Government publishes consultation on new measures to tackle unfair and costly subscription traps, which cost consumers £1.6 billion annually.
  • Consultation launched on measures to crack down on “subscription traps” and better protect shoppers
  • Proposed measures will stop complicated websites and restrictive call centres preventing refunds and cancellations.
  • Unwanted subscriptions cost families £14 per month per subscription and £1.6 billion a year in total
  • deadcatbounce@reddthat.comEnglish
    2·
    12 hours ago

    With car insurance almost invariably automatically set to annually renew by the insurance company whether you want that or not, car insurance is a (disguised) subscription service.

    Every money advice place esp Money Saving Expert dating look around annually, auto annual renewal should be illegal.

    I f#@king hate that car insurance companies do that.

    Thanks to OP for posting the article.

    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      2 hours ago

      I have a calendar event set on my phone to tell me when the insurance can be renewed. When it ends, when it can be renewed.

  • Flamekebab@piefed.socialEnglish
    12·
    2 days ago

    I’ve spent much of my adult life with nothing positive to say about our governments. I’m not really emotionally prepared for being pleased about something a UK government is doing!

    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      2 hours ago

      I was a big fan of them banning indoor smoking. If you’re going to smoke in a restaurant what’s even the point in going, you now can’t taste the food anyway.

      • rayquetzalcoatl@feddit.ukEnglish
        1·
        16 minutes ago

        awh I do miss indoor smoking; it gave the shit food a unique flavour! And who doesn’t love a sticky wall?

    • Docus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      2 days ago

      You’re ok for now. It’s just a consultation, so every chance nothing actually pleasing will happen.