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Tech Digest daily roundup: EVs more ‘unreliable’ than petrol models, claims Which?
New electric cars may be less reliable than petrol and diesel models, according to a survey. A poll by consumer group Which? found that 31% of electric car owners reported a problem with their vehicle in its first four years. That compared with 19% of people with petrol cars, and 29% with diesel cars. The…
Delivery scam text links on rise again – and they’re more difficult to spot
Scam text messaging (smishing) is on the rise again as GCHQ warns that companies using shortened or unclear web links are making it more difficult for the public to spot the offenders. As part of measures to get tough on fraudsters, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of GCHQ, has published new advice for…
Which? warns of Buy Now Pay Later debt risk
Which? is calling for stronger safeguards to stop online shoppers from choosing Buy Now Pay Later products without knowing the risks, as its new research reveals many people do not think they are taking on debt when using this payment method. Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) has soared in popularity in recent years as a…
Which? reveals biggest duds of the Black Friday sale season
A dangerous child car seat, a poor quality TV, a dodgy laptop and a washing machine that fails to get rid of stains are among the flawed products being sold at discount prices this Black Friday, Which? has found. Each year Which? puts thousands of products through tough and independent laboratory tests to separate the…
Black Friday shoppers rushed into purchases they later regret, research reveals
The hype around Black Friday leads some shoppers to make impulse buys they later regret - with many using credit or borrowing from friends and family to fund their purchases, Which? has found. Which? surveyed 2,000 members of the public to find out how they felt about items they bought in last year’s Black Friday…
Consumers could save £336 a year switching to energy-efficient appliances, Which? reveals
Consumers could save £336 a year - more than £3,000 over a decade - on their energy bills and help reduce their carbon footprint by switching to more energy-efficient appliances when their old white goods need replacing, Which? research finds. The consumer watchdog newly-launched running cost tools aim to help people save money on their…
One million households potentially hit by Amazon ‘brushing’ scams
Over one million households in the UK could have been victims of the scam known as ‘brushing’, receiving mystery Amazon parcels from sellers trying to game their way to the top of the Amazon Marketplace rankings, Which? research suggests. The consumer watchdog is concerned that third-party sellers are exploiting Amazon’s highly competitive search ranking system…
Scam victims suffer £9.3bn well-being hit in a year, Which? research finds
Scams, like this text message pretending to be from the Royal Mail, are increasingly commonplace Scam victims in the UK suffer a hit to their well-being that can be calculated at £9.3bn a year, new research from Which? has found. Which? launched a new study amid concerns that the full impact…
Which? announces shortlist for the best consumer brands in 2021
Consumer organisation Which? has announced its shortlist for this year’s Which? Awards, celebrating the brands that it believes have excelled in the past year. As well as its Best Buy and Which? Recommended Provider endorsements, the awards allow the organisation to highlight those putting consumers at the heart of their business, either through the products…
‘Smishing’ scams grow 700% in six months, claims Which? report
Major banks and delivery companies are adopting a new best practice guide for texting customers as Which? reveals that ‘smishing’ - scam phone calls or texts - attacks have increased dramatically over the first six months of 2021. The worrying number of smishing scams in 2021 - including scam text messages pretending to be from…
