New research from Post Office Travel Insurance* has found how much the impact of Covid and ongoing travel issues have changed UK sunseekers’ attitudes towards planning for the continuing uncertainties of travel in 2022 and into 2023.
Post Offices handled a record £801 million in personal cash withdrawals in July, up almost 8% month-on-month (£744 million, June 2022) Post Office attributes increase to more Brits taking staycations in the UK and people increasingly relying on cash to manage their budget Only second time that personal cash withdrawals have exceeded £800 million (previous time was December 2021 when there’s alway
The most common misconceptions surrounding life insurance relate to how the policy pay out works and how life assurance differs from insurance.
Providing financial security for their family is named the most popular reason for taking out life insurance.
Policy holders were just as likely as those without life insurance to fall victim to misconceptions.
Almost a fifth of people (18%) wit
Bulgaria and Turkey are best for bargain hunters hoping to keep holiday spending down But sterling’s recent fall means price rises for Britons in most European holiday hotspots Report again finds big price variations across 13 Eurozone destinations – Algarve is best value Three-quarters of parents admit overspending by around 38% on their last trip abroad – with meals and kids’ beach extras busti
Southwark Crown Court today (22 July 2022) formally acquitted a former Postmaster in a case referred by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), in an uncontested appeal. The case, from 2001, related to a conviction in a Magistrates’ Court in which Post Office acted as prosecutor.
A Post Office spokesperson said:
“Post Office is sincerely sorry for the failures of the past and we are tak
Buying ice cream revealed as no.1 cash purchase on UK holidays
Brits carry twice as much cash whilst on holiday in the UK
Week commencing 25 July set to be peak UK staycation period
76 per cent of Brits have been on a staycation in the last 5 years
New research from the Post Office has today revealed Brits’ spending habits when taking a UK staycation.
Brits have picked up a penchant for st
£3.21 billion in cash handled by Post Offices in June. Broadly the same amount month-on-month (£3.27 billion, May 22). Personal cash deposits totalled £1.33 billion in June compared with £1.35 billion (May 22). Business cash deposits exceeded £1 billion for fourth month in a row with £1.11 billion deposited in June compared with £1.13 billion in May New poll finds one in five consumers will use c
Over half of those surveyed in the latest Post Office poll say they will travel abroad this year – citing the high cost of UK breaks as a key factor (www.postoffice.co.uk/holidayspending) Careful budgeting crucial to avoid busting budget as 7-in-10 overspent by 38% on last holiday Nearly two-thirds (63%) also said they had been ripped off on their last trip abroad All Inclusive trips will be pop
Post Offices handled a record £3.23 billion in cash in May. This was the third successive month where over £3 billion has been deposited and withdrawn in a single month.
UK citizens looking to start a new job can do so faster and more securely using the Post Office’s digital identity services after they were certified by the Government.
Past visitors give the highest approval ratings to Spain’s mainland resorts and islands
Britons also tip Greece (89%), Portugal (88%) and Turkey (88%) as good value
Bargain Bulgaria gets a lower rating than more expensive Croatia
Mexico and Thailand score best among long haul destinations
Dubai and Scandinavia get the worst good value rating
Sterling’s falls against holiday currencies in th
Postmasters and Postmistresses across the UK are gearing up to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
