disabled people may lose out because of the way Alliance and Leicester and Halifax building societies are allocating shares) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Disc drive.(car CD systems)(Evaluation) | Consumer news and advice | |
| DIY repairs. (repairing faulty home appliances) (includes related articles) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Doing your homework: Home improvements can make your house or flat a nicer place to be. But which ones can improve your chances of a return on your investment, when it's time to move on? | Consumer news and advice | |
| Don't be had by financial ads. (includes related articles) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Don't believe all you read. (food labelling) (includes tables) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Don't fall at the first hurdle: got a complaint about your bank or building society? if at first you don't succeed, don't give up - the ombudsmen are there to help. (includes related article) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Don't lose the lead: cordless headphones are a great idea but does their sound quality match up to their convenience?(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Driving down your car servicing costs. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Easy PC guide: It's important to choose the right computer in the first place. But if you run into difficulties with your hardware or software, which companies' phone helplines can you trust to solve your problems quickly. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Executive cars. (Which? Car 1997)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Facts on food labels. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Financial lifelines. (critical illness insurance; includes case study) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Financial services on-line: Is the Internet poised to change the way we compare and buy financial products? | Consumer news and advice | |
| Finding a good builder: Reliable builders, plumbers and electricians are worth their weight in gold. But what's the best way to find them? (includes related articles) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Fire in your home. (minimising the risk of fire and selecting fire safety equipment; includes case studies) | Consumer news and advice | |
| First-aid kits under the microscope. (including related articles)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Fit for anything: Finding a good fitness class or gym can be hard. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Food frights: planning a big day out? It's not just the rides that could turn your stomach. (includes related articles) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Fridge-freezers the chilling facts: choosing the right fridge-freezer can help reduce the risk of food poisoning and cut your bills. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Gas price advice on trial: new gas companies are misleading people about the savings they offer over British Gas. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Genetically-modified foods.(problems with identifying genetically-modified food) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Get financially fit.(personal finances) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Get the picture.(photographic cameras)(Evaluation) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Get the right fax.(facsimile machines; includes sidebar article on running costs and table of performance ratings)(Evaluation) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Giving to charity. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Go with the flow: needle spray or soft bubbles? The choice is yours if your buy a new electric or power shower. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Guaranteed investments: a risk-free way to invest in the stock market sounds like a great idea. But guaranteed investments are not as good as they seem. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Hospital care: knowing your rights and what to expect from a stay in hospital can help relieve any anxiety. | Consumer news and advice | |
| How good in an emergency? Accident and emergency departments have to deal with serious accidents and sprained ankles. How do they cope? | Consumer news and advice | |
| How to check your income tax.(Tax Saving Guide 1997) | Consumer news and advice | |
| How to check your mortgage statement: Do you know if your mortgage lender is charging you the right amount of interest? | Consumer news and advice | |
| How to deal with your shares. | Consumer news and advice | |
| How to fill in your tax return.(Tax Saving Guide 1997) | Consumer news and advice | |
| How to find legal help: resolving a legal dispute can be a nightmare. And over a third of those surveyed have never even heard of ombudsman schemes. (includes related articles) | Consumer news and advice | |
| How to work out capital gains tax.(Tax Saving Guide 1997) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Income from a job or pension. (includes case study)(Tax Saving Guide 1997) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Inner spin: If your towels feel like cardboard, or you want to dry clothes quickly, a tumble drier is a good solution. In our tests, we found that the cheaper models worked just as well. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Is our health in crisis?: when the scare headlines disappear, do the problems cease too? | Consumer news and advice | |
| Is your card top of the pile?: Many of you have a credit card from one of the big banks. But our Best Buys may well offer a better deal for you.(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Is your child sitting safely?: the latest designs of car seat are a great improvement, but some are easier to use than others. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Is your pension as good as gold? (choosing the best personal pension; includes case studies)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Keep your pets healthy.(includes article on the benefits of pet insurance) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Key decision: whether you're looking to rent or let, using a letting agent may seem like a good idea. However, we found that this can be an expensive option. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Large car safety. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Large family cars. (Which? Cars 1997)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Look after your lawn: now is the best time to give your lawn a helping hand so that it's at its best in time for the summer. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Looking after your teeth. (includes related articles) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Make your council work for you: by now, most of us will have our council tax bill. But how much do you know about how your council works? Her's the low-down on local authorities. (includes related articles) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Mobile computing. (notebook PCs)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| MOT testers on trial: does the MOT test keep dangerous cars off the road or just provide garages with an excuse to charge for unnecessary repairs? | Consumer news and advice | |
| Multimedia PCs: Faster computers are being launched all the time. We've look at 16 multimedia computers and tested a range of processors to find out how they affect a PC's speed. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Multimedia software for all ages: CD-ROM software can be great fund and a good way to learn. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Multi-purpose vehicles. (WHich? Cars 1997)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| National Savings: some of these schemes offer a better return than bank or building society savings accounts. | Consumer news and advice | |
| No big deal. (high cost of buying financial products from large banks and building societies in the UK) | Consumer news and advice | |
| No mutual benefit.(Birmingham Midshires building society) | Consumer news and advice | |
| On the right track?: In a special investigation, we've found that train companies' information is often far from first class. (includes related articles) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Paying too much tax - or too little. (includes case study)(Tax Saving Guide 1997) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Payments on account.(Tax Saving Guide 1997) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Pedal power: whether cycling for pleasure or practical reasons, our Best Buy bikes provide excellent transport for getting around the town or the countryside.(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| PEP up your nest egg. (choosing a personal equity plan)(includes case studies) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Phone prefix codes. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Pick a high-flying unit trust: Unit trusts offer investors a relatively cheap and low-risk way of investing in the world's stockmarkets. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Pick the right theme park: huge queues, screaming kids, wallet-emptying prices - a trip to a theme park can be a nightmare. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Plane talking. (tracking down a good deal on air fares) (includes related articles) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Port & stilton.(Evaluation) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Printers: with inkjet printers becoming faster, producing stunning graphics and high quality text, has the laser had its day?(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Product markings.(symbols on products) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Pub wine challenge: the range is wider, the measures are bigger but the quality's still lacking, according to our nationwide tests. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Rating reliability. (cars) (Which? Cars 97) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Round-up cars. (Which? Cars 1997)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Running costs. (cars) (Which? Cars 1997) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Safe and sound.(home security) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Shoes without shocks: choosing the right sports shoes won't necessarily make you any better at a sport but it can help protect your feet from injury. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Should you switch from British Gas?: More and more gas consumers are being given a choice of gas supplier. So far at least, all the new companies are undercutting British Gas' prices. (Includes related article) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Small car safety.(crash-testing)(includes related article on pedestrian safety) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Small family cars. (Which? Cars 1997)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Small hatch match: Audi is a newcomer to the highly-competitive small family care sector. How does its A3 model compete with the latest Honda Civic and Rover 200?(Evaluation) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Solicitors on trial: two years ago we ruffled a few feathers by criticising the standard of legal advice provided by solicitors. How much have things improved? | Consumer news and advice | |
| South African reds. (South African red wines)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Specs inspection: whatever frames you're fixed on, shop around for glasses. Otherwise, you risk paying over the odds for a pair of specs. (includes related article)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Store your food safely: is your fridge running at the right temperature and is the food in it stored safely? Here's how you can check.(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Street safety: street patrols can make people feel that their neighbourhoods are safer. But should private security patrols do the job when the police can't? (includes related article) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Supermarket sweep: supermarkets are trying harder than ever to win your custom. But which chains are really delivering on price and service?(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Superminis. (purchasing a car) (Which? Car 1997)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Supreme superminis: the fierce competition in the supermini class has brought about many improvements to small cars.(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Take a hike: whether you're out for a stroll or on a cross-country hike, our Best Buy waterproof jackets will help you to beat the elements.(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Take a long-term view.(long-term care policies and equity release schemes; includes related article giving alternative options) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Take control of your mortgage: how to take the pain out of applying for a new mortgage. Plus the flexible loans that could ease your repayment worries. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Take your temperature: Fridge-freezer and microwave thermometers help to keep your food safe. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Tax and gifts.(Tax Saving Guide 1997) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Tax for older people. (includes case study)(Tax Saving Guide 1997) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Tax on your fringe benefits. (includes case study)(Tax Saving Guide 1997) | Consumer news and advice | |
| That's entertainment.(games consoles)(Evaluation) | Consumer news and advice | |
| The big screen. (purchasing standard and widescreen televisions) (includes table)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| The cost of conversions: millions of people stand to receive windfalls of free shares this year, as several building societies abandon mutuality. What's the catch? | Consumer news and advice | |
| The family estate. (estate cars)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| The final cut.(how the utility companies treat customers in debt; includes a comparison of electric, gas and water utilities) | Consumer news and advice | |
| The Internet: is it worth getting connected to the Internet? (includes related article) | Consumer news and advice | |
| The Millennium bug: Software solutions to the year-2000 problem for home computers. (includes related articles) | Consumer news and advice | |
| The money programs. (personal finance software)(includes users' experiences)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| The National Lottery - who wins? who loses? (concerns about how the UK's National Lottery is run) | Consumer news and advice | |
| The Scenic route: The Renault Megane Scenic is the first of its kind - a cross between an MPV and a small family estate.(Evaluation) | Consumer news and advice | |
| The second-hand option. (buying a second-hand car) (Which? Car 1997) | Consumer news and advice | |
| The test of time.(reliability of household appliances; includes sidebar article on extended warranties)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| The traveller's guide to spending. (includes related articles) | Consumer news and advice | |
| The versatile choice: with the launch of APS SLR cameras there's now a wider choice than ever. We compare APS with 35mm.(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Veggie burgers: Tasters' verdicts from disgusting to delicious on 19 vegetarian burgers. Our experts analyse their nutritional content and give tips on balancing your diet if you are cutting out meat. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Video stars. (video recorders)(Buyers Guide) | Consumer news and advice | |
| What a racket. (buying a tennis racket) (includes related articles) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Where in the world?(Global Positioning System units; includes item about their accuracy) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Whoever's in No. 10...: after election day, they could improve things for all consumers by taking these ideas on board. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Who's taking you on holiday? When you next book a package holiday, don't be dazzled by the brochures - or always trust the advice of travel agents. It may not be obvious who you are dealing with. | Consumer news and advice | |
| Window shopping. (dealing with double-glazing salespeople; includes case studies) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Winning the slimming battle. (best ways of losing weight; includes case studies) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Working for yourself. (tax self-assessment and the self-employed)(includes case study)(Tax Saving Guide 1997) | Consumer news and advice | |
| You and the Inland Revenue. (dealing with the UK tax system)(Tax Saving Guide 1997) | Consumer news and advice | |
| You and your family. (tax issues for families)(includes case study)(Tax Saving Guide 1997) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Your retirement income.(types of annuities, includes article on alternative options) | Consumer news and advice | |
| Your savings and investments. (includes case studies)(Tax Saving Guide 1997) | Consumer news and advice | |
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