- UK currently sits eleventh in league table of average potential savings below Spain and Italy - Amount UK households could be saving is down by more than 10 per cent since 2010 - Post Office predicts that by 2018 the UK will remain below the majority of advanced European economies in the savings league table
- Children forced to share a bedroom in a fifth of households - this is due to lack of space in one in ten UK homes - Adults have a smaller bedroom than children in a third of households - Aspiring movers can expect to wait four years before moving to a bigger house, but almost a third doubt they’ll ever be able to do so
- Powerful pound helps prices plunge in most top European family resorts - Sunny Beach, Bulgaria and Costa del Sol are again cheapest for families - Biggest falls of over 26 per cent come where restaurants have cut meal costs says new Family Holiday Report (www.postoffice.co.uk/familyholidays2014) - Resort spending rises 16.5 per cent and two-in-five bust the budget by £242
- The pre-paid Money Card offers customers a convenient way of managing their money without going over budget - The flexibility of Post Office’s Money Card means it can be used on the high street, online, and at ATMs - Customers can set their spending limit according to their budget - Two card options available, Pay As You Go or Pay Monthly
- Holiday car hire costs least in Cyprus, Malta and Turkey- Majorca is most expensive in the eurozone – costing £200 more than Cyprus- Under half of UK holidaymakers cover themselves against high excess charges for car damage; over three-quarters fail to insure against tyre or window damage- Failure to do so could cost over £1,000 in excess charges
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- Post Office takes significant steps towards commercial sustainability, reducing dependence on the taxpayer- Despite a fall in revenue and a decline in network subsidy of £10m, operating profit before exceptional items increased £13m to £107m- Over 2,000 branches transformed offering 50,000 more opening hours at end March 2014 and more than 1,000 open on Sundays
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- Post Office displays, commemorating the First World War, will travel to branches across the UK, starting today
- Venues include Oldham and Birmingham, home to two VC recipients- Exhibition pays tribute to local communities whose bravery will never be forgotten – 75,000 GPO workers fought in the War and 8,500 were killed- Remembers crucial role of women who took over from absent father
- Drop & Go postage service offers discount on Royal Mail Medium parcels- Drop & Go is a free, fast-track counter service available at more than 11,000 Post Office branches- Customers can send Medium Parcels for the price of a Small Parcel during the promotional period- Set to save start-ups and small businesses time and money- Service available in more than 11,000 Post Office bran
- Post Office current account will be available in 239 branches across the UK by the end of September- Customers can service their accounts in over 11,500 branches, online or at one of the 40 mobile Post Office vans- Accounts can be opened with a minimum balance of £20- Customers will receive a £100 One4All gift card when they switch to a Post Office current account
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- Almost one-third of All Inclusive tourists paid extra for spa treatments costing £253m- But fewer holidaymakers on European trips will pay extra for food, drinks and web access - Post Office® All Inclusive Holiday Report found that at least 80 per cent of European All Inclusive resorts excluded branded drinks, bottles of wine, mini-bars and a la carte dining - B&B packages including
- Savers fall short as one in five (20 per cent) miss their savings goals- Average goal is £1,500 but most save over £500 less- Men twice as likely as women (22 per cent vs. 10 per cent) to count on a bonus to meet their savings target*- Cost of living cited as number one reason savers miss their target- UK savers awaits the launch of the NISA on July 1st
As of July 1st, UK savers will
- As resort prices fall across Europe, Scots slash holiday spending by 30 per cent - Scots rate Turkey and Portugal best value - but Bulgaria is cheaper- Prices are down in 11 of 12 resorts surveyed – by 32 per cent in Sorrento, Italy
As Scotland’s schools break up for the summer, the Post Office Travel Money® Scottish Family Holiday Report reveals that European resorts will be cheaper
