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Disabled Motorists Penalised By British Transport System
A survey of disabled motorists in the UK shows that two thirds (60%) never use any form of public transport. Conducted for specialist insurers, Privilege, the survey reveals disabled motorists have to resort to using their own cars because of the problems they experience with access at shops and places of work.
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The Financial Services Consumer Panel Today Launched Its First Annual Report
"This looks at how the fledgling Financial Services Authority has been performing while it is taking over as the main regulator of financial services in the UK," said Barbara Saunders, Chairman of the Financial Services Consumer Panel.
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7.1 Million People Now Managing Their Money On The Web
Survey exploring online banking behaviour among the general public.
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Attitudes Of UK Institutional Investors And City Analysts
The City Opinion Survey establishes the perceptions which Investors and Analysts have of organisations and the issues affecting them. Such knowledge is crucial for an effective relationship which can help ensure fairly valued shares and optimise IR activities.
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250,000 Savers May Be Forced To Sell Their ISAs
Up to a quarter of a million people could be forced to close individual savings accounts (ISAs), the Government's new tax-free investment vehicle, because they have taken them out in error.
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British Public Expects Big Brother Crime Fighting Techniques In The 21st Century
An astonishing MORI survey, carried out on behalf of the National Neighbourhood Watch Association (NNWA), has revealed that the British public expects the fight against crime in the 21st Century to go much further than ever before in using the latest technological advances. The survey shows that fully 75% of the population expect that DNA records will be held by the police on every person in Britain before the end of the next century.
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E-Commerce Bill Will Light Blue Touch Paper On Internet Boom
Mark Ransford, spokesperson for screentrade, MISYS's on-line insurance service, said: "In theory this should stoke up the Internet boom even further as it will be even easier to buy on-line and add further benefits to managing your money on-line. We were the first provider to offer consumers the chance to buy insurance on-line and have been calling for electronic signatures for a number of months."
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Record Number Of People Using Internet For Their Personal Finances
3.1 million people are using the net for their day to day personal finances and an extra 2.7 million have logged on to the net in total since Christmas, according to a MORI poll commissioned by Screentrade-unions, the Internet insurance service, and Interactive Investor, the leading personal finance site.
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Green, Ethical, Non-Nuclear? Environmental Tariffs May Be The Future For Domestic Energy
One in four energy customers is interested in "green" electricity