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Mobile switching, Cheese tea, Speed awareness

Switching mobile phone companies - how reforms by the regulator could make it easier. Cheese tea - does it taste as bad as it sounds? Plus speed awareness courses and insurance.

Mobile phone companies could soon be facing new rules on how they sell to us. The regulator, Ofcom, has told You and Yours it plans to bring in reforms to make it easier to switch by the end of the year. The key change is that mobile customers would no longer have to speak to the company they want to leave.
Ofcom says this is one of the major hurdles for people wanting to switch. At the moment customers wanting to port their number to a new provider have to rely on the company they're leaving to supply them with a unique access code. We've spoken to people who've been persuaded to stay with their old operator and take out a new contract, when going through this process. Some say they've ended up disappointed with their new deal.

Cheese and tea don't normally go together but a new infusion that combines the two is starting to find its way into UK cafes. Cheese tea originated in Asia but will it appeal to the taste buds of the British public? Our reporter visits a café in Manchester to try it for himself and find out if this unusual drink really will take off here.

We report on how speed awareness courses are pushing up the price of insurance premiums. Sir Peter North, whose review led to the creation of these courses in Britain has told You and Yours that it's "unfair" and "counterproductive" that some drivers who take the courses are still being hit with higher insurance bills - even if they haven't technically committed an offence. The number of drivers taking speed awareness courses has more than doubled over the past decade with more than a million people completing them last year. We speak to a lawyer about whether people caught speeding have to declare these courses when taking out insurance.

Presenter: Winifred Robinson
Producer: Tara Holmes.

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45 minutes

Chapters

  • Mobile Phone Switching

    Ofcom wants to make it easier for people to switch mobile phone company

    Duration: 06:46

  • Retail Figures

    The ONS publishes its retail figures for September this morning

    Duration: 04:38

  • Ryanair Update

    Is it really business as usual at Ryanair?

    Duration: 04:23

  • Fake Dental Kit

    The rise in counterfeit dental equipment being sold online

    Duration: 07:55

  • Speed Awareness

    Man who devised speed awareness courses criticises drivers who are penalised by insurers

    Duration: 06:12

  • Cheese Tea

    The latest trend is tea with cheese

    Duration: 07:19

  • Car Hire

    The Competition and Markets Authority is going to investigate car hire comparison sites

    Duration: 03:40

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  • Thu 19 Oct 2017 12:13

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